Recent Posts in December, 2010

• FDA May Strengthen Rules on External Defibrillators

  Dec 21, 2010
  External defibrillators are medical devices for use on people who collapse because of sudden cardiac arrest. In an emergency, the external ...
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• New Drug Safety Bill Introduced Into Congress

  Dec 21, 2010
  The Drug Safety Enhancement Act, recently introduced by congressional Democrats would give increased funding and regulatory authority to the FDA in ...
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• Billions Charged to Pharma Over Fraud on Government

  Dec 17, 2010
  According to a new study by Public Citizen pharmaceutical companies have been fined is $19.8 billion over the past 20 years coming from the False ...
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• Clomid (clomiphene) Associated with Birth Defects

  Dec 15, 2010
  The popular generic fertility medication, Clomid, has recently been associated with birth defects which confirms suspicions going back as far as the ...
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• Kaba Keyless Lock Defect Stuns Owners: Class Action Filed

  Dec 15, 2010
  As previously reported here, and here the recent news that the Kaba Simplex Keyless Lock can be opened simply by using a magnet is shocking owners all ...
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• Another Bike Frame Recall

  Dec 13, 2010
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of Redline D640 bicycles due to the risk that the head frame can separate from the frame ...
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• Plaintiffs Win $1.8 Million in First Levaquin Trial

  Dec 10, 2010
  In the first trial in the Multi District Litigation regarding Levaquin a jury awarded 82 year old John Schedin $1.8 million. The amount includes both ...
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• Northern District of Ohio Chosen for DePuy ASR Litigation

  Dec 7, 2010
  The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has chosen to consolidate the DePuy ASR litigation into the the Northern District of Ohio under Judge ...
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