Our firm is being contacted by prisoners and inmates who have used Zantac and ranitidine and have been diagnosed with cancer. Cancer rates in incarcerated
A new study conducted by the American Journal of Gastroenterology published last week reveals that those who take PPI (proton pump inhibitors) drugs are twice
Medical monitoring, sometimes referred to as medical relief or screening, is a vital course of action that observes symptom-free individuals who have utilized high-risk pharmaceutical
By: George Mikhail A former saleswoman of Abbott Laboratories has filed a federal lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company accusing them of illegally promoting TriCor, a
By: George Mikhail According to Consumer Reports Magazine’s team of medical consultants, there is no need for women suffering osteopenia to take drugs such as
We recently came across three articles highlighting how the youngest people of out country are subject to dangers from prescription drugs. Reuters reported on an
A new bill introduce by Congressman Tom Green (R) from upstate New York would require the results from all clinical trials be disclosed regardless of
Johnson & Johnson’s clinical trial concerning a COVID-19 vaccine has been paused after one of the trial participants became ill. The news comes just a
As our Yaz/Yasmin clients know, we have reported that the recent FDA panel which determined that Yaz was unsafe without strengthened warnings. Yet, as we
On April 13, 2021, CDC and FDA recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Of the nearly 7 million
A 2010 study shows that 65 percent of people living in the United States take prescription medication. With so many people risking potentially adverse effects
Takeda has been under fire for its heavy marketing of the bladder cancer warnings while simultaneously battling the FDA and the medical community over adding
A recently approved Biogen Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm® (Aducanumab), raises questions about the ethics of a laissez-faire, profit-driven medical industry. Despite the Food & Drug Administration’s
The accelerated approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm®, has been controversial, in part due to its significant side effects. Aduhelm was proven to significantly increase
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviews a wide variety of health care products. When a drug is ineffective or harmful, the FDA recalls the
Until 2008, the two largest killers were auto accidents followed by drug deaths. The National Center for Health Statistics just announced that 2008 data showed
Serotonin-reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Celexa are known as “SSRIs” and are very commonly used. However, recent studies show that use by pregnant women results
As hundreds of our current clients now, we have been litigating Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Reclast, Alendronate and bisphosphonate cases for years, both in federal and state court.
Bayer said settlements of lawsuits over the company’s line of birth control contraceptives have risen to more than $402 million. So far, Bayer has resolved
Vivius Inc (Qnexa), Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Contrave), and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Lorcaserin) are the latest pharmaceutical companies moving for FDA approval of prescription weight-loss drugs.
In April 2020, the FDA requested the removal of all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. The request was part of
The Rheingold firm has recently filed two cases in New York federal courts for cancer victims after using Actos. These suits are against Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Two of the cases our firm has in the New Jersey Yaz (and Yasmin, Ocella) litigation have been chosen to more forward as bellwether cases.
The FDA announced Tuesday that it is in the process of reviewing and finalizing the results of a study on the health risks associated with
Pharmaceutical companies are notorious for only disclosing the information they feel will help sell products. With the help of judges and labeling such as trade
With the proliferation of prescription drug use in America, pharmaceutical companies are constantly trying to find new uses for medicines already in the marketplace. To
Startling new evidence has emerged in the Schedin v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. trial, a multidistrict litigation involving the pharmaceutical drug Levaquin, which has
If you are currently taking a biophosphonate such as Fosamax or Boniva, studies show that you should be consuming much more Vitamin D then previously thought. It
According to an alarming new study published in the Archives of Otolaryngology, a majority of the advertisements appearing in leading medical journals aimed at ear,
Recently, a Cook County jury awarded $625,000 to the estate of a 63 year old Chicago area man, Steven Johansen, who was administered Baxter blood
The current conservative Supreme Court is quickly becoming known as the “5 to 4 Team” because on every decision that protects big corporations while stepping
Since the June 2021 “accelerated approval” of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, all eyes of the medical community, investors, and the public have been on the company
The FDA has announced that a panel will convene on September 9, 2011 at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) to discuss the growing
