The findings of a recent study on dietary supplements should give pause to anyone who buys over-the-counter products for sexual enhancement, weight loss or muscle growth. The report, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from the FDA’s Tainted Dietary Supplements database and included entries from 2007 through 2016. A whopping 80 percent of the…
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As a neurosurgeon who focuses mainly on spine surgery, I sometimes use medical devices like pedicle screws and intervertebral cages to treat spinal instability. Watching the Netflix documentary “The Bleeding Edge” made me wonder what the misuse of medical technology means for patients and for doctors. According to the video’s teaser, “This eye-opening look at…
DetailsThe Philadelphia Inquirer (8/3, McCullough, 1.07M) reported that scientists agree that breast implants with textured surfaces, rather than smooth ones, can cause “breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.” Back in 2011, the Food and Drug Administration estimated the risk as less than one in 500,000, but “the risk after a decade of wearing the devices could…
DetailsInequality between men and women has always been prevalent, but it is especially evident in the medical field, particularly with drugs and devices. Women have often been excluded from Phase 1 Clinical Trials in the past, which prevents pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers from understanding the effects their products may have on women. Even when they…
DetailsMonster Beverage, maker of Monster Energy drinks, is in hot water following a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 14-year-old Maryland girl, who died after drinking two large cans within 24 hours. According to records sought and released by the mother of the girl, who died in December 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug…
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of Sassy® Hug N’ Tug Puppy and Monkey and Carter’s® Hug N’ Tug Monkey toys because beads could become loose and choke a child. The CPSC has received 12 complaints that beads at the center of the toys became loose, though no injuries were reported.…
DetailsJohnson & Johnson was in the courtroom quite often last year. Bloomberg News (3/28, Fisk, Feeley, 2.41M) just reported that J&J “had a year for the record books – it lost six of last year’s seven largest jury verdicts in the US over product defect claims. Now in 2017, things are looking much the same for this…
DetailsHave you developed pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer after being prescribed incretin mimetics, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Contact Showard Law Firm today for a consultation.
Have you or a loved one suffered an injury after taking Xarelto? You may be entitled to financial compensation. Contact Showard Law Firm today.