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…
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The 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…
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Monster Beverage, maker of the popular Monster Energy drink, 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…
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…
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.
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Jury selection was scheduled to begin this week in Prince George’s County, Maryland, over claims that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn a former professional dancer and her doctors about risks with two DuPuy ASR™ hip implants she received. Moira Jackson, who says the implants caused “severe physical distress and injury” until she was “unable…
DetailsA Philadelphia jury has awarded nearly $28 million to the plaintiffs, attorneys said, in the first bellwether trial to take place in state court over the blood thinner Xarelto. The verdict comes after three straight losses for plaintiffs in federal court. Keep watching our website for additional details and updates as they become available…
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