CVS pharmacy is paying big bucks in order to settle claims that the company fraudulently reported prescription drug costs in order to increase its profits. According to The US Department of Justice, Rhode Island-based pharmacy CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle allegations that it reported false information on prescription drug prices to the government’s Medicare
A new recall out of Australia, gives a new meaning to the phrase, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” The recall is for an aerosol can that is used to clean circuit boards. The cleaner is called Electrolube Safewash PCB Cleaner, it was manufactured by H K Wentworth Pty Ltd and it was sold nationally through Electrolube distributors from Jan 2009
Many have heeded the warnings about too much sun exposure, many have begun to shy away from tanning beds, but a new way to get the dark glowing skin that men and women long for is to have a spray tan. But, according to ABC News, the main chemical used in the popular spray tans is now raising cancer concerns.
A defect is something that makes a product unreasonably dangerous to use as intended. Three types of “defects”: Manufacturing defects Design defects Inadequate warnings/marketing defects [divider_line] Manufacturing Defect When a product does not perform as intended because there was an error or mistake during the manufacturing process then you have a defect in manufacturing. For example, processed food that is contaminated
Osteomyelitis refers to infection in a bone and usually affects the long bones in the body – your upper arm bone or your leg bones. It can also affect your pelvis and spine. The condition can be acute or chronic and affects about two out of every 10,000 people in the United States. If you, or a loved one, have
The law firms of Sadaka Associates and Lopez McHugh filed a pair of lawsuits in Philadephia alleging GSK’s Lyme disease vaccine LYMERix caused treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs, who were inoculated with LYMERix in the late 1990s, were later diagnosed with post-Lyme disease treatment syndrome or treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis. The complaint said that patients with a
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a compound that can disrupt your hormones, as it can mimic estrogen. As a synthetic compound, however, it is more readily absorbed than natural hormones. BPA has been linked to a number of health conditions, including obesity, cancer, sexual dysfunction, reproductive issues, diabetes and heart disease. People first started hearing about BPA in plastic bottles
A Swedish study found that the rate of autism is higher for children in houses that have PVC vinyl flooring. It is the phthalates that are emitted from the material that affect the children. According to the study, infants and toddlers who had vinyl floors in their rooms are twice as likely to develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than those
Although most Social Security beneficiaries are retirees and their families, Social Security benefits can help others too. Social Security can benefit workers who have become disabled, as well as families in which a spouse or parents dies. Employees work and pay taxes into Social Security and that tax money is used to pay benefits to those who have already retired;
A terrible mistake happened at a CVS chain store in Chatham. Representatives for the national drug chain are apologizing after the New Jersey store mixed up tablets of the breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen, with fluoride tablets for children. And what is truly shocking is that this error was repeated dozens of times over a several month period. The mix-up is
Seven months ago Bristol-Myers Squibb issued a public safety alert and changed the label of the Kenalog injection to indicate that use of it in epidurals had been linked with “serious medical events, including death” and that use of it as an epidural injection was “not recommended.”
But according to reports Doctors are still injecting the steroid in a way the company warns they shouldn’t, following reports that patients have died or become paralyzed after receiving steroidal shots.
Johnson & Johnson in the hot seat again, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued a warning to Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics for marketing a number of unapproved medical device components. The drug and device giant’s subsidiary sold more than a dozen different orthopedic devices without ever having received required regulatory approval, said the FDA in
A recent study conducted by Swedish investigators suggests that the once-a-day injectable insulin medication marketed by Sanofi Diabetes…
Fracking, which is the shortened name for hydraulic fracturing, is a mechanical process advanced in the 1950s. Halliburton was the first petroleum…
Knee and hip implant patients face increased risks for blood clots following surgery, according to new study findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Doctors have long known that dangerous blood clots can occur after joint replacement surgery of the knees or hips. Now a new study is showing some worrisome figures.
Seattle Genetics Inc. said Friday that its cancer drug Adcetris will carry a warning about a deadly type of brain infection that can occur in patients…
In a recent article found at Medical News Today, according to a newly published study there are high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were discovered by a group of University of Iowa researchers in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC). The group found the high levels of PCBs in the deep sediments lining the IHSC in East
Liver Fast Facts: Acetaminophen Use and Liver Injury An estimated 500 deaths per year are attributed to suicidal or unintentional overdoses of acetaminophen as well as more than 50,000 emergency room visits. This is the most common form of acute liver failure observed in the United States today. While some are intentional at least 50% of these are unintentional, that
First Alerted In 2006, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first became aware of recorded cases of acute phosphate nephropathy, consumers and health care professionals alike were alerted to the relevant dangers. While these reports are rare, they are indeed serious. At the time, patients were being prescribed Osmoprep, the oral sodium phosphate (OSP) used for cleaning the bowels
We have all heard the risk for developing blood clots if we take birth control pills, or other forms of contraceptives. But how much of a risk is now under investigation. There are studies being done that many say are shocking. An article written by Kristen Hallam on April 21, 2011 states “Birth-control pills with Drospirenone raise clot risk in
CVS pharmacy is paying big bucks in order to settle claims that the company fraudulently reported prescription drug costs in order to increase its profits. According to The US Department of Justice, Rhode Island-based pharmacy CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle allegations that it reported false information on prescription drug prices to the government’s Medicare
A new recall out of Australia, gives a new meaning to the phrase, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” The recall is for an aerosol can that is used to clean circuit boards. The cleaner is called Electrolube Safewash PCB Cleaner, it was manufactured by H K Wentworth Pty Ltd and it was sold nationally through Electrolube distributors from Jan 2009
Many have heeded the warnings about too much sun exposure, many have begun to shy away from tanning beds, but a new way to get the dark glowing skin that men and women long for is to have a spray tan. But, according to ABC News, the main chemical used in the popular spray tans is now raising cancer concerns.
A defect is something that makes a product unreasonably dangerous to use as intended. Three types of “defects”: Manufacturing defects Design defects Inadequate warnings/marketing defects [divider_line] Manufacturing Defect When a product does not perform as intended because there was an error or mistake during the manufacturing process then you have a defect in manufacturing. For example, processed food that is contaminated
Osteomyelitis refers to infection in a bone and usually affects the long bones in the body – your upper arm bone or your leg bones. It can also affect your pelvis and spine. The condition can be acute or chronic and affects about two out of every 10,000 people in the United States. If you, or a loved one, have
The law firms of Sadaka Associates and Lopez McHugh filed a pair of lawsuits in Philadephia alleging GSK’s Lyme disease vaccine LYMERix caused treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs, who were inoculated with LYMERix in the late 1990s, were later diagnosed with post-Lyme disease treatment syndrome or treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis. The complaint said that patients with a
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a compound that can disrupt your hormones, as it can mimic estrogen. As a synthetic compound, however, it is more readily absorbed than natural hormones. BPA has been linked to a number of health conditions, including obesity, cancer, sexual dysfunction, reproductive issues, diabetes and heart disease. People first started hearing about BPA in plastic bottles
A Swedish study found that the rate of autism is higher for children in houses that have PVC vinyl flooring. It is the phthalates that are emitted from the material that affect the children. According to the study, infants and toddlers who had vinyl floors in their rooms are twice as likely to develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than those
Although most Social Security beneficiaries are retirees and their families, Social Security benefits can help others too. Social Security can benefit workers who have become disabled, as well as families in which a spouse or parents dies. Employees work and pay taxes into Social Security and that tax money is used to pay benefits to those who have already retired;
A terrible mistake happened at a CVS chain store in Chatham. Representatives for the national drug chain are apologizing after the New Jersey store mixed up tablets of the breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen, with fluoride tablets for children. And what is truly shocking is that this error was repeated dozens of times over a several month period. The mix-up is
Seven months ago Bristol-Myers Squibb issued a public safety alert and changed the label of the Kenalog injection to indicate that use of it in epidurals had been linked with “serious medical events, including death” and that use of it as an epidural injection was “not recommended.”
But according to reports Doctors are still injecting the steroid in a way the company warns they shouldn’t, following reports that patients have died or become paralyzed after receiving steroidal shots.
Johnson & Johnson in the hot seat again, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued a warning to Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics for marketing a number of unapproved medical device components. The drug and device giant’s subsidiary sold more than a dozen different orthopedic devices without ever having received required regulatory approval, said the FDA in
A recent study conducted by Swedish investigators suggests that the once-a-day injectable insulin medication marketed by Sanofi Diabetes…
Fracking, which is the shortened name for hydraulic fracturing, is a mechanical process advanced in the 1950s. Halliburton was the first petroleum…
Knee and hip implant patients face increased risks for blood clots following surgery, according to new study findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Doctors have long known that dangerous blood clots can occur after joint replacement surgery of the knees or hips. Now a new study is showing some worrisome figures.
Seattle Genetics Inc. said Friday that its cancer drug Adcetris will carry a warning about a deadly type of brain infection that can occur in patients…
In a recent article found at Medical News Today, according to a newly published study there are high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were discovered by a group of University of Iowa researchers in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC). The group found the high levels of PCBs in the deep sediments lining the IHSC in East
Liver Fast Facts: Acetaminophen Use and Liver Injury An estimated 500 deaths per year are attributed to suicidal or unintentional overdoses of acetaminophen as well as more than 50,000 emergency room visits. This is the most common form of acute liver failure observed in the United States today. While some are intentional at least 50% of these are unintentional, that
First Alerted In 2006, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first became aware of recorded cases of acute phosphate nephropathy, consumers and health care professionals alike were alerted to the relevant dangers. While these reports are rare, they are indeed serious. At the time, patients were being prescribed Osmoprep, the oral sodium phosphate (OSP) used for cleaning the bowels
We have all heard the risk for developing blood clots if we take birth control pills, or other forms of contraceptives. But how much of a risk is now under investigation. There are studies being done that many say are shocking. An article written by Kristen Hallam on April 21, 2011 states “Birth-control pills with Drospirenone raise clot risk in
CVS pharmacy is paying big bucks in order to settle claims that the company fraudulently reported prescription drug costs in order to increase its profits. According to The US Department of Justice, Rhode Island-based pharmacy CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle allegations that it reported false information on prescription drug prices to the government’s Medicare
A new recall out of Australia, gives a new meaning to the phrase, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” The recall is for an aerosol can that is used to clean circuit boards. The cleaner is called Electrolube Safewash PCB Cleaner, it was manufactured by H K Wentworth Pty Ltd and it was sold nationally through Electrolube distributors from Jan 2009
Many have heeded the warnings about too much sun exposure, many have begun to shy away from tanning beds, but a new way to get the dark glowing skin that men and women long for is to have a spray tan. But, according to ABC News, the main chemical used in the popular spray tans is now raising cancer concerns.
A defect is something that makes a product unreasonably dangerous to use as intended. Three types of “defects”: Manufacturing defects Design defects Inadequate warnings/marketing defects [divider_line] Manufacturing Defect When a product does not perform as intended because there was an error or mistake during the manufacturing process then you have a defect in manufacturing. For example, processed food that is contaminated
Osteomyelitis refers to infection in a bone and usually affects the long bones in the body – your upper arm bone or your leg bones. It can also affect your pelvis and spine. The condition can be acute or chronic and affects about two out of every 10,000 people in the United States. If you, or a loved one, have
The law firms of Sadaka Associates and Lopez McHugh filed a pair of lawsuits in Philadephia alleging GSK’s Lyme disease vaccine LYMERix caused treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs, who were inoculated with LYMERix in the late 1990s, were later diagnosed with post-Lyme disease treatment syndrome or treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis. The complaint said that patients with a
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a compound that can disrupt your hormones, as it can mimic estrogen. As a synthetic compound, however, it is more readily absorbed than natural hormones. BPA has been linked to a number of health conditions, including obesity, cancer, sexual dysfunction, reproductive issues, diabetes and heart disease. People first started hearing about BPA in plastic bottles
A Swedish study found that the rate of autism is higher for children in houses that have PVC vinyl flooring. It is the phthalates that are emitted from the material that affect the children. According to the study, infants and toddlers who had vinyl floors in their rooms are twice as likely to develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than those
Although most Social Security beneficiaries are retirees and their families, Social Security benefits can help others too. Social Security can benefit workers who have become disabled, as well as families in which a spouse or parents dies. Employees work and pay taxes into Social Security and that tax money is used to pay benefits to those who have already retired;
A terrible mistake happened at a CVS chain store in Chatham. Representatives for the national drug chain are apologizing after the New Jersey store mixed up tablets of the breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen, with fluoride tablets for children. And what is truly shocking is that this error was repeated dozens of times over a several month period. The mix-up is
Seven months ago Bristol-Myers Squibb issued a public safety alert and changed the label of the Kenalog injection to indicate that use of it in epidurals had been linked with “serious medical events, including death” and that use of it as an epidural injection was “not recommended.”
But according to reports Doctors are still injecting the steroid in a way the company warns they shouldn’t, following reports that patients have died or become paralyzed after receiving steroidal shots.
Johnson & Johnson in the hot seat again, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued a warning to Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics for marketing a number of unapproved medical device components. The drug and device giant’s subsidiary sold more than a dozen different orthopedic devices without ever having received required regulatory approval, said the FDA in
A recent study conducted by Swedish investigators suggests that the once-a-day injectable insulin medication marketed by Sanofi Diabetes…
Fracking, which is the shortened name for hydraulic fracturing, is a mechanical process advanced in the 1950s. Halliburton was the first petroleum…
Knee and hip implant patients face increased risks for blood clots following surgery, according to new study findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Doctors have long known that dangerous blood clots can occur after joint replacement surgery of the knees or hips. Now a new study is showing some worrisome figures.
Seattle Genetics Inc. said Friday that its cancer drug Adcetris will carry a warning about a deadly type of brain infection that can occur in patients…
In a recent article found at Medical News Today, according to a newly published study there are high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were discovered by a group of University of Iowa researchers in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC). The group found the high levels of PCBs in the deep sediments lining the IHSC in East
Liver Fast Facts: Acetaminophen Use and Liver Injury An estimated 500 deaths per year are attributed to suicidal or unintentional overdoses of acetaminophen as well as more than 50,000 emergency room visits. This is the most common form of acute liver failure observed in the United States today. While some are intentional at least 50% of these are unintentional, that
First Alerted In 2006, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first became aware of recorded cases of acute phosphate nephropathy, consumers and health care professionals alike were alerted to the relevant dangers. While these reports are rare, they are indeed serious. At the time, patients were being prescribed Osmoprep, the oral sodium phosphate (OSP) used for cleaning the bowels
We have all heard the risk for developing blood clots if we take birth control pills, or other forms of contraceptives. But how much of a risk is now under investigation. There are studies being done that many say are shocking. An article written by Kristen Hallam on April 21, 2011 states “Birth-control pills with Drospirenone raise clot risk in
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