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Sold as a dietary supplement to enhance energy, athletic performance, and weight loss, the use of Ephedra also causes dangerous side effects, such as heart attacks, strokes, brain hemorrhages and death.
The FDA withdrew the dangerous diet drugs Pondimin, Fen-Phen and Redux in 1997 because use of the drugs caused severe heart valve problems.
On June 24, 2005, Guidant advised doctors to stop implanting additional models of their defibrillators. The latest problem involves pacemaker and defibrillator combination devices used to treat patients with heart failure and guard against dangerous heart rhythms.
Several hip and knee replacement companies have used gamma irradiation to sterilize the devices, which reacts within the body and causes patients to undergo a second replacement surgery.
Investors who have lost a significant amount of money in the stock market may be able to hold their stock brokers responsible for neglect, fraud, and unsuitability.
If a physician, hospital, or other healthcare providers chooses an action that results in serious injury or death, that other competent physicians would not have chosen, the result is medical malpractice.
Danco Laboratories manufactures RU-486, brand name Mifeprex. The drug blocks a hormone required to sustain a pregnancy and when followed by misoprostol, the pregnancy is terminated. The United States Food and Drug Administration approved the drug in September 2000 and more than 460,000 women had used the drug to successfully end pregnancies since that date.
The death of at least five American women has been reported and linked to this abortion pill. The FDA is adding a "black box" warning to the drug's label and altering patient guides to warn for serious risk of a bacterial bloodstream infection.
If you or someone you know has suffered physical injury or emotional harm from the use of the drug Mifeprex or Mifepristone, also known as the "abortion pill" RU-486, or, the labor inducing drug Misoprostol also know as Cytotec, contact us for legal assistance.
Nursing home abuse and neglect is increasing. Your loved ones may be subject to abuse or neglect, but you can take action against these unscrupulous care facilities.
Ortho EvraŽ, commonly known as the birth control "Patch," is manufactured by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. The Patch is generally effective for preventing pregnancy when it is used as directed. However, there are certain known risks that can lead to serious health problems.
Negligence is the most common type of actionable conduct for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.
Used in nasal decongestants and weight control products, PPA has been found to cause fatal strokes. The FDA has discontinued the manufacture of all products containing PPA.
PremPro is a form of Combined Hormone Replacement therapy used to treat post-menopausal women, but has shown a potential increase in breast cancer.
If a person, seller, manufacturer or distributor places a defective product in the marketplace, they can be held accountable for product liability.
Vioxx is a Cox-2 inhibitor used to treat arthritis that was withdrawn from the market because it caused an increased risk of deadly heart attacks and strokes.
Female employees of Wal-Mart have charged the company with gender bias, contending women received less pay, promotions, and opportunities than their male counterparts.
Zelnorm (tegaserod) is a drug prescribed for the short-term treatment of constipation associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as well as chronic constipation. The drug was initially prescribed only to women.
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