admin January 28th, 2008
A North Carolina company has issued a nationwide recall of heparin and saline pre-filled syringes because people in several states have become seriously ill due to a bacterial infection found in the syringes. The syringes are used for a variety of home medical uses, such as cleaning out catheter tubes.
The bacterial contaminant is known as Serratia marcescens, which according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “could present a serious adverse health consequence that could lead to life-threatening injuries and/or death.”
The bacteria can potentially cause serious California personal injury and death.
Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/am2pat01_08.html
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admin January 24th, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently updated the label on the Ortho Evra birth control patch, warning users that a new study shows users of the Ortho Evra birth control patch are at an elevated risk of developing serious blood clots, which can result in a serious California drug injury.
The blood clots are known as venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) and occur, according to the study, at a higher rate in women using the birth control patch than women taking birth control pills.
Blood clots can cause serious California personal injury and even death.
Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01781.html
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admin January 18th, 2008
On February 29, 2008, roughly 45,000 plaintiffs who suffered heart attack or stroke that qualify for the Vioxx settlement must enroll if they wish to be receive part of the massive $4.85 billion fund set aside by lawyers and the pharmaceutical company Merck for those injured by Vioxx.
In order to validate the money set aside—which could be taken off the negotiating table—85% of those people must enroll in the settlement.
The settlement amount is being divided up by tens of thousands of people, and some victims are claiming the share set aside for them isn’t enough. One woman who suffered a Vioxx-related heart attack lost her job and had to pay more than $200,000 in medical bills. Her share of the settlement is roughly $530,000, but she feels that since she suffered greatly, that amount is not enough.
Vioxx is believed to have been a contributing factor in California drug injuries—namely heart attacks and strokes—and has left many California drug injury victims seeking compensation for their pain, suffering, and considerable medical bills.
Click here to read more http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119993021557679801.html?mod=djemWLB&apl=y&r=796175
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admin January 15th, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken action against seven different pharmacies for their false and misleading claims over the safety and effectiveness of their “bio-identical hormone replacement therapy” drugs (BHRTs). The BRHTs were being promoted by these pharmaceutical companies as being better than FDA-approved menopausal hormone therapy drugs.
The pharmacies also claimed these BHRT drugs prevent and or treat Alzheimer’s, stroke, cancer, and other sicknesses, which is scientifically unproven at this time. The drugs all contain estriol, a compound that isn’t approved and which has not been proven safe or effective for human use.
Use of unapproved FDA drugs can result in serious California drug injury and possibly death. California drug injuries occur far too commonly and can have serious health complications.
Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01772.html
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admin January 11th, 2008
The California Highway patrol is currently looking into the first fatal Sonoma Valley, California auto accident of 2008. The 1999 Toyota Camry was found with a female occupant dead inside the vehicle by the Bodega Bay fire department after reports came in of a car with the lights barely on were called in by passer-byers.
The woman who died in the California auto accident was 69 and not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. There were no eyewitnesses, but it appears the car drove off the road, continued 50 feet, and smashed into a tree and killed the driver.
Click here to read more http://www.sonomawest.com/articles/2008/01/10/sonomawest/news/news10.txt
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