Judge Sends Reminder of Evidence Preservation in Fosamax Case (April 26, 2011) A reminder came to the parties of a Fosamax litigation to not dispose of any evidence in relation to the case. According to Judge F. Keenan, who is overseeing the pre-trial proceedings in the Southern district of New York, all evidence that may [...]
(April 26, 2011) After an article that had been published in The New England Journal of Medicine pertaining to drugs such as Fosamax was brought to the attention of the FDA, a decision was made to begin monitoring a little closer in the upcoming year. This announcement by the FDA came after an initial [...]
(April 26, 2011) Judge John F. Keenan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected attempts by plaintiffs, who use the medication Fosamax for osteoporosis, to file a three state lawsuit against the product. The Fosamax lawsuit was filed by the plaintiffs claiming that because they use Fosamax, they [...]
(04/29/2011) April 1 – 7 has been declared asbestos Awareness Week by the nonprofit advocacy and education group of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO). This online advertising activity was intended to draw attention to the constant threat of exposure to asbestos and the diseases on a global scale. The organization was founded in 2004 by [...]
04/29/2011 An analysis of worldwide data was carried out by experts in occupational safety and health institutions in Taiwan, Japan and Birmingham, U.K. This report was published in January from the Environmental Health Perspective, the scientific journal for environmental and occupational health researchers. It suggested that 20-25 percent of all mesothelioma cases go unreported. Data [...]
Topamax is a widely used medication that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (04/29/2011) Topomax is a widely used medication that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Topamax has been prescribed to patients who suffer from migraine headaches and epilepsy. topomax has been shown to be harmful and especially [...]
(April 28, 2011) A birth injury A settlement in the amount of $ 18.2 million dollars was awarded to a Wisconsin woman by the Federal government. The former Sinai-Samaritan Hospital in Milwaukee (which is federally funded) was found negligent in the birth injury case filed against them. According to the plaintiff, it was due to [...]
(April 28, 2011) It is difficult to hear when a child has sustained a birth injury like that of cerebral palsy but even more so when that birth injury was caused by the negligence of a doctor, medical staff or hospital. The child could have had a normal and healthy life instead of one filled [...]
(4/29/11) An analysis of worldwide data was carried out by experts in occupational safety and health institutions in Taiwan, Japan and Birmingham, U.K. This report was published in January from the Environmental Health Perspective, the scientific journal for environmental and occupational health researchers. It suggested that 20-25 percent of all mesothelioma cases go unreported. Data [...]
(04/29/2011) A protein test can detect early-stage, asbestos -related pulmonary cancer. Researchers investigating tests of new biomarkers think this is still the most precise in identifying proteins secreted from cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. The results of this study aptamer proteomic technologies were presented at the AACR one hundred and second annual meeting in [...]
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