Dangerous drugs with serious side effects are used everyday in America. Many pharmaceutical companies put profits over people and push dangerous prescription drugs that have serious side effects on those taking medications. Recently we wrote about Actos and bladder cancer. Now another dangerous drug is being used to treat people called Pradaxa, also called dabigatran (its generic name). Pradaxa is a prescription blood-thinning medication that is used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people with cardiac arrhythmia.  It was approved by the FDA in 2010 and …

Actos (Piaglitizone) is a drug used to treat those who suffer from Type 2 Diabetes and has been a wildly successful product as it has been the best selling drug of it’s kind.  Unfortunately it is also now known for causing bladder cancer in patients who have been taking Actos for over 1 year. This is a drug that has been banned in Europe but is still allowed to be sold and administered to patients here in the U.S. In September 2010, the FDA issued a warning regarding the link …

Recently the FDA issued a warning on those using proton pump inhibitors like Nexium for treatment of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and acid reflux. PPI’s treat GERD and heartburn by inhibiting the generation of acid-ions known as protons.The warnings from the FDA were issues as a result of injuries reported and from a study which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that showed a significant increase in the number of hip fractures for those patients taking a proton-pump inhibitor for more than 1 year. As a …

Do you  need a San Diego DePuy hip replacement attorney? If you or a family member has had a DePuy hip replacement procedure, you may be one of the ones who are experiencing problems and pain as a result of that implant. Attorney John Gomez in San Diego is helping people locally in San Diego and nationwide.

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DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. has issued a recall of their defective hip implant only after years of complaints from patients who have had the implant procedure starting in 2003. …

B.O.B has announced a recall of approximately 337,000 in the US and 20,000 in Canada B.O.B. single and double jogging strollers. The concern is a defective design that can cause strangulation of the child in the jogging stroller.
A drawstring on the stroller may potentially get wrapped around the child. One child was reported to have been almost strangled.

This recall involves 11 models of BOB strollers which were sold at REI, buy buy Baby and other stores nationwide and online at Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Amazon.com between April 2002 and February 2011 …

People who have had a DePuy ASP hip replacement system installed are in danger. DePuy has now issued a recall on their DePuy ASR hip system. They are also saying they will “cover reasonable and customary costs of monitoring and treatment for services including revision surgery if it is necessary, associated with the DePuy ASR hip recall.” If you or a family memeber have had an ASR hip replacement, you should speak to a DePuy Hip Replacement lawyer to find out your legal rights. Especially before you sign anything or …

The commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission held a special meeting Saturday afternoon regarding the recent FDA ruling concerning alcoholic energy drinks.
The meeting was held in Miliwakee, OR and commissioners voted to approve a temporary ban on caffeinated alcohol beverages.
The temporary ban on alcoholic energy drinks like Joost and Four Loko, goes into effect Saturday and will continue through May 18th or until a permanent rule can be drafted and adopted.
Comissioners are concerned about the health effects of the combination of caffeine and alcohol.
The ban targets four companies: Portland-based Charge Beverages Corp., which …

Pfizer has announced that it intends to recall approximately 38,000 bottles of atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor) 40 mg tablets, distributed in the U.S.
The drug is being recalled because of customer reports of an uncharacteristic odor related to the bottles in which these lots of Lipitor were packaged.  The bottles were supplied by a third-party bottle manufacturer.
“A medical assessment found the risk of health consequences to patients appears to be minimal,” Pfizer said.
There have been two earlier recalls of Lipitor which occurred in August and October, in response to infrequent complaints of …

Munchkin Inc. and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled 34,000 toy submarines because they have been damaging to some little boys private parts.
The CPSC states, “this recall involves battery-operated bathtub submarine toys. The toy is yellow, has a smiling face, turquoise windows, an orange propeller and an orange periscope that turns the toy on and off. The intake valve has a water pump that sucks in water to propel the submarine.  The intake valve on the bottom of the submarine toy can suck up loose skin, posing laceration …

Dough Masters Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), voluntarily recalled Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and Chocolate Chunk Cookies due to allergen hazards associated with them.
The reason for the recall occurred after it was discovered that walnuts were not included in the product’s ingredient list.  The recall was announced on Friday, September 17, 2010.
All lots of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and Chocolate Chunk Cookies are affected by the food safety recall, according to reports.
The main concern and reason of the recall was to prevent consumers who are allergic …