Perhaps the abysmal performance of the Toyota executives in their delay in recalling vehicles with sudden acceleration and braking problems has led to an increase in vehicle manufacturer vigilance in monitoring their own vehicles for possible safety problems. On the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site is found the July […]
Category: Product Defect
Tragically, it is too late for 2-year old Harrison Kothari. Harrison died as a result of using a anit-bacterial wipe that was contaminated with life-threatening bacteria. Wipes manufactured by Triad and H&P have been linked to very serious illnesses in the cases of four patients with multiple sclerosis. A Tennessee […]
A product that should have carried a very clear and detailed warning of its dangers is causing severe injuries. The product is called “Napafire”, distributed through Bed, Bath & Beyond (and other national distributors); and is packaged and distributed by Napa Home & Garden, Inc. The NAPA product is manufactured […]
Are you taking the cholesterol lowering drugs: Zocor, Vytorin or Simcor? The Food & Drug Administration published a release recommending new safety criteria for high does simvastatin; which is a key ingredient in all these drugs: “The FDA has revised the drug labels for simvastatin and Vytorin to include the […]
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a South Carolina court to pay $327 million for minimizing the links between its antipsychotic drug, Risperdal, and diabetes. The case centers on allegations that Johnson & Johnson marketed Risperdal in a way that was misleading in product labels, “Dear Doctor letters” and […]
Is it possible that four studies have demonstrated that certain birth control medications, like Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella, are dangerous and the manufacturer, Bayer, knew nothing about the dangers? It is reasonable to conclude that if the manufacturer did not actually know, through reasonable and prudent drug evaluation; those dangerous […]
Now that summer is upon us, many South Floridians will cool off by jumping into the pool. But be careful before you dive in. On May 26, 2011, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that eight manufacturers have voluntarily recalled one million pool and in-ground spa drain covers due […]
According to new studies, the latest generation of birth control pills, including Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella, put women at a higher risk of blood clots than other types of birth control pills. These fourth-generation birth control pills carry a two-to-three times greater risk of venous thrombosis, also known as blood […]
The recent news about the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) actions in connection with hip implant manufacturers demands the question: why wasn’t the action being ordered required before the hip implants were placed on the market? The answer is that the FDA’s order to 20 device makers to study the […]
What was Bayer thinking when they came out with the birth control pill Yaz? Based on another study, this one published in the British Medical Journal, demonstrates that the key ingredient in Yaz (also in Yasmin and Ocella) causes a six times increase for the incidence of clots in users. […]
