Parker Waichman LLP Headlines by Topic
Kidney Failure
Heart surgery drug linked to death risk
Feb 7, 2007
| AP
A drug widely used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart surgery appears to raise the risk of dying in the five years afterward by nearly 50...
International study: Five-year death rate higher in heart surgery patients who are given aprotinin
Feb 7, 2007
| Newsday
Patients who are given a widely used drug to prevent excessive bleeding during heart surgery are at increased risk of dying within five years...
3 more residents of city suspected to have E. coli
Dec 12, 2006
| Staten Island Advance
Three more city residents have come down with suspected cases of E. coli infection after eating at Taco Bell restaurants, the city Health Department...
Illnesses at Iowa Taco Joint Tied to E. Coli Outbreak
Dec 12, 2006
| www.fox28.com
Nearly three dozen people fell ill, including 14 who were hospitalized, with symptoms consistent with infection by the E. coli bacteria after eating...
E. coli probe focuses on green onions
Dec 7, 2006
| AP
Non-meat ingredients of Taco Bell menu items are under close scrutiny by state and federal investigators trying to pinpoint the cause of an E. coli...
FDA Statement Regarding New Trasylol Data
Sep 29, 2006
| www.fda.gov
Since January, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been conducting a safety review of Trasylol (aprotinin injection). The review was...
Bowel Cleansers Get FDA Warning
May 5, 2006
| AP
Federal health officials warned Friday of kidney failure associated with certain products used to cleanse the bowel before colonoscopies and other...
Colonoscopy preparation may have risks
Mar 20, 2006
| www.statesman.com
Of all the yucky aspects of getting a colonoscopy, an exam that screens for cancer of the colon and other abnormalities the yuckiest is the...
Bowel-cleansing products, kidney failure are linked
Mar 15, 2006
| COX NEWS SERVICE
Certain bowel-cleansing products used prior to colonoscopies are linked to chronic kidney failure, according to Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy...
Bowel-Cleansing Products Linked to Chronic Kidney Failure
Mar 8, 2006
| www.healthcentral.com
Some bowel-cleansing products that are used prior to colonoscopies are linked to chronic kidney failure, says the consumer advocacy group Public...
