July 9th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jonathan Macri, Esq. The United States Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on one of the most dangerous drugs in the country that often flies under the radar. Oxycodone, the very powerful pain relief drug with a very high probability for causing addiction, abuse, and even death, has come under recent heavy scrutiny [...]
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July 9th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq. Drug companies are required to submit all prospective marketing and promotional material to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) prior to an official public release. This process is designed to safeguard against manufacturers making unfounded claims in advertisements, or, conversely, omitting from their promotional material required health and safety information. [...]
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July 9th, 2012 tmccoy
There are different types of hip replacement devices available on the market today. The device can come in plastic, ceramic, and metal parts each with their own benefits and disadvantages. The manufacturer Biomet developed a metal on metal implant named the M2A Magnum. Metal on metal basically means that the device included more than one [...]
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July 9th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Maybe you should think twice before ordering your favorite spaghetti and meatball entree. On Saturday, the USDA announced that Buona Vita, a New Jersey based meatball manufacturer, is recalling over 300,000 pounds of frozen and ready to eat beef and chicken products because of possible listeria contamination! The USDA’s Food safety [...]
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July 9th, 2012 tmccoy
by: William Dubanevich, Esq. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice recently fined Toll Brothers Inc. $741,000 in an attempt to settle suspected Clean Water Act violations at 370 of its construction sites. Toll Brothers is a Pennsylvania-based home builder that was ordered to reduce stormwater runoff and sediment significantly [...]
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July 9th, 2012 tmccoy
One of the most difficult things we will face as adults has to be placing a parent or a loved one in a nursing home. At some point, we have to begin to understand that their needs have to be left to a trained staff. But, let’s say we found the best place possible and [...]
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