Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Increased Death Risk
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Injury Lawsuits. Our firm is investigating potential lawsuits over antiplatelet medications, such as Plavix and Effient. These blood thinning medications already carry a risk of bleeding, but now federal regulators are reviewing the long-term death risk associated with dual antiplatelet therapies in patients … [Read more...]
Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Ups Death Risk for Men
Hormone Therapy Ups Death Risk for Men. Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may be risky for certain older men, according to a newly released study. The research, which appears today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that older men with serious heart problems faced a higher risk of death when their … [Read more...]
Procrit, Similar Drugs Linked to Increased Death Risk
Procrit And Other Similar Drugs Increased Death Risk. Two more studies have found that anemia drugs like Epogen, Procrit and Aranesp raise the risk of death among cancer patients. Despite known safety risks, drugs like Procrit continue to be used because it is believed that they help reduce the number of blood transfusions some … [Read more...]
Heart Surgery Drug Linked to Death Risk
Heart Surgery Drug Raise The Risk Of Dying. 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 percent, an international study found. The researchers said replacing the drug aprotinin, sold by Bayer AG under the brand name Trasylol with … [Read more...]
Ford Engineers Warned of Death Risk From SUVs, Documents Show
Ford Engineers Warned That Explorer Needed Design Revisions. Ford Motor Co. ignored its engineers' advice that the Explorer sport-utility vehicle needed design revisions to prevent rollover accidents and fatal injuries, according to internal company documents and employee depositions. In 1993, Ford engineers James Cheng … [Read more...]
