Train Crashes Raise Safety Questions
CSX Trains Crash in New York, Mississippi. Sadly, recent train crashes have made headlines, prompting questions about safety and preventable injuries. On Mar. 7, 2017, a CSX freight train derailed in Newburgh, New York. On same say, another CSX freight train crash occurred in Mississippi, killing four people and leaving another 40 … [Read more...] about Train Crashes Raise Safety Questions
Xarelto Litigation Raises Safety Questions
the companies failed to warn about the risk of irreversible bleeding. Lawsuits Against Xarelto Draws Attention. Lawsuits filed over the anticoagulant drug Xarelto continue to draw attention. Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals are facing over 3,000 lawsuits alleging that the companies failed to warn about the risk of … [Read more...] about Xarelto Litigation Raises Safety Questions
Anemia Drugs Sales Raise Questions
Anemia Drugs Safety Raised Questions. Three popular anemia drugs may have generated billions of dollars in revenue for two companies but they’ve proven to be dangerous and a drain on the federal health care system and patients’ wallets. An investigation launched by The Washington Post reveals that Amgen and Johnson & Johnson … [Read more...] about Anemia Drugs Sales Raise Questions
Byetta Safety Questions
Safety Concerns About Byetta. A new report from the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP) may raise safety concerns about a new generation of diabetes drugs, including Byetta. While the group’s new QuarterWatch report discusses another drug called Victoza and pancreatitis, the ISMP raises concerns that similar … [Read more...] about Byetta Safety Questions
More Questions About Emory University
Drug Maker On Its Faulty. Emory University is being criticized once again because of its financial ties to drug makers. This time, Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has slammed the Atlanta, GA university for allegedly changing its rules in order to protect a doctor who is on its faculty. Universities are supposed to monitor … [Read more...] about More Questions About Emory University
Beta Blockers Questions Continue
Questions About Beta Blockers. "This is very much in line with the latest publications showing that one has to be very careful in using them," said study co-author Dr. Kamal Itani, chief of surgery at the Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System and a professor of surgery at Boston University. Beta blockers have traditionally … [Read more...] about Beta Blockers Questions Continue
Vytorin Emails Raise Questions About ENHANCE Delay
Vytorin Emails Raise Questions The Vytorin fallout continues, with one lawmaker demanding that Vytorin's makers explain why the results of a crucial study were delayed for more than a year. The request for more information on the delayed Vytorin study came just a day after a panel of prominent cardiologists recommended that Vytorin … [Read more...] about Vytorin Emails Raise Questions About ENHANCE Delay
Feds Questions Experts on Drug-Coated Stents
Officials Asked Experts About The Drug-Coated Stents Risks. Federal health officials asked experts Thursday whether the drug-coated stents used to prop open the arteries of about 3 million people in the U.S. pose a heightened risk of death or raise other safety concerns that require action. The two manufacturers of the widely … [Read more...] about Feds Questions Experts on Drug-Coated Stents
Heart Stents Reconsidered by Medical Community
More Questions Arise Regarding The Long Term Safety Of Heart Stents. For the better part of the last decade, heart stents have been celebrated as one of the most important developments in the medical field, and, with sales of heart stents reaching $6 billion annually, it’s also been one of the fastest-growing segments of the … [Read more...] about Heart Stents Reconsidered by Medical Community
Ask Tough Questions About Donor Tissue
Donor Tissue Can Carry Dangerous Disease. Suppose you need a new knee. Spinal surgery for an aching slipped disc. Maybe a replacement valve for a leaky heart. process refer person But sometimes those donated body parts can carry dangerous diseases. HIV, hepatitis, rabies, deadly bacteria and fungus are among the infections that … [Read more...] about Ask Tough Questions About Donor Tissue
Journal Questions Data in Vioxx Study
Data in Vioxx Study. The editors of the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday accused the authors of an article on the painkiller Vioxx of underreporting the number of heart attacks that occurred in a study published five years ago. Although the article did report a higher rate of heart attacks in Vioxx users compared with … [Read more...] about Journal Questions Data in Vioxx Study
Whistleblower Questions Teflon’s Safety
Chemicals In Teflon's Safety And Other Products Made By DuPont. To prevent grease stains on fast food and pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags, candy bar wrappers and hundreds of other food items, the paper is coated with a chemical that's part of the Teflon family made by DuPont. Now ABC News has learned that the Food … [Read more...] about Whistleblower Questions Teflon’s Safety
