At least four large-scale epidemiological studies have linked prenatal exposure to ondansetron, a powerful anti-nausea drug, with an increased risk of major birth defects. Zofran Birth Defect Lawsuits Ondansetron, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline under the brand name Zofran, is approved by the FDA to treat severe nausea and…
The FDA approved the use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) in 2011 for reducing the risk of blood clots in patients undergoing knee and hip replacement surgery, and later that same year for reducing the risk of blood clots and stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.…
In February, an Orange County, California jury awarded a $2.6 million verdict to a 38-year-old Tongan American man who was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans as a result of a work exposure to diacetyl, a toxic chemical commonly used in the food flavoring industry. Tanu Vatuvei…
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd has agreed to pay $39 million to the U.S. federal government and state Medicaid programs to settle claims of paying kickbacks to doctors to prescribe several of its drugs, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The deal stems from a…
I am sad to report that Wesley Burton, an Oakland California husband, father of three, and local public radio host in the San Francisco Bay Area, was killed this past weekend by a hit-and-run driver who has yet to be identified. Hit and Run drivers make…
Fascinating article on the experiments underway within the trucking industry to see if the trucks can drive themselves appears here {click }. Apparently, there haven’t been any accidents yet…
No one should be required to surrender basic constitutional rights to secure a bed and receive quality care in a nursing home. Yet, this is exactly what is happening in Oklahoma, and nationwide. In order to avoid accountability for negligence and wrong doing, nursing homes…
General Motor posted a $2.18 Billion 1st Quarter profit in North America. That number means GM brought in around $24 million in profit each and every day during the first three months of the year. General Motors’ ignition switch compensation fund approved three additional death…
The very popular Trek Bikes is the subject of a very important Consumer Product Safety Commission recall of Trek bicycles with front disc brakes and black or silver quick release levers on the front wheel hubs, model years 2000 through 2015. At least three reported…
Woodcraft Supply, LLC, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of woodworking tools and supplies, announced on March 30, 2015, that they had added the SawStop Jobsite Saw to their product line. SawStop table saws come with flesh-detecting technology that stops the blade from rotating within…