Tonight is fall back time again, where we gain an hour of sleep and have to change all the clocks. It’s easy to have VCR’s and Cell phones that take care of themselves. But did you change the necessary batteries? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety…
The truth is that thousands of people have been severely injured by the side effects of these medical devices. And shockingly the injuries were avoidable simply enough by the timely and diligent removal of these temporary devices. Every year, thousands of patients are implanted with…
Car accidents happen in New Jersey every day. When you are involved in a car accident, it can be both overwhelming and confusing. You need to try to stay calm and make a mental note of any and all details surrounding the accident. Following are…
Hardly a week goes by without a new media story about financial fraud. Also known as stock, investment and securities fraud, the term covers a wide range of illegal and unethical deceptive practices in which investors – primarily those with little expertise or knowledge of…
According to a recent report from Financial Times, E.U. officials were informed about problems with Volkswagon’s nitrous oxide compliance in February of 2013 – approximately one year after the European Commission made the decision not to provide funding for a full ICCT study of diesel…
How is it that major U.S.-based fast-food franchises operating in Western European countries pay employees the equivalent of $20 an hour and provide full benefits, while in their home country, they pay less than half that – with no benefits? Recently, a group of sociologists from…
President Obama Nominates Drug Company Insider to Head FDA. President Obama’s recent nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is Robert Califf. Mr. Califf has received huge consulting fees from large pharmaceutical corporations to push their agenda. Worse than that, he played a significant…
In addition to kidney damage, ketoacidosis and heart attacks, it turns out that canagliflozin – sold under the brand names Invokana and Invokamet – increases the risks of osteoporosis, or loss of bone density. See Full Article Here
Rivaroxaban, better known as Xarelto®, has been associated with hundreds of adverse events involving fatal and near-fatal hemorrhaging since it received FDA approval in 2011. Within three years of its arrival on pharmacy shelves, the number of injuries due to Xarelto’s side effects has surpassed…
Abuse of the elderly takes many forms. Horror stories of beatings, starvation, neglect, verbal and physical abuse and financial fraud against seniors seem to be more common these days. As the general population grows older, the problem is likely to get worse. In the state of…
