At least sixteen people in the USA have gotten severe eye infections and some have been blinded from injections of the drug Avastin according to health authorities. Avastin is approved to treat cancer, not eye disease. However, many retina specialists use Avastin off label because it is a cheaper form of treatment than Lucentis, another […]
Gaming Resort Sued by Guests for Legionnaires Disease
Eight former hotel guests are suing a Las Vegas strip resort and its builders, seeking over $300 million in damages by alleging that they were exposed to Legionairres Disease during stays there in early 2011. The guests are claiming damages for negligence by the resort owners MGM Resorts International. No hearing date has been set […]
Irish Medicines Board Issues Warning About Medicine Feeders
Medicine feeders including spoons, syringes and soothers are classified as medical devices. Such devices can be categorised as (1) Medicine feeders with volumetric markings or specifications and (2) Medicine feeders without volumetric marking or specifications. Medicine feeders without volumetric markings are not intended to provide a measuring function or to accurately measure medicine doses. […]
“Hip Implant Complaints Surge”, says Naas Solicitor
There has been a huge surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting that serious problems persist with some types of artificial hips even as researchers continue to evaluate their health dangers. The FDA in the USA has received more than 5,000 reports since January 2011 about several widely used devices known […]
Family of deceased Smoker awarded $40 million in damages
Patricia Allen began smoking in 1966 at the age of 17. Within two years she became addicted to nicotine. Despite attempts to quit she smoked about two packs per day for the next 36 years. She was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in 1996 and died in 2009 at age 60. Her husband […]
Nurofen Plus Tablets Recalled
Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Ltd has received further reports of rogue blister strips in cartons in 2 additional batches of Nurofen Plus tablets. One of the new batches contains Seroquel XL 50 mg tablets and one contains the Pfizer product Neurontin 100mg capsules. Seroquel XL 50mg is an anti psychotic drug. Nurofen Plus tablets are a […]
Botox Injures Man’s Nervous System
A former Vietnam veteran has sued Allergan Incorporated, the manufacturer of Botox, claiming that a botox treatment caused him a permanent brain injury. Douglas Ray suffered from hand tremors and his condition worsened over time and in 2007 his neurologist recommended Botox treatments. The first two treatments went without incident but shortly after receiving the […]
Numbers of Children Falling From Windows Increases
Hundreds of children, most of them under the age of 5, have been injured after falling from a window during the past decade in Ireland. Although building regulations require protective guards to be placed on apartment windows, most owners of residential homes don’t take such precautions. The risk of falling out of a window peaks […]
“Hip Implant Complaints Surge”, says Naas Solicitor
There has been a huge surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting that serious problems persist with some types of artificial hips even as researchers continues to evaluate their health dangers. The FDA in the USA has received more that 5,000 reports since January 2011 about several widely used devices known […]
Medical Device Alert Issued for Umbilical Chord Clamp
An umbilical chord clamp manufactured by Farla Medical Ltd. has been the subject of a medical device alert by the MHRA in the UK. The manufacturer issued a field safety notice for this device on the 28th June 2011. The MHRA has requested action by all healthcare workers who use the umbilical chord clamp. The […]
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