Letitia Malkmus, a Wisconsin resident suffered injuries from a Defective hip implant manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.  She and her husband filed a lawsuit against DePuy and PRP & Associates, a Wisconsin based distributor of the implant.                            DePuy, who manufacture and distribute hip implants failed to show that she had  fraudulently joined DePuy as a […]

A roller blind with a scallop edge boarder which poses a risk of strangulation has been withdrawn from sale. The blinds which are 100% polyester fabric with a metal top tube and are available in cream, natural and white colours are dangerous to children because the length of the chord is too long and can […]

The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has issued a warning regarding the potential for hepatic (liver) failure and serious skin reactions for patients using the drug Avelox.  Avelox is the brand name for the drug Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride which was developed by German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG. This prescription medication is used to treat bacterial infections but […]

A medical device alert has been issued by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom in relation to implantable pace makers manufactured by Medtronic. The model in question is P1501DR which is a dual chamber responsive pacemaker. The problem with the pacemaker is that following a software update the new battery […]

A US jury has awarded $48 million to a man who got a severe skin disorder and mouth blisters after taking the pain reliever Modrin. Christopher Trejo filed the negligence suit against Mc Neill Consumer Health Care, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Trejo said he was 16 when he took Modrin to get rid […]