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Blue shield of California will no longer pay for the use of the drug Avastin to treat breast cancer. This a sign that support for the widely debated and expensive treatment may be eroding among health care providers. Blue Shield who has three million members is the first large insurance company to end payments since […]

A number of patients in the US have lost some or all of their vision in their eyes after injections of Avastin. Avastin is an eye treatment drug that cost $50 a dose rather than more expensive doses such as Lucentis. The Department of Veteran Affairs in the US has temporarily halted use of Avastin […]

Over the last number of years, men have been reporting that the drug Propecia (Finasteride)  which is prescribed to treat mail pattern hair loss (MPHL) has caused permanent sexual side effects including erectile dysfunction.     To date there has not been any Propecia recall and men are continuing to be prescribed this hair loss treatment.  It […]

The Supreme Court has warned anyone who chooses to travel as a passenger in a car, driven by a person whom they knew or should reasonably have known had consumed alcohol are at risk of being found partially liable for any injuries they suffered in an accident.                               Mr. Justice Kearns, , gave a Supreme Court […]

Paula Rojeski, a 55 year US citizen died shortly after undergoing gastric-band surgery at a clinic.  Ms. Rojeski is the fifth person to die in the US shortly after gastric-bank procedures in clinics, according to corner’s records and interviews.                                                                                 Ms. Rojeski is the second gastric-band patient to die after surgeries at a facility in the […]

The privacy curtains and uniforms worn by hospital staff are frequently contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria, researchers said this week.                                                                           To avoid spreading these bugs, healthcare providers should make sure to wash their hands after routine contact with curtains.  Staff should also ensure that they change their uniforms daily.  Adequate laundering, plastic aprons for […]

More than 60 adverse reactions to the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, which is used in the State’s National Immunisation Programme have been reported to the Irish Medicines Board.   Gardasil was approved in 2006 to prevent certain strains of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in males and females between the ages of 9 and 26.  However, Gardasil […]

The Government’s decision to provide a full indemnity to the makers of the swine flu vaccine, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) makes it morally responsible to provide proper compensation for those affected, a healthcare Lawyer said today. Speaking today, Liam Moloney Solicitor said “Parents whose children have been diagnosed as suffering from Narcolepsy have no choice but to […]

The last wrongful death law suit remaining from the 9/11 terrorist attacks was settled on Monday last. The family of Mark Bavis, a hockey scout who died on that day, decided to settle their wrongful death law suit after making public as much information as they could about as what they saw as security lapses […]