The FDA announced that one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, Styker, voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems medical devices. The recall was…
The hair growth drug, Propecia, was first approved in 1997 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When the drug was first introduced into the market, a number of researchers and doctors…
Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson sent letters to the judges in federal and state court overseeing vaginal mesh lawsuits to notify them that the company is going to stop selling the…
A jury in New York recently awarded close to $120 million to a woman who was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome on May 25, 2012. The amount awarded is one of the largest awards ever issued…
British based giant Smith & Nephew recently issued a voluntary recall on a component of one of its all-metal artificial hip systems. The all-metal artificial hip system recall comes after an…
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published an article this week providing evidence for Actos bladder cancer injury lawsuits, finding that the longer a patient takes Actos and the more Actos a…
Senator Patrick Leahy has recently introduced new legislation in hopes to restore the rights of citizens and hold drug manufacturers of generic brand drugs accountable for failing to warn…
Those men who are considering taking the drug finasteride should carefully consider the risk of sexual side effects, according to Consumer Reports. Finasteride is the active ingredient in…
Ever wonder how to find out exactly what inactive ingredients are in medication? Most people do not know or care to know what inactive ingredients are in the drug they are about to take, but some…
Are you currently taking Merck & Co.’s prostate drug Proscar or Propecia, the company’s drug that treats male pattern baldness on this prescription drug? New information…
The Food and Drug Administration recently added and expanded the warning label on the drug called finasteride. The expansion occurred this past Thursday, April 12th. Finasteride is a drug…
This past Thursday, March 1, 2012, two people were injured after a driver struck a police vehicle. The crash occurred on Interstate 20 near Glenwood Road in southeast Atlanta. According to…
