It’s no secret that the $5 billion dollar per year pharmaceutical industry has been known to bend, twist, ignore, or hide the truth. If you’re new to the topic, check out my last post on the reporting of side effects by drug manufacturers to the…
By now we should all be able to agree that smoking tobacco products is very bad for your health. Less clear at this point is the effect of e-cigarette use, otherwise generally known as “vaping.” Vaping devices hit the market as a supposedly safer alternative…
For over 30 years, I have earned a living holding corporations, insurance companies, negligent drivers, doctors, and hospitals accountable for their actions (or sometime inaction). Our Constitution and Amendments provide PEOPLE and corporations with rights that may be acted on in our courts of law. …
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are over six million pregnancies in the United States every year. These pregnant women take an average of three to five prescription drugs during pregnancy, whether it’s for a controlling pre-existing condition, such as asthma…
Pregnancy can be a difficult time. Expectant mothers are often struggling to stay comfortable through physical changes while always wanting to do what’s best for their baby. Pregnancy-related nausea, usually referred to as “morning sickness,” affects many women and can be quite severe. GlaxoSmithKline, now…
Any hockey fan would recognize Mr. Hockey – Gordie Howe – and remember the former Red Wing star as one of the toughest players in the history of the game. His name is famously, if somewhat incorrectly, connected to the unofficial “Gordie Howe Hat Trick,”…
A young California woman is struggling to survive, just two weeks after taking a friend’s prescription antibiotic for some cold-like symptoms. She developed a condition known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), a rare and unpredictable complication associated with some common medications. In SJS and toxic epidermal…
FDA’s Faster Drug Approval Process Linked to Safety Issues In 1992, the FDA sped up its drug approval process with the passage of the Prescription Drug User Free Act (PDUFA). Overall, the PDUFA allowed the FDA to collect large fees from prescription drug companies to…
Daily Aspirin Can Cut Cancer Risk A new study’s findings suggest that doing one simple action a day could mean a reduced risk of cancer and death. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London found that by taking one aspirin per day for 10 years, individuals…
FedEx Faces Charges for Aiding Illegal Distribution of Prescription Drugs Popular shipping company, FedEx, faces charges that it participated in the illegal distribution of prescription drugs bought and sold without a doctor’s prescription. Federal authorities filed the charges against the company in San Francisco on Thursday, alleging…