By: Laurie Beebe | 2010-04-03 | Supplements One death and two cases of people requiring a liver transplant have been linked to taking the weight loss aid, Hydroxycut. The FDA issued a recall as of May 1, 2009 for over a dozen of the hydroxycut products. The manufacturers have agreed to withdraw these products from the market, citing their concern for safety. read more
By: Joseph Devine | 2010-03-27 | Personal injury With so many Americans concerned over the apparent dangers of Hydroxycut, people are beginning to wonder why the FDA let a product like that on the market. After all, if it causes liver and heart damage, something must have gone wrong somewhere. However, the Hydroxycut brouhaha actually underlines a weakness in the system as it is; rather than highlighting a failure on the part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it describes a failing in the governmental legislation that controls the FDA. read more
By: Jerry Lindenburger | 2010-04-03 | Weight Loss Hydroxycut diet products recalled. Why? Because, liver problems have been reported by other-wise healthy individuals, after the began taking Hydroxycut! For natural alternatives to "diet pills" read on... read more
By: Elisa Sterling-Cowan | 2010-04-03 | Weight Loss Weight loss is a concern on the minds of many. With the latest FDA recall, is there a safe way to lose fat with relatively quick results? Read more to find out. read more
By: Susan Ardizzoni | 2010-10-01 | Women's Health The prescription diet pill Meridia is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. A number of side effects have been reported with users of Meridia that include cardiovascular problems such as heart attack and stroke. An FDA panel has recently reviewed the information. read more
By: Susan Ardizzoni | 2010-10-02 | Women's Health Accutane, manufactured by La Roche is a prescription drug used to treat patients who have severe cystic acne. Accutane has been linked to a number of side effects such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. In 2009, La Roche recalled Accutane. Accutane side effects may show up right away or become evident years after therapy has been terminated. If you are experiencing Accutane side effects, you may want to contact one of the many Accutane lawyers to read more
By: Rochelle Rottenstein, Esq. | 2010-11-09 | Law A class action is a special type of lawsuit in which a group of plaintiffs with common claims sues a company (or other defendant) that has harmed them all in some way. In these cases, a court may award compensatory damages to cover the plaintiffs' losses and/or punitive damages to punish the company at fault for its negligence. read more
By: Susan Ardizzoni | 2010-10-02 | Health & Fitness Accutane, manufactured by La Roche is a prescription drug used to treat patients who have severe cystic acne. Accutane has been linked to a number of side effects such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease incl ... read more
By: James E. Haring | 2011-02-09 | Health and safety If you’re a denture cream user residing in the United States, then you’ve likely heard about the Fixodent and Poligrip lawsuits against manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and Procter & Gamble alleging that the companies are responsible for the nerve damage that can be caused by the zinc contained in denture creams. You might be unaware, however, that from Canada and Japan there is also den read more
By: Kenneth Connor | 2011-01-19 | Alternative Medicine Last November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested that all products containing the painkiller propoxyphene be withdrawn from the market. The move came after the agency reviewed a new study that linked the drug to potentially fatal heart complications and was accompanied by speculation that many lawsuits against propoxyphene manufacturers would follow. read more
By: Rochelle Rottenstein | 2010-11-23 | Personal injury Yes. Whether or not the manufacturer has recalled the hip implant, your hip replacement lawyer can file a product liability lawsuit for you. This is how many class action lawsuits begin, in fact. As an implant recipient, you expect the implant to function properly, restore mobility without pain or limitations and be problem-free for the rest of your life. However, with failure rates running a read more
By: Joseph Devine | 2010-03-26 | Health & Fitness Livers are one of the most important organs in the body. They handle glycogen storage, protein synthesis, hormone production, detoxification, and the decomposition of red blood cells. Simply put, you cannot live without a liver. However, certain activities are known to damage the liver, such as long-term alcohol abuse and use of certain dietary supplements such as Hydroxycut, which has recently been at the center of several class-action suits. read more
By: Jerald Jhonson | 2011-05-09 | Health and safety There are a lot of patients who have been subject to the DePuy hip replacement recall who decided to file the necessary DePuy hip recall lawsuit. The patients believe that this is the only action that they could do to get even with the manufacturing company of the device that has caused them considerable damages that includes physical pain, additional and unnecessary expenses because of medication and testing and a lot more. read more
By: Katherine Russel | 2011-11-24 | Health & Fitness The filing of lawsuits continue against DePuy Orthopaedic Inc. for its allegedly defective metal-on-metal Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) hip systems. The latest lawsuit which is seeking more than $75,000 in damages allegedly for DePuy’s negligence was filed by Michael Schaff in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. read more
By: Susan Ardizzoni | 2010-10-01 | Health & Fitness DePuy, the manufacturer of the ASR hip replacement system has announced a recall for two of its products. These products include the DePuy ASR hip Resurfacing System and the ASR XL Acetabular System. DePuy is offering compensation for this recall; however, you may want to discuss this with an ASR Hip replacement lawyer first to make sure your rights are protected. read more