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• Drug Recall

  Jeremy Thurman | February 27, 2006 12:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Feb. 14, 2006 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested the recall of all brands and sizes of balanced salt solution (made by Cytosol Laboratories, Inc), due to the presence of elevated endotoxin levels in some lots. The action was based on more than 300 reports of injuries, including toxic anterior segment syndrome, in patients receiving the products, according to an alert sent...

• Expert Testimony standards relaxed for fairness

  Jeremy Thurman | February 20, 2006 10:45 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A relaxed standard for determining whether expert testimony should be allowed to establish causation in a medical malpractice case has been adopted by New York's Appellate Division, 2nd Department. The judges cautioned against an overly demanding approach to expert testimony which could result in prematurely choking off valid claims. The appellate court ruled that the trial court had "too...

• Routine procedure turned deadly

  Jeremy Thurman | February 09, 2006 2:42 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Nancy and Shelby Medlin took their healthy 3-year old son, Max, to the hospital for a routine outpatient dental procedure. Due to his young age, Max was anesthetized. Soon after Max awoke, Nancy knew something was terribly wrong with her baby. The staff tried to tell her that she was just an overly paranoid mother, but she know better and persisted in trying to get quality care for her son. Four...

• Why is Frey Compelling.

  Jeremy Thurman | February 07, 2006 2:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  James Frey's mantra throughout Pieces is "I am an Alcoholic and I am a drug Addict and I am a Criminal." He uses this fictitious criminal past as a significant element in his book. For a book that spent so many weeks as the number 1 book in the country, shouldn't someone be responsible for the lies told within. A consumer has a right to know what they are purchasing, I wonder if Frey's...

• Smith & Nephew Knee Implant Recall

  Jeremy Thurman | February 07, 2006 11:29 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  In September 2003, London based Smith & Nephew, a global medical devices company with its United States headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, issued a voluntary knee implant recall for the cementless versions of its Oxinium, Genesis II and Profix II knee implants from the U.S. market. The knee implant recall was due to the products not bonding properly causing some patients to undergo revision...

• ORTHO EVRA BIRTH CONTROL PATCH

  Jeremy Thurman | February 07, 2006 11:22 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on November 11, 2005 that the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch exposes millions of women who use the patch to levels of estrogen far higher than most daily birth control pills, putting them at higher risk for blood clots than previously disclosed. The FDA also approved updated labeling for the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch to warn healthcare...

• Woman makes great strides after injury

  Jeremy Thurman | February 03, 2006 5:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Kerry McCann, a student at Essex County College, was awarded $1000 scholarship by the New Jersey Coalition on Women and Disabilities. Ms. McCann suffered a traumatic brain injury 13 years ago inflicted by her ex-boyfriend which left her permanently disabled. After years of rehabilitation, she began taking classes at Essex County College beginning in 2002. Ms. McCann is now president of the honor...

• Manager Dumps Frey

  Jeremy Thurman | February 01, 2006 11:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  James Frey, needs a new literary manager. Brillstein-Grey Entertainment literary manager Kassie Evashevski, who represented the author of "A Million Little Pieces" for more than four years, per reports says she's not representing him anymore because of his tall tales.

• ABC Health - Brain Injury Q&A

  Staff Writer | February 01, 2006 8:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Yesterday, ABC News' Health section posted a question and answer session with several experts in the field of brain trauma. The article offers some great insight into traumatic brain injury and includes answers to questions such as "Do brain cells ever grow back?" and "How durable is the brain? How much trauma can it take?"Read the full brain trauma article.