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Link Between Fusarium Fungus and Bausch & Lomb Grows Stronger According to Latest CDC Data

According to the latest CDC data, the link between ReNu with Moisture Loc and the rare but dangerous fusarium keratitis fungus continues to grow sharply. The link between another ReNu product, ReNu Moisture Plus, grew, but more modestly. Of the 98 confirmed Fusarium keratitis cases for which the CDC

By The Legal Examiner

/ 10 May 2006

Fosamax-More Harm than Cure

Fosamax, manufactured by Vioxx maker Merck & Co., is an osteoporosis drug highly touted by its manufacturer. The drug garnered $3.2 billion in 2005 sales but is now linked to osteonecrosis whereby users of Fosamax experience a rotting and death of the jaw bone. Fosamax, which contains the active com

By The Legal Examiner

/ 9 May 2006

Taser Use in Orlando Analyzed

The Orlando Sentinelran a revealing article on the Orlando Police Department’s use of tasers during the past two years. An analysis of the data on Taser use showed that Orlando police have used Tasers against 1,243 people. The computer-assisted analysis, which also tracked 765 Taser cases through th

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 May 2006

Source of Fusarium Keratitis Fungus Still a Mystery

According to an article in the NY Times, a researcher hired by Bausch & Lomb has published a report indicating that the infection is not coming from the eye contact solution. The FDA and CDC have not commented directly on his findings. FDA officials declined to comment yesterday on Mr. Geiser’s asse

By The Legal Examiner

/ 7 May 2006

5 More Suspected Cases of Fungal Eye Infection in Tennessee

With reports of the fusarium keratitis fungus appearing in Europe, the number of cases in Tennessee continues to mount. I haven’t read a good explanation for this but the number of eye fungus infections associated with Bausch & Lomb’s ReNu products is quite high in comparison with other states.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 5 May 2006

Bausch & Lomb Fungus Enters Europe

New cases of the fusarium keratitis fungus have been confirmed in Europe. The cases represent the first time the company has acknowledged European incidents of the infection, which has struck Bausch solution users in Asia and the U.S. The outbreak has led the company to halt shipments of one of its

By The Legal Examiner

/ 4 May 2006

Sites Set on Bausch & Lomb

As the days pass, the news continues to get worse for Bausch & Lomb. Initially, the company asked consumers to stop using one of their products, ReNu with MoistureLoc. In the intervening weeks, company execs tried to intimate that if there was a problem at all, it was restricted to the one product.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 4 May 2006

Bristol Myers Squibb to Stop Selling Tequin

In a conference call with investors, Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that it will no longer sell Tequin although it stopped short of saying that the product will be removed from store shelves. The decision comes on the heels of Public Citizen’s call to ban the drug.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 May 2006

Why Bausch & Lomb Withdrew ReNu from the Market

The relationship between the recent outbreak of fusarium keratitis and Bausch & Lomb’s ReNu eye contact solution is becoming clearer as the CDC and the FDA continues its investigation. According to an article in Reuters, “The 57 percent share of cases preliminarily reported for the company’s Moistur

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 May 2006

Su ReNu Abogado

Si ud. ha estado usando la soluciÃ³n ReNu para sus lentes de contacto y ha experimentado una herida de los ojos, posiblemente podrÃa recibir compensaciÃ³n por su herida. Es muy importante que ud. consulte con un oftalmÃ³logo inmediatamente. El doctor tiene que tomar una muestra de sus ojos para det

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 May 2006

Defibrillator Malfunctions on the Rise

According to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, malfunctions in implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, are on the rise. The device is designed to keep the heart pumping properly and efficiently. Between 1990 and 2002, a total of 2.25 million pacemakers a

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 May 2006

Bausch & Lomb Notified by Hong Kong Officials in Fall 2005

According to an article published in the Wall St. Journal, the maker of ReNu contact lens solution, was notified of eye infections in November 2005. The number of those infected with the fungus fusarium keratitits has now risen from 176 last week to 186 cases in 29 states. The product distributed in

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 Apr 2006