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Fusarium Fungus and Your Eyes

Last week, Bausch & Lomb told consumers not to use their eye contact solution ReNu with MoistureLoc after serious eye infections resulted. A fungus called Fusarium has been identified as the cause of the reported infections. As of April 9, there were 109 cases of suspected Fusarium keratitis under i

By The Legal Examiner

/ 17 Apr 2006

ReNu Being Removed From Shelves-What's Next?

As the Bausch & Lomb contact solution is being removed from store shelves all across the country, users of the ReNu with MoistureLoc can do several things: 1) they need to monitor the health of their eyes ie. beware of symptoms including blurry vision, pain or redness, excessive discharge and increa

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Apr 2006

Fosamax: An Example of What's Wrong with the Pharma Industry

When I discovered that Fosamax belonged to the same family of drugs as those employed in chemotherapy treatments and that these class of drugs were thought to cause osteonecrosis, I wanted to know why Merck hadn’t come forward with that knowledge. Well, as Merck has shown in its defense of Vioxx, th

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Apr 2006

Merck and Fosamax

It appears the manufacturer of Fosamax, the osteoporosis drug, knew about potential serious problems with the drug back in 2004. Fosamax belongs to a family of drugs called bisphosphonates which are believed to cause a severe osteonecrosis. Merck has made $3million from Fosamax and didn’t want to ch

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Apr 2006

Bausch & Lomb Slow to React to Crisis

After intense public pressure, Bausch & Lomb finally asked retailers to remove the ReNu contact lens solution from their shelves while an investigation into the product’s safety is completed. The question remains as to why the company has not pulled the product from the marketplace altogether. The p

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Apr 2006

Fosamax-Merck's Latest Headache

For Merck & Co. the bad news doesn’t seem to end. On the heels of being hit with $9 million in punitive damages from its drug Vioxx, Merck is now facing lawsuits from its osteoporosis drug Fosamax. Fosamax is a defective product because it can cause osteonecrosis of the jaw, or a rotting of the jaw

By The Legal Examiner

/ 13 Apr 2006

Bausch & Lomb Halts Shipments of ReNu Solution

One of the country’s leading manufacturers of eye contact solution has stopped shipments of its popular ReNu and MoistureLoc solutions after investigations have shown the products can cause a potentially dangerous eye infection. However, the company stopped short of pulling the products from store s

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Apr 2006

Merck Told to Pay $9million in Punitive and Compensatory Damages

Merck, the manufacturer of the pain killer Vioxx, has been ordered to pay $9 million in punitive and compensatory damages by a New Jersey jury. The verdict came after a jury concluded that the drug maker knowingly misled regulators about its troubled painkiller. Merck has stated that it will appeal

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Apr 2006

Tampa's VA Hospital Failure to Sterilize

In an investigation made public yesterday, officials at Tampa’s James A. Haley VA Medical Center disclosed that two cranial implants were not properly sterilized prior to surgery. This is a very serious failure on the part of the hospital and calls into question the basic care patients at the facili

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Apr 2006

FDA Knew About Benzene in Soda

A newly discovered Food and Drug Administration report shows the agency had data at least three years ago that some soft drinks had unsafe levels of cancer-causing benzene. Known as the Total Diet Study, the report shows that between 1995 and 2001, nearly 80 percent of the diet cola that the FDA sam

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Apr 2006

First Guidant Defibrillator Trial Postponed

The first Guidant defective defibrillator trial has been postponed because one of the witnesses is unavailable due to the Passover holiday. The judge has said that the case will most likely resume in July.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Apr 2006

Orlando Taser Case Overturned by Judge

A federal judge has overturned a $100,000 verdict against an Orlando police officer who a jury found had violated the civil rights of a motorist he stopped and shot with a Taser in 2003. The crux of the judge’s argument hinged upon the fact that the cop stopped the driver for a non-arrestable offens

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Apr 2006