FDA & Prescription Drugs

• E. coli Sickens 21 People Prompting Burger Recall

  Lee Coleman | September 27, 2007 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  E. coli strikes again. At least 21 people in eight states may have become ill due to the latest outbreak. CDC has confirmed two in New York and one in Florida directly linked to the ground beef, the others are under investigation. The recall comes from Topps Meat Company out of Elizabeth, NJ. The frozen beef patties, 331,582 pounds, were distributed nationwide.The boxes recalled carry the number...

• Baby Bliss Gripe Water Recalled

  Lee Coleman | September 21, 2007 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The FDA along with MOM Enterprises, Inc. posted a recall of Baby's Bliss Grip Water, apple flavor, code 26952V and expire date of October 2008 due to Cryptosporidium infection. The herbal formula is used ease stomach discomfort in infants associated with colic, hiccups and teething. Cryptosporidium infection causes a watery diarrhea. It can also have symptoms of weight loss, stomach cramps or...

• E. Coli in Dole Salad Mix Prompts Recall

  Lee Coleman | September 18, 2007 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  E. coli was found in a package of Dole's Hearts Delight salad mix in Canada and has prompted a recall in at least nine states. Neither the U.S. or Canadian health officials have received reports of illnesses at this point. The recall issued Monday affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United States and Canada. It has a best if used by date of September 19th, 2007. Production codes...

• Trasylol Ups Risk of Death and Kidney Failure

  Lee Coleman | September 11, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  According to MSNBC yesterday documents released show that Bayer AG's heart surgery drug does indeed increase the risk of kidney failure and death. The FDA will review the safety of the drug Trasylol again Wednesday. German drugmaker Bayer says it mistakenly withheld a study of 67,000 hospital records suggesting the drug could increase the risk of death, serious kidney damage, congestive heart...

• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) Linked to MRI Scans

  Lee Coleman | August 30, 2007 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  We are representing several individuals who have developed an extremely serious condition called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. The FDA has issued a warning linking this condition to the injection of a toxic substance, Gadolinium, as part of a contrast agent injected before an MRI scan is performed. Our clients have suffered devastating injuries and we have filed lawsuits on their behalf. We...

• MRI Contrast Agents Being Questioned

  Lee Coleman | August 29, 2007 11:02 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Hundreds of individuals have now been diagnosed with NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis) after receiving an injection of a Gadolinium based contrast agent. The people most at risk were those with kidney failure, renal disease, because their kidneys were not functioning well enough to get the Gadolinium out of their system. Once Gadolinium enters the human cells it causes horrible damages. The...

• Lawsuits Filed Over MRI Contrast Agents

  Lee Coleman | August 28, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Kidney disease patients who received MRI scans, which included receiving an injection of a Gadolinium based MRI contrast agent, have suffered serious injuries and lawsuits have been filed. The question we have, and which we intend to find out through our lawsuits, is what steps did the companies take to determine whether Gadolinium would get into human cells. There is no question that Gadolinium...

• Kidney Patients Who Received Contrast MRI Scans Were At Risk

  Lee Coleman | August 27, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  It has now been reported that several hundred or more kidney patients have been diagnosed with NSF/NFD after receiving MRI scans using Gadolinium based contrast injections. NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis), also referred to as Nephrogenic Fibrosin Dermopathy, is an extremely serious, and possibly fatal condition, the signs of which include: burning, itching, swelling, hardening and tightening...

• MRI Injuries Lead to Lawsuits

  Lee Coleman | August 24, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  We are seeing very serious injuries from people who have suffered NSF - Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, after having received a Gadolinium based contrast agent for an MRI procedure. People most at risk were those with kidney disease/renal failure who were receiving an MRI to determine the extent of their kidney problems. NSF/NFD is characterized by areas of tight and rigid skin that makes it...

• Avandia and Actos to Include New Heart Failure Warnings

  Lee Coleman | August 15, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The FDA announced yesterday that the diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will be labeled with severe warnings of heart failure risk to some patients. The black box warnings are the most severe warnings that prescription drugs can get. These medicines may cause patients who already have heart failure to worsen, or cause heart failure in others. The warnings, which the FDA said in June it would seek,...