March 2008
Connecticut Workers Could Get Additional Workers' Comp PaymentsJanuary 2007
Industry and Government Join e.Coli Fight
Permax Drug for Parkinson's Disease Can Cause Heart Disease
Anapol Schwartz Law Firm Representing 19 Year-Old Pennsylvania Male Who Contracted E.Coli after Eating At Taco Bell
Studies Link Parkinson's Disease Drugs Permax and Dostinex to Leaky Heart Valves
December 2006
Multi State Outbreak of E.Coli 0157
Taco Bell Sales Take a Hit by E.Coli Outbreak
July 2006
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase or consume Zimaxx, Libidus, Neophase, Nasutra, Vigor-25, Actra-Rx, or 4EVERON.
June 2005
Ken Connor, Center for a Just Society, June 2005 - Right to Trial by Jury
Important Safety Update: Potential effect of DEPO-PROVERA* (medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension, USP) on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) changes in adults and adolescents
Prempro Side Effects
MALPRACTICE PAYOUTS HAVE NOT SOARED, REPORTS SAY
FDA NEWS
May 2005
PRESS RELEASE: ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION CALLS ASBESTOS TRUST FUND LEGISLATION "CORPORATE BAILOUT"
JUDGE SLASHES LEGAL FEES IN PAXIL CASE
SPECTER AIMS TO CONCLUDE COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION
What types of cancer are Primpro side effects that have caused Primpro cancer lawsuits?
Survey finds Americans prefer 'safer' older drugs
April 2005
NEWS RELEASE: SANTORUM OVER-ESTIMATES TRIAL LAWYER
JUDGE STRIKES DOWN FDA BAN ON EPHEDRA
MERCK SAYS PLAINTIFF IN FIRST SCHEDULED VIOXX TRIAL LIED, MOVES TO DISMISS CASE
FDA Drug safety steps -- is its safety board enough?
UNPROVEN DRUGS ARE RECEIVING FDA APPROVAL?
LAWYERS CIRCUMVENT TORT "REFORM," STUDY FINDS
OPINION: PROTECT PATIENTS, NOT PROFITS
Why malpractice claim caps hurt the innocent and protect only insurance companies...
WYETH GIVES APPROVAL TO NEW FEN-PHEN SETTLEMENT OFFER
DRUGS GET GOOD RATINGS, BUT DRUGMAKERS LESS SO
Class action Fairness? It is anything but fair. Read this analysis to see how Bush and Big business have stuck it to consumers
March 2005
Sen. Santorum files lawsuit -- What a hypocrit!
Health Canada advises diabetic patients using Extraneal-
Public Citizen Petitions FDA to Take Pemoline Off the Market
Should drug manufacturers be required to reveal drug trial data to the public?
OPINION: FALSE DIAGNOSIS - There is no medical malpractice crisis. There is an insurance crisis.
New U.S. Chamber of Commerce Poll Ranking States' Liability Systems Is Part of a Disinformation Campaign to Restrict Consumer Rights
etabolife Verdict thrown out by court
February 2005
News Alert for FDA drug recalls
Pfizer Criticized for Inadequate Celebrex Safety Data
Drug firms taking hard look at ads after Vioxx, Celebrex
FDA Drug Recall News Alerts
The father of Cox-2 inhibitors says cancer trials should continue
Bush supports drug comapnys by screening kids to be candidates for drugs affecting Mental Health
Communicating Clinical Trial Results: a Not So Bitter Pill to Swallow
abitril (tiagabine) associated with risk of seizures
A VIOXX COMEBACK COULD TILT BALANCE IN MERCK LITIGATION
BUSH SIGNS BILL TO LIMIT CLASS ACTION SUITS
TODD A. SMITH'S RESPONSE TO NEW YORK TIMES' ARTICLE
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE RATES
Chamber President Tom Donohue Has Vested Interest in Campaign to Limit Consumers� Legal Rights
FDA Issues Topamax Warning
FDA Alert
Adderall XR Child Deaths
FDA PANEL OPENS DOOR FOR RETURN OF VIOXX
F.D.A. to Create Advisory Board on Drug Safety
FDA PANEL URGES WARNINGS ON 2 ECZEMA DRUGS
WHAT MAKES A DRUG TOO RISKY?
CORPORATIONS MAY RUE THE DAY THEY FOUGHT FOR CLASS-ACTION REFORM
TORT DEFORM BILL FIXES A NON-PROBLEM
Merck's Actions on Vioxx Face New Scrutiny
Public Citizen's Med Mal and Rx Drug Update
INSURER ADMITS DAMAGE CAPS WON'T LOWER DOCTORS' PREMIUMS
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that people with heart problems should not take the hyperactivity drug Adderall, but studies may be done to see if it raises risk in others, a top official at the agency said on Thursday.
DOCTOR FILES COUNTY'S FIRST VIOXX LAWSUIT
DRUG REGULATORS ARE TRYING TO STOP STUDY OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
Senator Says F.D.A. Asked Canada Not to Suspend Drug
Subject: FDA MedWatch: Adderall XR (amphetamine) sales suspended in Canada due to reports of sudden deaths in pediatric patients
ON TORT "REFORM," CONGRESS SHOULDN'T FOLLOW TEXAS' LEAD
MERCK CANCELLED AN EARLY STUDY OF VIOXX
'91 MEMO WARNED OF MERCURY IN SHOTS
Autism rates across the country have grown over 1000% since 1990
MERCK DOCUMENTS SHED LIGHT ON VIOXX LEGAL BATTLES
Strattera Warnings
Cutting Your Drug Bill While Reducing Your Risk Of Avoidable Adverse Drug Reactions
U.S. FDA issues Globus warning
COX-2, Novartis and Pfizer FDA seeks advice on safety warning
Gutkha manufacturers demand withdrawal of FDA statement
RECEPTIVE TO CLASS-ACTION COMPROMISE
Trial lawyers turning to FDA experts
DOMINANCE ON GOP AGENDA: DEPRIVING DEMOCRATS OF VOTERS AND MONEY IS AMONG WHITE HOUSE POLICIES' OTHER AIMS
CNN/PAULA ZAHN NOW SHOW ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL: CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS
BUSH'S PROPOSED LEGAL RESTRICTIONS WOULD TAKE AWAY OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
NETWORKS REJECT AD OPPOSING BUSH ON LAWSUITS
Public Citizen Materials on the Class Action Bill
Class 1 recall of Becton Dickinson ProbeTec ET Uri ne Processsing Kit due to false negative results
January 2005
OPINION: LEGAL REFORM IT'S NOT
SPITZER SAYS INDUSTRY "RIFE" WITH CORRUPTION
OPINION: INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS REAL PROBLEM
FDA Denies Citizen Petitions Attempting to Delay Approval of Generic Fentanyl Patches
Vioxx Woes May Reveal FDA's Flaws
Prempro: Appeals court upholds lower court ruling against local company
Vioxx Get More Troubles for Merck and FDA as Studies Continue
FDA MedWatch: ZyPREXA (olanzapine) and ZYRTEC (cetirizine HCI) Medication Errors Due to Name Confusion
Vioxx and FDA taken to task
FDA to probe potentially fatal Alzheimer's drug
FDA Public Health Advisory for Nevirapine (Viramune), Liver Toxicity
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Your Health Freedoms Are Under Assault
FDA issues Warning on HIV Drug Viramune
ADHD Drug Recalled for Overdose Risk
OPINION: BUSH'S CLAIMS NEED TO BE CHECKED OUT
Pharmaceutical industry, controversies over how drug studies are disclosed
Federal tort liability reform is a prescription for disaster: http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/01/16/b1.ed.col.fda.0116.html
FDA whistleblower, Vioxx study author hails from Randolph
FDA approves antidepressant warning language
Improving the Drug Approval Process and Fixing the FDA
Pain Relief Drug Gets FDA Nod, Enters Over the Counter Drug Market
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a joint public meeting on NSAIDs
Reports hurt sales of some drugs
FDA approves antidepressant warning language
Americans work to lower drug costs
Pfizer Stock Dips After FDA Scolding On Ads
FDA Fix No. 4: Government-Funded Studies
The Women's Health Initiative: The Role of Hormonal Therapy in Disease Prevention
FDA MedWatch - Cordarone (amiodarone HCl) and new Medication Guide
WHY HAVE MOST MEDICATIONS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY TESTED ON KIDS?
Bush's Myth about Medical Malpractice
Will FDA�s axe fall on COX-2s?
The Heart Drug Amiodarone (CORDARONE)
Bush pushes for liability reform
Rebuttal to President Bush's Claims About Medical Malpractice "Judicial Hellholes" in Illinois
Second suit filed against Wyeth for Prempro
FDA and Centocor notified healthcare professionals of revisions to the WARNINGS, ADVERSE REACTIONS sections and PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT of the prescribing information for Remicade, indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease a
Michigan drug law restricts liability
Files on Prozac risk are given to FDA
Lawsuits prompt closer look at rare disease linked to ibuprofen
Has FDA become Big Pharma pawn?
FDA role in Vioxx debacle debated in journal - Find a Vioxx Lawyer at Monheit Law
Duloxetine (CYMBALTA) for Major Depressive Disorder - Nothing Special and Possible Liver Toxicity
December 2004
'Natural' menopause aid touted in best seller is disputed
Drug industry weathers horrid year and outlook appears rocky
Welder's Disease - Parkinson's-like syndrome from exposure to welding rods.
Fear Mongering At The FDA
Crestor News Log: Crestor Debate Becomes More Accute
Big Pharma should start thinking small
Crestor Drug Safety - Who can you trust?
Take drugs off the market
U-M explores how drugs affect the liver - SERZONE
FDA Advises Limiting Use of Pfizer's Painkillers
Naproxen: Long-term use poses health danger
FDA warns users of painkiller naproxen
President Bush Making it harder for Seniors
NIH Suspends Study Because of Aleve Risk
Pfizer Claims Celebrex Safety in September: Day Vioxx Recalled
Pricey Drug Trials Turn Up Few New Blockbusters
Liver Damage from Medicines, Herbals at Center of New Study
Public Citizen to Call on FDA to Ban Celebrex and Bextra
Canada is Warning about painkiller Bextra
Popular painkillers fail as arthritis treatment
President Wants to Limit Lawsuits
Federal Agency Disputes Pill's Benefits
Flawed Heart Device Reveals FDA Regulatory Limits: Report
Forbes.com Names David Graham ''Face Of The Year''; Vioxx Whistleblower A Steadfast Advocate For Drug Safety
Glossary of Statin and Cholesterol Terms
Statin Adverse Effects
Statin Information from http://medicine.ucsd.edu/SES/statin_information.htm
Statin Studies
Strengthened Warnings on Bextra
Bextra Label Updated with Boxed Warning Concerning Severe Skin Reactions and Warning Regarding Cardiovascular Risk
Merck & Co., Inc. Sued by Wechsler Harwood LLP - MRK
BRITISH OFFICIALS ADVISE LESS USE OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Crestor is under fire for AstraZeneca's advertisement claims
What are people saying about the FDA?
Crestor Lawyer at Monheit Law PC
Who Might Save us from the FDA?
Is Pfizer bracing for a Vioxx-like assault on Bextra?
Merck discloses its Vioxx Liability in its 10-Q
Medical Monitoring Class Action Filed in Tennessee Vioxx Case: Summary by: Michael Monheit, Esquire - Monheit Law, PC
JAMA Questions FDA's Procedures on Vioxx and other drugs
Latest from Worst Pills.org
November 2004
What's next? Amiodarone's fatal side effects still not on labels, one year on
Bloomberg reports the Pull of Vioxx Competitor's drug, Prexige
Vioxx: Who's Responsible for bad Cox-2 drugs?
Analysis - Athletes still using Bextra... but is it safe? by Bextra Web-Site Lawyer - Michael Monheit,Esquire
Public Citizen's Health Research Group - A good place to learn about bad drugs
Is Crestor Next?
The "Ethics" of Vioxx by Michael Monheit, Esquire of Monheit Law, PC
Bextra can cause extreme side effects
Timeline of Merck's failure to act on removing Vioxx from the market by Michael Monheit, Esquire, Monheit Law, PC
Vioxx Heart Attack and Stroke FAQs by Michael Monheit, Esquire, Monheit Law, PC
Why am I mad at Merck over Vioxx?
Should you hire a Vioxx Lawyer? by Monheit Law.
Vioxx Sales and Merck -- A Zero Sum Game...
Vioxx - Trial Lawyers become the only trusted public's policing of big business
Questions Are Seen on Merck's Stance on Pain Drug's Use - Summary of Reprot by Barry Meier
Vioxx and politics?
Pfizer admits that the Cox-2 drug Bextra is linked to heart problems
What was done about the inadequate Vioxx warnings?
Forbe's writes, "Forget Bextra"
October 2004
What are the Alternatives to Vioxx?