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Tampa Bay Personal Injury Law

Rights of the injured.
By Bob Carroll

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Last Entry: March 28, 2011 at 11:02:41

Medtronic Class I Recall of Kappa and Sigma Series Devices

Posted on June 22, 2009
Medtronic, in conjunction with the FDA, has issued Class I recall – the most serious type of recall classification reserved for products whose continued use could lead to serious illness or death - of the following lines of pacemakers: ... Medtronic Kappa Series 600/700/900 ...

Health Care Industry Funds Trips for Military Doctors

Posted on June 22, 2009
Numerous health care industry corporations have been paying for the travel of top U.S. military doctors in order to influence their prescription drug medication and medical device decisions, says a disturbing new Pentagon Travel report. In one case, medical device manufacturer Cardinal Health paid Dr...

Bisphenol A (BPA) California Ban Prompts FDA to Reinvestigate

Posted on June 18, 2009
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is an organic compound used in the production of plastics around the world. BPA is found in plastics used in numerous industries. Some uses include children's food and drink containers, water bottles, reusable food containers, CDs, DVDs, household electronic equipment, and much more...

Zicam Sales Suspended by FDA

Posted on June 17, 2009
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., a Scottsdale AZ healthcare company, has suspended sales of its highly popular nasal sprays Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel, Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, kid's size because of its link with anosmia, a loss of the sense of smell...

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FDA Proposes Stricter Guidelines in Drug Advertisements

Posted on June 16, 2009
Televisions advertisements which drug manufacturers use to target potential customers, also known as Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) ads, are commonplace in the industry. In fact, according to a Public Library of Science report, the industry spent $57.5 billion on advertising in 2004, and only $31...

Empowered at Home Act Returns to the Congressional Floor

Posted on June 16, 2009
The Empowered Home Act is common sense. The bill looks to solve a serious health care concern by ensuring America's senior citizens are given simple and potentially cost-saving alternatives to nursing home care. More than one million senior citizens in America live in nursing homes, and it's no surprise that many of them would prefer to remain at home...

NY Child Victim Act May Come Up For Vote Today

Posted on June 16, 2009
The much antipated Child Victim Act may finally reach a vote in the NY State Legislature today. The bill has been aggressively opposed by the NY State Catholic Conference and Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Rockville Centre Bishop William Murphy...

Nearly 50% of Hospitals Don't Report Significant Physician Misconduct

Posted on June 10, 2009
Last month, Public Citizen reported a decline in physician discipline among state medical boards. Now Public Citizen has released another disturbing report on the health care industry. The report shows almost 50% of U.S. hospitals have not reported a single disciplinary action to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)...

NY Child Victim Act Amended to Include Public Institutions

Posted on June 04, 2009
In a surprising move, NY state Rep. Margaret Markey has announced that she'll offer an amendment to her Child Victim Act bill to include public institutions as well. The Child Victim Act is designed to give a voice to those who've suffered childhood sexual abuse but had no legal recourse due to the statute of limitations...

FDA Will Issue Warning about Tamoxifen and Certain Anti-Depressants

Posted on June 03, 2009
Tamoxifen has been widely used for years to stem the recurrence of breast cancer. However, a study released this past week by the American Society for Clinical Oncology has found that women who are taking Tamoxifen in conjunction with certain anti-depressants such as Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac, the cancer recurrence rate is more than double those who taken Tamoxifen without those anti-depressants...

Suspicious Bonus System Leads to Injury

Posted on June 01, 2009
Fox 13 Tampa Bay recently investigated a suspicious alleged bonus system in place at Brooksville Regional Hospital. According to the allegations, 47 year-old Dave Roberts arrived at the ER after injuring his back and was in obvious pain, was unable to walk, and had lost control of his bladder...

Local Hispanic Activist Killed in Miami Car Crash

Posted on June 01, 2009
The local Tampa Bay community is mourning the loss of dearly beloved Hispanic activist Maria Carillo. Carillo had been a member of Tampa mayor Pam Iorio's Hispanic Leadership Council. Tragically, Maria Carillo was walking along a sidewalk on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami when two cars crashed at the intersection...

The Unique Dangers of Yasmin

Posted on May 30, 2009
Since its release on May 11, 2001, Yasmin (also known as 'Yas' or 'Yaz') has been one of the most popular oral contraceptives with sales topping $570 million in 2007. Yasmin is the first-of-its-kind and unique from other birth control pills because it is a progesterone and estrogen combination birth control pill containing the progestin drospirenone...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a dangerous, ubiquitous chemical

Posted on May 26, 2009
If you own a plastic drinking cup or have an infant and he/she uses a sippy cup, chances are the hard plastic drinking container was made with bisphenol A, a dangerous chemical that tests now show leaks into the drinking contents held within the plastic container...

Medical Device Liability Bill: Undoing Injustice

Posted on May 19, 2009
Last week, the new Medical Device Liability Bill was up for debate within Congress' House and Energy Subcommittee. This new legislation is intended to undo the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. In Riegel, the Supreme Court immunized certain manufacturers of medical devices by protecting them from state law product liability claims...

FDA Seizes More Dietary Supplements

Posted on May 18, 2009
US Marshals have seized 23,300 bottles of three separate dietary supplements through a court order. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division entered a consent decree for the FDA to seize and destroy diet supplements manufactured by LG Sciences LLC, of Brighton, Michigan...

Hydroxycut: The Latest Gun in DSHEA's Wild West

Posted on May 11, 2009
As you probably have heard, hydroxycut has been taken off the market. On April 30th the FDA warned consumers to immediately stop using all 14 Hydroxycut products. This comes after the FDA compiled a report detailing 23 complaints of serious liver problems ranging from jaundice to liver failure requiring transplant...

Plavix and Heartburn Drugs-A Dangerous Mix

Posted on May 07, 2009
A new medical study jointly proffered by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and Indiana University School of Medicine show that cardiac patients who take the anti-clotting drug Plavix in combination with the most popular heartburn drugs such as Nexium, Prevacid, Protonix, and Prilosec OTC are 50% more likely to experience a heart attack...

Hospital's Not as Recession-Proof as Once Thought

Posted on May 07, 2009
The American Hospital Association (AHA), as released a comprehensive survey of hospitals throughout the country. Approximately 1,100 hospitals responded to a survey conducted in March of 2009. The report clearly indicates hospitals are making major cutbacks as a direct result of the economic downturn...

FDA Mandates New Warning for Botox, All Botulinum Toxin Products

Posted on May 04, 2009
The FDA has ordered its most serious safety warning be attached to all botulinum toxin products due to reports of serious adverse reactions and also due to risks associated with the lack of interchangeability among the three licensed botulinum toxin products...

Colonoscopies, AIDS and VA Hospitals

Posted on April 27, 2009
Three VA patients have tested positive for AIDS after colonscopy equipment was not properly cleaned and sterilized. Another 25 VA patients, 7 in Florida have contracted hepatitis B or C due to similar contamination issues. While VA officials are quick to deny the link between the diseases and the improperly sterilized medical equipment, the Veterans Administration has contacted 3,341 people who may have been similarly exposed...

New Report Suggests Declining Physician Discipline

Posted on April 27, 2009
Public Citizen, a well-known, well-respected non-profit public interest organization, just released its yearly study of state medical boards for 2008. In this study, Public Citizen tracked the records of all 50 state medical boards' serious disciplinary actions...

FDA Closes Major Testing Loophole

Posted on April 27, 2009
On April 8, 2009, The Food and Drug Administration announced it would be ending loophole exploited for years by manufacturers. This loophole allowed all medical devices 'manufactured and marketed' before the Medical Device Regulation Act of 1976. This meant that manufacturers did not have to show safety or effectiveness of a wide range of products from pacemaker parts to female condoms, and were exempt from the FDA's usually scientific decisions...

Nationwide Dietary Drug Recall

Posted on April 23, 2009
After an FDA analysis, Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. has recalled diet drugs that have been marketed under 34 different names. The FDA investigation found that these diet drugs contain an FDA-approved drug in their supplements. The drug, Sibutramine, is an appetite suppressant that is approved for prescription use only...

Obama Asked To Ensure a Clean Slate at the FDA

Posted on April 20, 2009
Bold assertions were made against the Food and Drug Admistration to President Obama in a letter written April 2, and most of the assertions do an excellent job at capturing the frustration of scientists, physicians, and the American people have with the decisions by FDA officials...

Chaos Continues In the Chinese Drywall Debate

Posted on April 20, 2009
As another columnist wrote earlier this month, the Chinese drywall disaster is still developing in the southeast. Shipments totaling 550 million pounds of the defective drywall have entered the country since 2006, the last shipment of which being as recently as last month...

Fitness Balls Burst Causing Injuries

Posted on April 17, 2009
More than 3 million fitness balls have been recalled after they burst, causing back and neck injuries to those using them. The balls in question are sold by department stores and sports shops around the country. Brands include Bally, Everlast, Valeo, and BodyFit...

St. Petersburg Minister Arrested and Charged with Sexual Battery

Posted on April 14, 2009
A long-time minister at New Life Tabernacle Church has been arrested and charged with sexual battery of a 15 year old church member. According to arrest reports, Evans Justice Bacon 58, posted $65,000 and has been released from jail. St. Petersburg police are investigating to determine if there are additional victims...

New Chinese Food Safety Measures Still Not Enough

Posted on April 14, 2009
The Chinese legislature has passed the Food Safety Law. In effect June 1 of this year, the law outlines major change in the Chinese food market. Changes of particular Interest: Improved Regulation. The new law overwrites and replaces all previous food safety law in China, in an effort to unify the system and have even enforcement...

Stopping Corporate Immunity

Posted on April 10, 2009
With the recent Supreme Court decision in Wyeth v. Levine, consumers can be cautiously optimistic that our country may be turning a corner in the fight for justice and consumer safety. Additionally, Congress is considering the 2009 Medical Device Safety Act, a direct response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Riegel v...

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