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• Medtronic...Beleaguered Consumers and Yet Another Recall

  Brenda Fulmer | September 29, 2009 3:31 PM | 3 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  On August 27, 2009, the Food & Drug Administration issued yet another recall for a device manufactured by Minnesota-based Medtronic (who also has experienced recalls of its pain medication...

• Post-Operative Pain Pump Use in Knees Discouraged

  Brenda Fulmer | June 17, 2009 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  A new study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery discourages surgeons from using post-operative pain pumps undergoing knee surgery, concluding that there are equally effective ways...

• FDA Says Bard Needs to Clean Up in Puerto Rico

  Brenda Fulmer | November 05, 2008 8:59 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  C. R. Bard, is a leader in the manufacture of surgical mesh products and other medical devices used in the areas of vascular and general surgery, urology, and oncology. Bard now faces significant...

• Big Tobacco, Scorched Earth Tactics & the Engle Case

  John Hopkins | February 06, 2007 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  The Florida Supreme Court has issued its mandate in the Engle v Liggett case. This case involved a class action by Florida smokers against Big Tobacco. Florida smokers who qualify as "Engle class members" must now take some action against Big Tobacco in less than one year. The Supreme Court made certain findings of fact and law that may place Big Tobacco at a distinct disadvantage and Florida...

• My Alli and Me (an Ode to Glaxo’s Orlistat)

  Armand Rossetti | August 25, 2009 1:57 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  Rx to OTC: We’re losing weight, my Alli and me. No doctor’s involved as far's I can see. I'll take two smaller pills instead of one? Since Alli’s available to all and...

• Stealth Preemption by Preamble

  Armand Rossetti | October 16, 2008 11:18 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  What is the most rapid and effective way to advance preemption? Answer: preemption by preamble. It seems that the concept doing it the traditional way; first approaching Congress, or having...

• Profit Over Safety in a World of Rapid Research and Development: A Few Comments about Guidant and Medtronic

  Armand Rossetti | October 10, 2008 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Profit Over Safety in a World of Rapid Research and Development: A Few Comments about Guidant and Medtronic There is always an ounce of concern among manufacturers about consumer safety, and a...

• Implantable Pain Pumps Causing Devastating Shoulder Injury

  Cal Warriner | August 28, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Recent studies have shown that intra-articular, implantable pain pumps are causing severe, disabling injury to patients. Most frequently these pumps are implanted after arthroscopic shoulder surgery...

• Tobacco Companies to Kids: Be Cool, Try It!

  Brian Denney | October 05, 2009 9:33 AM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Would you believe that eating lots of apple sauce is no more dangerous than smoking cigarettes? www.youtube.com/watch Would you believe that some pregnant women like to smoke so they can have...

• Epidemic of Fraudulent Marketing -- Eager to Believe

  Alyssa DiEdwardo | September 30, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  On the heels of the largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in history why is it that so many of us are still so eager to blindly believe ads and product promises? We believe because we want the...