DePuy ASR Hip Recall Problems Get Worse
Regular readers of this blog will remember that when the DePuy ASR Hip recall was first announced on August 24, 2010, I predicted that the problems that prompted the recall were understated and would only get worse. Well, I was unfortunately right. I have a lot of experience with defective hips. My experience in hip
Read MoreBirth Defects Linked to Increased Risk of Brain Tumors
The results of an intensive study conducted at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California revealed that children born with birth defects were nearly four times more likely to suffer from primitive neuroectodermal tumors compared to normal children. Because birth defects or fetal death during pregnancy often involves some type of genetic abnormality, that
Read MoreSSRI Stroke Risk
Hopefully, by now, everyone should be aware of the overwhelming evidence pointing to the association of drugs like Lexapro, Celexa, Zoloft, Prozac, and Paxil with birth defects. Now, however, there is a new wrinkle in the SSRI safety profile. Depressed middle-aged and older women are at significantly increased risk of stroke according to a new
Read MoreConsumer Alert! Dilfucan Birth Defect Warnings
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney at The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. Recent studies have indicated that Diflucan, the popular medication used to treat yeast infections, has been associated with birth defects including congenital heart defects and cleft palate. Diflucan joins a growing list of medications such as Lexapro, Celexa, Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil,
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