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Wyeth Concedes that Levine Case is not suitable to rule on broad preemption
Thursday, September 18, 2008
In a stunning legal turn of events, attorneys representing pharmaceutical maker Wyeth in a lawsuit brought by a Vermont woman who lost an arm after being given a Wyeth nausea drug have apparently thrown in the towel on the argument that makers of all FDA-approved drugs should be shielded from state personal-injury claims. Legal scholars, plaintiff's attorneys, and injured parties across the country have been closely watching developments in the United States Supreme Court case between Wyeth and Diana Levine. Many had been bracing for a landmark legal ruling that would have far-reaching effects on the rights of all patients…
Debate Rages On About Plastic Chemical Bisphenol A: Is It Toxic or Safe?
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The bad news about the controversial plastic chemical bisphenol A just keeps coming. Results from the first-ever study of the chemical conducted exclusively on humans instead of lab rats found a link between the chemical and an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Critics of bisphenol A -also called BPA and commonly used to make baby bottle, refillable water bottles, and other hard plastics shatterproof -- claim the time has come for the government to ban BPA. For years, there has been talk of a link between BPA and reproductive problems in bottle-fed children. But the U.S. Food and…
Troubles At Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual Further Rattle Wall Street
Friday, September 12, 2008
Turbulence in the American and global investment banking industries became increasingly shaky this week as another Wall Street giant, Lehman Brothers, teetered on the verge of collapse. As one of the nation's largest and oldest investment banks scrambles to avert financial disaster by finding a suitable buyer before time runs out, Wall Street and investors across the world nervously await good news. Rumors of a possible "white-knight" takeover by suitors including Bank of America and British bank Barclays are providing a glimmer of hope, but the future of the beleaguered firm and the fall out from such a move remain…
FDA Posts List of Potentially Dangerous Prescription Drugs
Monday, September 08, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time posted on its website a list of potentially unsafe prescription drugs – a move officials said is designed to help consumers and physicians better keep track of drugs currently being reviewed for complications. Each of the 20 drugs now on the list is being further evaluated by the FDA for a variety of potentially life-threatening safety problems, side effects, and complications. The list, released as part of the agency’s Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS), will be updated four times each year, officials said. The list of potentially dangerous prescription…
