By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Postmenopausal women who use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) regularly are at increased risk for hip fracture, particularly if
Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatic cancer risk
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK | Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:17am EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study links the diabetes drug metformin
Experts want suicide risk warning on ADHD drug
By Anna Yukhananov GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) Children who take a common drug for attention deficit disorder should be warned about the risk of suicidal thoughts, U.S.
F.D.A. Seeks to Tighten Regulation of All-Metal Hip Implants
By BARRY MEIER After an estimated 500,000 patients in the United States have received a type of artificial hip that is failing early in many
Several FDA committee members had ties to Bayer; watchdog urges new vote.
In continuing coverage, MedPage Today (1/13, Walker) reports, “Several members of the FDA advisory committee that endorsed drospirenone-containing birth control pills had ties to Bayer,
J&J Sold Insulin Pumps After Learning of Defects, FDA Says
Bloomberg News: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-10/j-j-unit-sold-insulin-pumps-after-learning-of-defects-fda-says.html
Study: Statins linked with small diabetes risk
Philly.com: http://www.philly.com/philly/health/136965538.html
Pfizer Must Pay $45 Million in Prempro Cases, Court Rules
By Jef Feeley (Bloomberg) Pfizer Inc. must pay more than $45 million in damages to two women who blamed the company’s menopause drugs for their
FDA Orders Safety Evaluation of Vaginal Mesh
Bloomberg News: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-04/fda-orders-safety-studies-for-vaginal-implants-made-by-j-j-and-c-r-bard.html
Court Restores $28 Mil. Punitives Award in HRT Case
The Legal Intelligencer Amaris Elliott-Engel The state Superior Court has restored the $28 million in punitive damages a Philadelphia jury awarded to an Illinois plaintiff
