Texas Beyaz Gallbladder Disease Lawyer

Beyaz is a once-daily birth control pill that combines two synthetic hormones (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) with a folate supplement. Beyaz is known to cause gallbladder disease and gallstones in some women. Beyaz Overview Beyaz is a combination hormonal contraceptive...

Texas CCSVI Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Lawyer

The FDA is warning the public to beware CCSVI Multiple Sclerosis Treatment due to the risk of severe, fatal side effects. This risky, controversial treatment involves using stents or special balloon devices to prop open narrowed blood vessels in the...

Texas Safyral Gallbladder Disease Lawyer

Safyral is a once-daily hormonal contraceptive that combines two synthetic hormones (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) with a folate B-vitamin. One severe side effect of Safyral is gallbladder disease and gallstones. The gallbladder can become severely inflamed and damaged by gallstones....

Texas Ocella Gallbladder Disease Lawyer

Ocella (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) is a birth control pill that has been linked to a higher risk of gallbladder disease and gallstones. This painful, debilitating Ocella side effect may necessitate surgery to remove the gallbladder. Ocella Overview Ocella is...

Harvard Researcher Advocates DMAA Ban

May 9, 2012 -- Despite growing evidence regarding the dangers of DMAA, it technically remains legal in the United States. Dr. Pieter Cohen, a researcher at Harvard, has recently published an editorial in the Archives of Internal Medicine advocating for...

Possible Financial Ties Between Drugmakers, Pain Advocacy Foundations

May 9, 2012 -- Since the 1990s, prescriptions of opioid painkillers for chronic conditions have skyrocketed, and so have the number of severe additions and overdose deaths. In 2011, several independent journalist investigations unearthed startling evidence that several nonprofit pain...

Health Canada Warns of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Risks

May 8, 2012 -- Health Canada, a federal agency that advocates for the health of Canadians, has issued a new warning about the risks associated with metal-on-metal hip implants. An estimated 10% of Canadians with hip implants have the metal-on-metal...

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Texas Pradaxa Gastrointestinal Bleeding Lawyer

Pradaxa is a new blood-thinning medication invented by the drug company Boehringer Ingelheim. Since it was approved in 2010, Pradaxa has been linked to hundreds of deaths, many caused by gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Elderly Females at Risk of Severe Pradaxa Side Effects

A new study has analyzed the risk of severe side effects among patients who switched from Coumadin to Pradaxa. Dr. Mark Wurster presented the research at the Thrombosis & Hemostasis Summit of North America 2012.

Study Finds Clomid Triples Risk of Birth Defects

May 8, 2012 -- A new study published in the May 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has found that babies are more likely to have birth defects when they are born to couples who use fertility...