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Meconium Aspiration Syndrome is Not Something Parents Plan For
Is it Malpractice When a Material Infection Causes Cerebral Palsy?
How Cerebral Palsy Affects Development of Children in Kentucky & Ohio
Kentucky Birth Injuries Caused by Obstetric Forceps
Pitocin and Kentucky Birth Injuries
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
Louisville Auto Accident Leaves Teen Bicyclist Injured
Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving
Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents
Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks
Texting Ban on Kentucky Motorists passed by House
Dangerous and Defective Products
Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?
Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled
Food manufacturers make consumers responsible
Defibrillator recalled by ZOLL Medical Corporation
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Fewer complications from heart device specialists
Pain Pumps
Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent
Pain Pumps: FDA Requires Warning that Use in Joint Causes Chondrolysis and Cartilage Damage
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Yaz and Yasmin May Cause Stroke
Taking Yaz or Yasmin May Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis
Yaz Can Lead to Irregular Heartbeat
Hyperkalemia is a Potential Complication of Yaz Birth Control
Lawsuit Filed Against Bayer for Misrepresenting Safety and Effectiveness of Yaz
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FDA says stop using Hydroxycut now...
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Birth Injury
Perinatal Asphyxia – Two Words No Parent Ever Wants to Hear
Bleeding in the Brain: A Deadly Birth Injury
Could the Doctor Have Caused Your Child to Suffer Meconium Aspiration Syndrome?
Cerebral Palsy can be Caused by a Maternal Infection
When Newborn Jaundice Becomes Serious – What Every Kentucky Parent Should Know
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
Tired Truckers are a Danger to People on Kentucky Highways
Avoid a Kentucky Car Accident Caused by Drowsiness
Don't Ignore a Head Injury Following a Kentucky Auto Accident
Ten Factors That Can Lead to a Serious Kentucky Truck Accident
Cell Phones Are Blamed For Many Kentucky Car Accidents
Dangerous and Defective Products
Kentucky Lawsuits Filed Over Toyota’s Defective Accelerator Pedal
Fosamax osteoporosis drug prescribed when women only has osteopenia
Zicam cases in Kentucky and Ohio
Fentanyl pain patch being abused
Medical Mistakes
Common Drug Errors to Watch Out For
One in Fifteen Children Injured by Medicine Mistakes
One in 50 Heart Attack Victims Sent Home by Emergency Room Doctors
Surgical Errors Cost Billions of Dollars Every Year
How to prevent medical mistakes
Pain Pumps
PAGCL & Shoulder Pain Pumps: What a Recent Study Reveals
Recent News Regarding Pain Pump Cases
Pain Pumps Used After Knee Surgery Can Cause Damage
Know the Symptoms of PAGCL, Especially if You Used a Shoulder Pain Pump
Medical Studies Find a Link Between Pain Pumps and Chondrolysis
General
Signs and Treatment of Kidney Failure
Yaz or Yasmin Birth Control Can Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis
Symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control
News
FDA says stop using Hydroxycut now
Posted on May 02, 2009
Attorney Ronald E. Johnson of Schachter & Hendy concentrates on legal issues regarding defective products. The Federal Food and Drug Administration announced that dieters and body builders should immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a drug that is linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death, according to an article in The New York Times.
The FDA said Iovate Health Sciences, which makes the diet pills, said it agreed to the recall out of 'an abundance of caution.' The company is based in Canada and its U.S. distributor is headquartered near Buffalo, N.Y. Over nine million packages of 14 Hydroxycut products were sold in grocery stores and pharmacies last year.
Hydroxycut products are dietary supplements that are marketed for weight-loss, as fat burners, as energy-enhancers, as low carb diet aids, and for water loss under the Iovate and MuscleTech brand names.
There were 23 reports of liver problems, and a 19—year-old boy died of liver failure. Patients complained symptoms of jaundice and liver failure. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure. One patient has received a transplant and another was placed on a list to wait for a new liver. All reported the symptoms happened after they started taking the drug.
The FDA doesn't have the authority to approve the dietary supplements before they are sold, they only monitor reports of problems after people start taking them. The FDA advises people who are suffering any of these symptoms to immediately see a physician.
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