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• Antibiotic Ketek - How Many Must Die?

  Robert Blanchard | April 25, 2007 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  It has been over 9 months since Dr. David Graham, an FDA safety official stated in his June 16, 2006 memo that Ketek should be withdrawn. He said approval of the drug was a "mistake" and contended that "every principle concerning the review and approval of new drugs was abandoned or suspended where [Ketek] is concerned."Dr. Graham believes the benefits of Ketek are outweighed by the risk of...

• Juror Bias Affects Trial Outcomes

  Robert Blanchard | January 11, 2006 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Many clients think that simply being on the right side of the case means they will win their case in front of a jury. What many don't realize is that every juror brings to trial their on bias and preferences which have nothing to do with the facts of the case. If a juror goes into trial believing that doctors are honest, benevolent, highly trained and competent, this juror will almost certainly...

• McCain Picks Palin

  Robert Blanchard | August 29, 2008 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Hard to stay away from politics. McCain's pick of Palin is obviously good for Obama. Picking a woman despite her lack of experience looks like a desperate trick. Surprise! Of course, this is not the...

• FDA Had Warned Digitek Maker - Where was the follow up?

  Robert Blanchard | May 29, 2008 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Researchers have found a warning letter from all the way back in 2006 that the FDA's parent agency Health and Human services had warned the makers of the now-recalled heart medication back in 2006...

• New Ruling in Celebrex cases

  Robert Blanchard | November 28, 2007 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Judge Brier has just ruled in the Celebrex cases that the 200 milligram daily dosagethat was common for Celebrex has not been scientifically shown to cause heart attacks and strokes. You may recall that Celebrex is the Cox-2 inhibitor drug just like Vioxx that hasbeen subject to allegations that its use causes heart attacks and strokes, very much like Vioxx.This may sound like very good news...

• Heart ByPass Drug Recalled

  Robert Blanchard | November 05, 2007 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  If you are soon to receive a heart bypass, at least you won't face the propsect ohf being given the medication known as Trasylol. After consultation with agencies in the U.S., Canada, and Germany, the drug manufacturer has announced that it is wiithdrawing the drug worldwide. See Article. The FDA approved the drug in 1993 and started re-evaluating the drug's side effects after the publication ...

• Burn Injuries at Halloween

  Robert Blanchard | October 29, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  With the abundance of candles lit in Jack-O-Lanterns and long draping costumes, burn injuries at Halloween continue to be a concern. Most store-bought childrens constumes will be flame retardent, but home-made costumes may not be. Unfortunately, if you rely on product recalls for protection, safety may come too late. The U.S. Product Safety Commission has issued helpful guidelines for keeping...

• Beware the eBAY Toys

  Robert Blanchard | August 27, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  While some Chinese toys are being pulled from store shelves, it appears that previously recalled toys are reappearing as auction items on eBay. Injury Prevention Journal looked into children's items recalled between the years of 1992-2004 and 190 of them were still available on eBay. The dangerous toys included a collapsing playyard, a car that has a battery that can overheat and burn children;...

• Another Contact Lens Solution Causes Injuries

  Robert Blanchard | May 29, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  As we looked at injury cases from the Bosch and Lomb Renu with MoisturLoc contact lens solution, we noticed a number of cases of Acanthamoeba infection. This is different from the fusarium fungal infection that had been most widely cited in relation to the Renu product, so predictably Bosch and Lomb denied any relationship between its product an Acanthamoeba infections. As if it it just couldn't...

• Baroody Withdraws

  Robert Blanchard | May 24, 2007 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Safety advocates scored a minor victory in the recent announcement that Michael Baroody withdrew his nomination to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Protests from consumer groups about his ties to industry obviously helped. Can't this administration appoint anyone that is not an industry insider or political hack?