InjuryBoard Pensacola Archives

• Johnson & Johnson Vice President Blows Whistle on Ortho Evra

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The Associated Press reported a new relevation in the ongoing pharmaceutical safety scandal which Johnson and Johnson has been facing in the past year or two. Former vice president and medical doctor Joel Lippman says he tried many times to bring problems with popular drugs such as the ortho evra patch to light, and claims he was fired for bringing attention to the safety of these drug products

• Breast Cancer Mis-Diagnosis and Late Diagnosis

  Robert Blanchard | December 22, 2006 12:22 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  An international panel updated their standards on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, as reported in the October 2006 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). According to the American Cancer Society, invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 211,240 women and will cause more than 40,000 deaths in 2005. The updated statement reflects the conclusions of a panel...

• Knee Injuries Are Common in PI Practice

  Robert Blanchard | December 20, 2006 12:00 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACLI) usually happen from low-velocity, noncontact, deceleration injuries or from contact injuries with a rotational component. Some sports may also produce injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) secondary to twisting, valgus stress, or hyperextension all directly related to contact or collision. We have all seen the signigicance of the ACL in athletes...

• Old Surgeons Not a Problem

  Robert Blanchard | December 04, 2006 10:05 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  When you need complex cardiovascular or cancer surgery, you have to choose a surgeon and many patients may select an older physician, assuming his experience may be needed. New research says they are right - experience helps. A study designed to address this issue used approximately 461,000 Medicare records to assess the association between age of the listed operator and surgical mortality. For...