Physicians are finally realizing that pharmaceutical companies are giving the doctor’s prescription preferences and patterns to their 90,000 sales people. The Prescription Data sets up which physicians should be rewarded with perks like gifts, meals and seminars. Targeting “early prescribers” or “co
Attorney Chris Searcy has filed suit against Bausch and Lomb on behalf of two clients who were permanently injured by using its Renu with Moisture LOC solution. Fellow InjuryBoard Attorney Joe Saunders in Florida has also filed suit on behalf of users of Bausch & Lomb’s MoistureLoc Renu solution who
This July, the first trial is scheduled to commence against Wyeth on the question of whether its menopause drug PREMPO causes breast cancer. Thousands of women who took the drug to combat night sweats and hot flashes, now claim that Wyeth failed to disclose its carcinogenic health risks. The FDA app
Even after more than $100 Million in damages awarded to popcorn factory workers, the industry continues to ignore the health risks to its workers. The popcorn flavoring contains a chemical called Diacetyl which causes a potentially fatal lung disease requiring lung transplants. Epidemiologists have
After telling us to be very worried about global warming, this week’s Time Magazine scares the bejeebers out of us concerning our modern health care system. With insider information from physicians, the cover story provides several practical pointers how to avoid catastrophy – like avoiding new inte
According to amednews.com (The Newspaper For America’s Physicians), liability issues are becoming a lesser factor in specialty choices by medical student’s. The 2006 National Resident Matching Program held March 16 provided proof that medical students are more concerned with lifestyle concerns. The
This morning, Bausch & Lomb stopped shipments of its soft contact lens solution ReNu with MoisterLOC, after findings revealed over 100 rare fungal infections worldwide. Earlier this year, the manufacturer stopped shipments to Hong Kong and Singapore after infections surfaced there. The fungal condit
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has accused Geico, the fourth largest auto insurer, of charging higher premiums to customers based on their occupations and educational backgrounds. The discriminatory practices complaint is based on internal memoranda which reveal that Geico uses such inform
Just as Consumer Rights organizations predicted, the so-called “Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis” has ended, not because of Tort “Reform”, but because of the cyclical nature of insurance underwriting and investment returns.According to the American Inusrance Reform study, physician premiums incr
In yet another example how Corporate America intentionally manipulates data at the expense of workers, this week a team of scientists reported that the Chromium Industry had skewed data to hide the risk of lung cancer in workers exposed to low level of chromium. The orchestrated campaign by companie
Five organizations fighting to reduce trucker fatigue accidents have filed a petition against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed 2005 hours-of-service rule. The U.S. Court Of Appeals struck down a similar rule in 2004, chastising the agency for permitting dramatic increases i
Two years after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, Nutraquest has agreed to contribute $34.2 Million to settle 138 pending lawsuits. The New Jersey pharmaceutical company joined with dozens of other companies to resolve these suits, but has many other suits still pending. In 2004, the FDA