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It never ceases to amaze me! The FDA just does a lousy job protecting Americans from the pharmaceutical industry…also known as “Big Pharma.”The FDA has proposed a rule to get around a law passed by Congress that helps hold negligent drug companies accountable for injuries to consumers caused by prescription drugs. Congress passed the Food…

Yes, we are all vain…we all want to look young and vigorous! Medical professionals perform all kinds of procedures and surgeries to make us look younger…including face lifts, tummy tucks, body contouring, liposuction, collagen, and on and on. Botox injections are popular as well. These injections are marketed as a simple, non-surgical, physician-administered treatment which…

We see this all the time… Jury says facility is negligent, and the Department of Health says the facility did nothing wrong. No really, the self-policing arm of Virginia’s long term care system is often asked to review records, perform inspections, and report to the public as to care provided in facilities. Sometimes they get…

Breaking news – After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records and said some were already showing signs of improvement. Want to see the full list? http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/Downloads/SFFList.pdf Sadly – people know these facilies provide sub-standard care, but residents remain – payments are…

Heparin can be scary stuff…. Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that the maker of Heparin, Baxter International Inc., has temporarily stopped productions. This is the company’s response to 350 possible reactions to the drug which has caused death, kindey failure etc.. (or so they say). Heparin is most often used in cardiac and orthopedic sugeries,…

I am hoping our office will get power back – and the phones and email will be back online today… but our local power company is not as hopeful. If you are trying to reach our office, please try again this afternoon or tomorrow – sadly, we do not have access to email or phone…

The Roanoke Times ran an excellent editorial on Sunday, February 10. The editorial entitled, “Pull the Plug on TV Drug Ads,” was a rational and detailed analysis as to why the American Pharmaceutical Industry should not be allowed to market their drugs on television without strict oversight. The editorial focused on the cholesterol lowering drug,…

I ran across this December 2007 NC Blog Post, and was disappointed, but not surprised:http://www.northcarolinainjurylawyerblog.com/2007/12/north_carolina_care_operator_s.html “Ron Burrell, the North Carolina care operator who has been ordered to pay some $5 million to two families whose loved ones died because of negligence at two of his facilities, still owns and operates the Alzheimer’s Related Care facility…

We have all heard about that wonderful drug, Vioxx, a miracle drug which effectively controlled pain allowing for a normal and full life. However, we soon learned that the drug also caused heart attacks and strokes….information kept from the consuming public. The latest news is that Merck & Co., the drug’s manufacturer, has become the…

Congressional Inquiry Focuses on Drug AdsAdvertisements for the cholesterol drug Lipitor, which feature artificial heart pioneer Dr. Robert Jarvik, are drawing congressional scrutiny. The House Committee on Energy in Commerce wants to know how Dr. Jarvik became involved in ads for Lipitor and whether his involvement may be misleading to consumers. Lipitor, produced by Pfizer,…