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The drugs Yaz and Yasmin continue to be associated with a thickening of the blood, a raise in blood potassium and the increased potential for stroke. A stroke is a…

Everyone in Woburn, Mass., is amazed that no one was injured in a freak runaway dump truck incident that occurred there last week. A dump truck with blacktop in the…

If you're cruising downhill on a major freeway, and you see a huge big rig bearing down on you, what do you do? Well, if you're California Highway Patrol officer…

The process of getting a pharmaceutical manufacturer to acknowledge the potential dangers of its medicine is long, slow and tedious. After all, the company itself cannot be relied upon to…

For medications inarguably linked to serious medical complications, the FDA issues what is known as a black box warning label. This regulation requires the manufacturer to publish a warning on…

Four plaintiffs have filed two new lawsuits against the manufacturers of Levaquin, claiming that the antibiotic caused them a number of tendon difficulties. Lovie Armstrong, Cecil Brown, Darrell Griggs and…

Sometimes a look back is the best way to gain perspective. Often the most difficult time when attempting to gain recognition for harm done by a prescription medication is after…

The FDA has just given approval for the extended release (XR) version of the antidepressant Effexor to be produced in a generic formulation. As with all such cases of named…

Further emphasizing the damaging and widespread effects of Levaquin, Illinois resident John Sprehe has sued the makers and a distributor of the drug, alleging that the medicine directly caused him…

Getting the word out about the effects that Yaz and Yasmin have on worsening blood clots in their users is difficult. One of the hardest parts of trying to gain…