The Boston Globe reported on September 10 that Biogen Idec Inc. and Irish drug maker Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc. are facing lawsuits after they allegedly failed to warn people about potentially dangerous side effects of the multiple sclerosis

According to WEWS-TV in Cleveland, more than 70,000 women have filed complaints with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the Mirena intrauterine device (IUD). More than 2 million people currently use the birth control

According to the Pennsylvania Record, the daughters of a woman who allegedly died as a result of using Pradaxa have filed a lawsuit against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. The Record reported that Janine V. McHugh and Jennifer D. Merlino

Some of the stories we have heard in the news recently about the side effects associated with the birth control Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) have been horrific. Across the country, there have been reports of the devices

If you have a Mirena intrauterine device (IUD), pay attention to any issues you have and seek medical care if your problems become overwhelming. Mirena IUD birth control devices have been linked to a variety of complications, including

In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a voluntary recall on all Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips due to false reports of abnormally high blood glucose levels. According to a press

The Detroit Free Press (9/19, Zaniewski) reports that “Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette plans to announce legislation…aimed at tightening regulations of compounding pharmacies in the state hit hardest by a national fungal meningitis outbreak.” Last September, the

In a motion  filed on December 2, Plaintiffs in the federal multi-district transvaginal mesh litigation asked the judge to  impose “severe sanctions”against Johnson & Johnson’s  Ethicon subsidiary for alleged mishandling and destruction of thousands of 

According to the Associated Press, last week it was announced that a $100 million settlement involving the birth-control device NuvaRing would stand, because the vast majority of claimants have chosen to opt into it. The lead attorney in

The Boston Globe (9/8, Lazar) reports that patients across the country are still dealing with the impact of fungal infections they contracted from contaminated shots made at the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. The Centers