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New Study Finds Risk in Off Label Use of Drugs

In the United States physicians are permitted to prescribe medications to patients to treat conditions that are not specifically listed…

17 years ago

DRIVING WHILE CELLPHONED? TEXT ME ABOUT IT!

If you drive anywhere in the city of New York (or apparently anywhere else in the tri-state area as well)…

17 years ago

Drug Company Pays to Have Medical Articles Written To Enhance Sales of Its Drugs

The use of ghostwriters---professional writers who assist non-writers to write a book or article and who are paid for their…

17 years ago

The Medical Malpractice Insurance Myth Debunked

Many of you have no doubt heard the repeated hue and cry of some who complain that doctors are being…

17 years ago

FDA’s Role in Regulating Drugs and Protecting Health

The U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency that is part of the United States Department of…

17 years ago

MESOTHELIOMA VICTIMS AUTOPSY CANNOT BE COMPELLED

On March 18, 2009, a New Jersey Appellate Court ruled against two companies which had tried to compel an autopsy…

17 years ago

Supreme Court Rejects Federal Preemption – Wyeth v. Levine

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 4, 2009 issued what will be one of the most important decisions of this…

17 years ago

FENTANYL PAIN PATCH RECALL

Two lots of Duragesic pain patches were recalled on December 31, 2008 by the Pri-Cara division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,…

17 years ago

Carbon Monoxide – Advances in Medical Knowledge

The danger of carbon monoxide has been recognized in terms of its hypoxic effect for some time. This happens because…

17 years ago

Big Trucks and Busses Continue to Account for Too Many Serious Highway Accidents

Much of American commerce is carried by big trucks on our highways, but far too many major accidents occur involving…

18 years ago