Category: Health News
Study: IVC Filters Do Not Help Trauma Patients Survive
The assumption that IVC filters help save lives is directly contradicted by a study finding no difference in survival rates for trauma patients. Hospitals also routinely implant "temporary" blood clot filters in trauma patients, but rarely remove them.
Hydrogen Peroxide Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke
A new study has linked the use of high concentration hydrogen peroxide to nearly 300 poisonings and five deaths over a 10-year period.
Leaking Breast Implant Lawsuits Filed Against Johnson & Johnson
Two lawsuits have been filed in California by women who got sick when their Mentor MemoryGel silicone breast implants leaked.
CHG Antiseptic Wipes Linked to Allergic Rashes and Baby Deaths
Hospitals in the U.S. are routinely bathing ICU patients in a powerful broad-spectrum antibiotic called chlorhexidine (2% CHG wipes). Are they putting patients at risk of serious skin reactions and wasting expensive nursing resources without good evidence it works?
Pet Medications Could Harm Children, Study Finds
The flea medications and heartworm pills millions of Americans give their pets may pose a risk of poisoning to children in the home, a new study has found.
Arizona Woman Files IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit
The number of lawsuits involving IVC filter injuries is growing rapidly as more studies find high risks but no survival benefits for patients.
Skin Antiseptics Linked to Severe Allergic Reactions, FDA Warns
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about life-threatening allergic reactions linked to antiseptic skin products containing chlorhexidine gluconate.
$38 Million Depakote Birth Defect Lawsuit Survives Appeal
A judge in St. Louis has upheld a $38 million payout to a 12 year-old girl who is severely disabled by birth defects caused by Depakote, an anti-seizure drug associated with a 2,060% higher risk of spina bifida.
IVC Filter Side Effect Lawsuit Filed in Washington
Hundreds of people who were implanted with Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) blood clot filters have filed lawsuits against Cook Medical. Lawyers accuse the company of negligence for downplaying side effects like vein perforations, tilting, fractures, organ damage, emergency open-heart surgery,...