http://www.lockslaw.com/blog Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers — Locks Law Firm Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:08:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On September 26, 2011, the FDA issued a notice that it was concerned about birth control pills with drospirenone and certain doses of estrogen causing blood clots. Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella are in this group. The preliminary results looked at by the FDA from an FDA-funded study showed women using those drugs face ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/09/yazandbloodclots/ The FDA Advisory Panel which met on September 9, 2011 called for changes in the warnings on Fosamax and other bisphosphonate drugs. The 17-6 vote, after four years of evaluation, may result in the FDA directing Merck and other companies to revise their labels. “Serious concerns have been ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/09/fda-cites-serious-concerns-about-fosamax/ On September 9, 2011, an Advisory Committee of the FDA studying drug safety will meet to conduct a review of bisphosphonates. These drugs include Fosamax, which was approved in 1995 and prescribed for osteoporosis and Paget’s disease of the bone. Some doctors have prescribed it for osteopenia. ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/09/will-the-fda-recommend-a-fosamax-drug-holiday/ Read the recent article in the New Jersey Lawyer from August 2011 answering the question, "Does medical monitoring still exist?" http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/09/does-medical-monitoring-still-exist/ On May 31, 2011, the FDA announced that it is reviewing two recent articles in the British Medical Journal on the issue of whether the progestin DROSPIRENONE (a component of YAZ, YASMIN, OCELLA and other birth control drugs) increases the risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) and of PE (pulmonary ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/06/yazcausingbloodclot/ In the January 25th issue of the Legal Intelligencer, Tom Gowen contributed an article about medical negligence reform, its illusory cost savings and the problems it presents. Several cost-saving alternatives are highlighted including the implementation of computerized physician order systems, prescription bar coding and smart pumps by medical facilities. Tom ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/01/myths-of-medical-malpractice-reform-and-cost-saving-alternatives/ The fourth Fosamax case to go to trial in the country has just begun with jury selection before the Honorable Carol Higbee in Atlantic County, New Jersey. This is only the first non-federal court trial in the country. The first federal trial resulted in a mis-trial in 2009; the re-trial ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/01/foxamax/ Natural gas provides heat and energy throughout the country but gas can be exceptionally dangerous either through its explosive powers or through its products of incomplete combustion--primarily carbon monoxide. Gas which is distributed through aging pipelines in many areas of the country can erupt with explosive force ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/01/2891/ The plaintiffs in the Kiddie Kollege class action won victory today thanks to Jim Pettit and Pamela Lee of the Locks Law Firm, and counsel from several other firms. Jim Pettit was the Court-Appointed Lead Counsel. The class sought medical monitoring and were not seeking personal injury damages. The children all ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2011/01/victory-for-children-in-the-kiddie-kollege-class-action/ As reported in today’s New York Times Smith Kline Beecham (now Glaxo) utilized the services of professional medical ghostwriters Scientific Therapeutics Information located in Springfield, New Jersey to develop a timeline, outline and content for a medical textbook. The 269 page text, Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A ... http://www.lockslaw.com/blog/2010/11/drug-maker-pays-ghostwriting-firm-to-write-medical-textbook/