NJ judge dismisses 2 talc cancer lawsuits

Sept. 6, 2016 – San Diego, CA A judge in Atlantic County, NJ dismissed two talcum powder lawsuits on Sept. 2, citing insufficient medical evidence linking baby powder and ovarian...

Essure claim passes preemption test, proceeds in Idaho federal court

Sept. 5, 2016 – San Diego, CA — Another lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare regarding its permanent sterilization device Essure escaped federal preemption and is allowed to move forward on one claim, an...

Plavix ruling paves way for more mass torts in Calif.

Calif. Supreme Court decision clarifies boundaries in exercising specific jurisdiction – What will this mean for Essure? SAN DIEGO, CALIF., Sept. 2 2016 -- A ruling made by the California Supreme...

Ky. attorney general accuses GranuFlo maker of Medicaid fraud, files lawsuit

Sept. 1, 2016 – San Diego, CA Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear filed a lawsuit today against Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest dialysis provider and maker of...

Popular heartburn meds may cause serious health problems in people with cirrhosis, new study finds

Aug. 31, 2016 – San Diego, CA People with cirrhosis should be cautious about taking their heartburn medications, a new study out this month suggests. The Danish study, published in...

Portola unveils interim AndexXa data in wake of FDA’s refusal to approve the Xarelto antidote

Aug. 30, 2016 – San Diego, CA Portola Pharmaceuticals unveiled new data at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting in Rome today regarding its breakthrough factor Xa inhibitor antidote...

Power morcellator use down 80% since FDA’s safety warning, new study finds

Aug. 29, 2016 – San Diego, CA The use of power morcellators has gone down since the Food and Drug Administration recommended against using them during hysterectomies in 2014, a...

Market for diabetes to double by 2022 with Invokana leading the charge

Despite risks for diabetic ketoacidosis, type II diabetes drug Invokana expected to continue billion-dollar sales as diabetes market as whole estimated to double Aug. 26, 2016 -- San Diego, CA...

Kids head back to school with books, backpacks and stimulant medications?

Aug. 25, 2016 -- San Diego, CA The dog days of summer are coming to an end and students across the country are once again heading back to school where test-taking...

How Big Pharma Helped Create the ADHD Boom

“This is a concoction to justify the giving out of medication at unprecedented and unjustifiable levels,” Dr. Keith Conners, psychologist and professor emeritus at Duke University, told the New York...