Recent News

Lead Author of Upcoming FDA Study on Avandia Says Drug Should be Banned
June 29th, 2010

New Program Urges Doctors to Report Illegal Drug Promotions
May 12th, 2010

Drug Giant Astrazeneca to Pay Record $520 Million for Off-Label Drug Promotion
April 28th, 2010

FDA Issues Public Safety Announcement on Popular Cholesterol Medication Zocor
March 20th, 2010

U.S. Senate Committee Says GlaxoSmithKline Knew of Avandia Problems Years Before Made Public
February 24th, 2010

Another HRT Verdict Awarded Against Pfizer on Behalf of Breast Cancer Patient
February 24th, 2010

FDA Issues Alert on Weight-Loss Drug Meridia
January 22nd, 2010

Troubling AP Report says Chinese manufacturers are substituting dangerous levels of cadmium in place of lead in toys.
January 12th, 2010

New Rules for Mandatory Recall Notices Approved by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
January 12th, 2010

Study Indicates Nursing Home Residents Over-Prescribed Antipsychotic Drugs
January 11th, 2010

Genetic Testing Information to be protected under new HHS regulations
October 3rd, 2009

New Chantix study shows no direct link to suicide
October 2nd, 2009

FDA Announces Plan to Improve Drug Risk Communications with the Public
October 1st, 2009

Cell Phone Distraction Cited in 16% of All Fatal Crashes in 2008
September 30th, 2009

Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles for Faulty gas pedals
September 30th, 2009

Januvia label revised to show risk of acute pancreatitis
September 25th, 2009

Flavored Cigarettes banned by FDA
September 23rd, 2009

Study Supports Nonprofit Nursing Homes Provide Better Care
September 10th, 2009

State of Florida to Receive $58.2 Million in Massive Pfizer Fraud Settlement
September 3rd, 2009

Pfizer Pays Record $2.3 billion penalty over illegal drug promotions
September 3rd, 2009

Possible Yaz/Yasmin recall on the horizon?
September 3rd, 2009

Broward County Jury Awards $5.3 Million to Smoker’s Surviving Spouse
August 17th, 2009

Report: Florida Health Insurance Premiums Increase 3.7 Times Faster Than the Level of Income
August 13th, 2009

New Legislation Aims to Hold Foreign Manufacturers Accountable for Dangerous Products
August 8th, 2009

Court Documents Show Wyeth Paid Medical Ghostwriters to Promote HRT
July 27th, 2009

Avandia Again Linked with Liver Failure
July 25th, 2009

Omalizumab (Xolair) Under FDA Safety Review
July 18th, 2009

HRT Use Linked to Increased Risk of Lung Cancer Death
June 23rd, 2009

Zicam Nasal Products Linked to Loss of Smell
June 17th, 2009

All Federal Chinese Drywall Lawsuits to be Consolidated in New Orleans
June 16th, 2009

FDA Announces Class I Recall of Certain Medtronic Pacemakers
June 12th, 2009

President Obama Expected to Sign Bill Allowing FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
June 12th, 2009

Jacksonville Jury Orders R.J. Reynolds to Pay $30 Million to Widow of Smoker
June 2nd, 2009

Hydroxycut Pulled from the Market Amid Reports of Serious Liver Injuries
May 4th, 2009

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Update on Chinese Drywall
May 4th, 2009

FDA Mandates Serious Warnings for Botox, All Botulinum Toxin Products
April 30th, 2009

Legislation introduced to give FDA more power in dealing with foreign medical device and drug manufacturers
April 23rd, 2009

GM Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles Due to Fears of Engine Fires
April 17th, 2009

FDA Staffers Express Ongoing Concern of Widespread Corruption to Present Obama
April 17th, 2009

Drywall Task Force Requested by Florida Senator
April 17th, 2009

New Report Reveals Hospital Medical Errors Still Commonplace
April 9th, 2009

Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Voluntarily Recalled by Drug Maker
April 9th, 2009

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson Critical of Consumer Product Safety Commission over drywall problems
April 9th, 2009

FDA Finally Closing Loophole on Most Grandfathered Medical Devices
April 8th, 2009

Governor Crist seeking federal aid amidst growing concern over Chinese drywall
April 3rd, 2009

House Bill Presented to Ban Tainted Drywall
April 2nd, 2009

Recall of Yamaha Motor Corporation Rhino Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV)
March 31st, 2009

Senators file legislation seeking help for homeowners with Chinese Drywall
March 30th, 2009

Florida Jury Rules in Favor of Philip Morris
March 26th, 2009

Did Medtronic Know of Sprint Fidelis Lead Wire Problems in 2004?
March 25th, 2009

Medtronic Releases Data Linking Recalled Sprint Fidelis Lead to 13 Patient Deaths
March 13th, 2009

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Supports Drug Lawsuits
March 9th, 2009

Broward County Jury Awards $780,000 to Smoker’s Family
March 9th, 2009

Public Health Advisory Issued on Psoriasis Drug Raptiva
March 1st, 2009

Federal probe begins over imported drywall from China during 2004-2006
February 26th, 2009

Proposed budge increase of $335 Million over last year to FDA
February 26th, 2009

Lawmakers plan to reintroduce legislation to reverse Supreme Court decision on medical device liability
February 26th, 2009

New study shows failure rate of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads are significantly higher than previously known
February 26th, 2009

Broward County Jury Awards $8 Million to Smoker’s Widow
February 19th, 2009

New England Journal of Medicine study confirms HRT breast cancer link
February 10th, 2009

Attorneys General from 27 States Reach Settlement with Bayer Corp. over misleading TV ads for birth control product Yaz
February 10th, 2009

Study Shows Most Male Cancer Deaths Caused by Smoking
January 27th, 2009

Pfizer Agrees to Buy Wyeth for $68 Billion
January 26th, 2009

Criticism Mounts over Digitek Recall
January 25th, 2009

Government Accountability Office’s report to Congress declares the FDA is in dire need of improvement
January 22nd, 2009

Controversy erupts between US Department of Health & Human Services and FDA over missing financial data
January 16th, 2009

FDA Scientists complain of widespread FDA managerial misconduct to Obama transition team
January 9th, 2009

Federal Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Cases Dismissed with Prejudice on Grounds of Federal Preemption
January 6th, 2009

Large US Study links Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax to Jaw Bone Death
January 5th, 2009

Wyeth’s Use of Alleged Medical Ghostwriting Questioned by U.S. Senator
December 12th, 2008

Study Shows Most Male Cancer Deaths Caused by Smoking
November 30th, 2008

Florida Attorney General Sues Merck Over Vioxx
October 2nd, 2008

New Medicare Rules Mean No Reimbursement for “Hospital Acquired” Medical Complications
October 1st, 2008

Susan G. Komen Foundation Announces Unprecedented $100 Million in Grants for Breast Cancer Research in 2008
September 30th, 2008

U.S. Senate to Keep Close Tabs on Medical Device Ads
September 26th, 2008

Legislation Supports National Registry Database of Payments made to Physicians
August 20th, 2008

Health “Credit Reports” Used by Health and Life Insurance Companies Prompt Privacy Concerns
August 5th, 2008

Shoulder pain pumps linked to irreversible cartilage damage
July 16th, 2008

FAA Bans Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers from Using Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix
May 22nd, 2008

Urgent Recall of Heart Drug Digitek (Digoxin) Tablets
May 9th, 2008

Florida Engle Class Members Must Register for a Share in $600 Million Trust Fund before June 16, 2008
April 23rd, 2008

Merck Announces 44,000 have signed up for Vioxx Settlement
March 14th, 2008

Wyeth to Appeal HRT Verdict in Arkansas
March 6th, 2008

Follow-up Study Confirms Risks of HRT Outweigh Benefits
March 5th, 2008