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• Endo Health Multivitamin Fluoride Claims Result in $39M Settlement

  December 18, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Endo has agreed to pay $39 million to settle claims that its Qualitest subsidiary sold multivitamins that contained less than half the amount of fluoride listed on the label.

• Benicar Cases Selected by Court for Bellwether Trial Process in MDL

  December 17, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A list of 30 potential Benicar sprue-like enteropathy lawsuits have been selected as possible bellwether early test cases.

• Patients Placed at Risk by Unethical Clinical Trial That Forced First-Year Residents To Work Dangerously Long Hours: Group

  December 17, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Public CItizen says two clinical trials forcing first-year-residents to work in excess of 28-hour shifts is unethical and places patients at risk.

• Lead Poisoning Risk from Drinking Water Results in State of Emergency in Flint, MI

  December 17, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Michigan city mayor has declared a state of emergency after the rate of elevated lead levels in children's blood doubled when it switched water supplies.

• Trader Joe’s Triple Ginger Brew Recall Issued After Reports of Bottles Bursting

  December 17, 2015

  Russell Maas

  A Trader Joe's Triple Ginger Brew recall has been announced following a number of reports that the glass bottles shattered or burst without being opened.

• Avandia Restrictions Removed By FDA Years After Risk Mitigation Program Put in Place

  December 17, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has removed all restrictions on the use of Avandia, years after warning that the diabetes drug could increase the risk of heart attacks.

• Ethicon Stapler Lawsuit Results in $80M Jury Award

  December 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A San Jose woman and her husband have been awarded $9.8 million in a lawsuit against Ethicon for manufacturing a defective surgical stapler which caused her serious abdominal injuries.

• Prescription Drug Misuse Among Teens Leads To Riskier Sexual Behavior: Study

  December 16, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that teens who abuse prescription drugs are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not.

• Ground Beef Food Poisoning Targeted By New USDA Rules To Trace Outbreaks

  December 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The FSIS has finalized a new rule requiring establishments that grind ground beef to keep detailed records of where the meat came from, which batches of ground beef it was used in, and how often they clean grinders and other food contact surfaces.

• Dollar Tree Burn Relief Gel Recall Issued Due to Child Poisoning Risk

  December 16, 2015

  Russell Maas

  More than 300,000 packs of burn relief gel sold at Dollar Tree and other discount stores have been recalled because the packaging does not meet federal standards for child-resistant packaging.