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• Axxent FlexiShield Mini Recall Lawsuit Filed Over Tungsten Particles

  April 20, 2011

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  At least seven Axxent FlexiShield Mini lawsuits have been filed by women who discovered that recently recalled radiation therapy pads...

• Bowel Drugs Side Effects May Cause Fatal Blood Cancer: FDA Warns

  April 19, 2011

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  Federal drug regulators are receiving an increasing amount of blood cancer reports from users of some drugs designed to treat...

• Revlimid Side Effects Linked to Risk of New Cancer: FDA

  April 11, 2011

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  Federal health officials indicate that recent clinical trials suggest that side effects of Revlimid, which is used to treat blood...

• Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $9M Verdict

  April 8, 2011

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  A mesothelioma wrongful death lawsuit against Dow Chemical has resulted in a $9 million jury award for the family of...

• Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection Recall Issued by APP Pharmaceuticals

  March 28, 2011

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  Five lots of Irinotecan Hydrochloride injection, a colon cancer drug, have been recalled after fungus was found floating in some...

• Mesothelioma Suit Over Cigarette Filters Results in $1.4M Verdict

  March 25, 2011

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  A product liability lawsuit brought against a tobacco company that used asbestos in its cigarette filters has resulted in a...

• Secondhand Smoke Lawsuit Seeks Class Action Status

  March 22, 2011

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  The mother of a casino employee who died of cancer last year has filed a class action lawsuit against the...

• Groups Remove Info Downplaying Risk of Cancer from Breast Implants

  March 4, 2011

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  Two organizations representing plastic surgeons have removed information from their websites that some critics say was telling their members to...

• Pediatricians Call for Tanning Bed Ban for Teens and Children

  March 1, 2011

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  A group of pediatricians is calling for teens and children to be banned from tanning salons, due to the risk...

• Misleading Advice Being Promoted About Cancer and Breast Implants Link

  February 22, 2011

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  The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen is calling for federal regulators to intervene in the efforts of some organizations to...