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• Roche Heart Attack Test Kit Recall Issued Over False Results

  April 25, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Roche is recalling test kits used to determine heart damage following a heart attack, after reports suggest that the kits...

• Weight Loss Drug Heart Risks Should Be Studied Before Approval: Panel

  April 6, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A panel of outside advisors to the FDA has recommended that drug companies be required to prove that new weight...

• Lawsuit Filed Over Femur Fracture From Fosamax and Boniva Use

  February 27, 2012

  Staff Writers

  An Alabama woman is suing the makers of Fosamax and Boniva, alleging that the osteoporosis drugs caused her to suffer...

• EMA Decides Not To Recall Xenical and Alli, Despite Liver Injury Concerns

  February 17, 2012

  Staff Writers

  European health regulators have decided to allow the prescription weight loss drug Xenical and the lower-dose over-the-counter version sold as...

• Counterfeit Avastin Cancer Drugs Found in U.S.

  February 16, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Counterfeit versions of the cancer drug Avastin have made their way into the United States, federal drug safety officials are...

• Accutane Lawsuits Continue to Mount in New Jersey State Court

  February 13, 2012

  Staff Writers

  There are now more than 7,000 Accutane lawsuits pending in New Jersey state court, which allege that the makers of...

• Raptiva Recall Lawsuit Trial Over Fatal Infection Delayed

  January 26, 2012

  Staff Writers

  The first trial over claims that the recalled psoriasis drug Raptiva caused a fatal brain infection has been pushed back...

• Zelboraf Side Effects Linked to Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinomas

  January 20, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Roche’s melanoma skin cancer pill Zelboraf, actually appears to cause other, less deadly, forms of skin cancer to grow, some...

• Accutane Inflammatory Bowel Disease Lawsuit Results in Hung Jury

  December 30, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A New Jersey product liability trial over claims that the acne medication Accutane caused a teen to suffer inflammatory bowel...

• Study Finds Benefits With Avastin For Aggressive Breast Cancer

  December 15, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A group of Italian researchers indicate that the controversial cancer drug Avastin may yet play a role in the treatment...