Is It Safe to Take Fen-Phen?

On August 31, 2010, in Dangerous Pharmaceuticals, Defective Products, by Silverman and Fodera Personal Injury Law Firm

Fen-Phen
Is It Safe to Take Fen-Phen?
Background
This article concerns the prescribing in combination of two anorexic (appetite suppressing) drugs, Fenfluramine [fen] and Phentermine [phen], which separately have been on the market since the 1970s. Physicians became interested in combining the medications following the 1992 publication of a University of Rochester study conducted by Dr. Michael Weintraub [...]

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Heart Stent Recall

On August 31, 2010, in Dangerous Medical Devices, Defective Products, by Silverman and Fodera Personal Injury Law Firm

Heart Stents
Heart Stent Recall; 26 Injured, 1 Dead

On October 8, 1998, the FDA issued a press release announcing that Boston Scientific Corporation of Natick, MA, had voluntarily recalled and ceased distribution of its NIR ON Ranger with Sox coronary stent delivery system, due to a serious risk of patient injury. Hospitals have been urged [...]

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Dangerous Swimming Pool

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Silverman and Fodera Personal Injury Law Firm

Swimming Pool Accidents
Dangerous Swimming Pool

An all-to-common tragedy faced by the water -safety community each year involves a child, a guest, or a friend who drowns while swimming in the presence of others who are swimming in the same pool. The general public, untrained in the investigation and causation of water safety deaths, justifiably can wonder [...]

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Are Your Condoms Safe?

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Silverman and Fodera Personal Injury Law Firm

Condoms
Are the Condoms You Use Safe and Free From Defects?

People depend on condoms to prevent pregnancy and the transmission of sexually-transmitted diseases, such as AIDS, gonorrhea, syphillis, chlymidia, and herpes. There is no doubt that next to abstinence, condoms provide one of the safest levels of protection. People depend on manufacturer’s claims that their condoms [...]

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