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FDA Issues a New Warning Regarding Tylenol and Liver Damage
The FDA has issued a warning regarding the use of high dosages of Tylenol or acetaminophen. The FDA warns that high dosages of acetaminophen provide no added benefits but may increase the risk of liver damage and death. See the text of the full release below:...
Benzene in Lyndhurst NJ Homes – Residences A-Q
Table 36 appears to show residential sampling that was done for a number of homes, A-Q, finding high levels of benzene in the air inside these homes. These homes are in a neighborhood that has been impacted by a former...
Nidel Law Investigating Risperdal Claims for Male Breast Development
Risperdal is a powerful antipsychotic drug, originally designed to treat people with schizophrenia. But the drug was marketed and often prescribed to children for “behavioral disorders.” In November, Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay the Federal Government over...
Pradaxa to undergo new FDA safety study
The FDA, amid growing concerns about the risk of uncontrolled bleeding when taking Pradaxa, has determined that an additional comprehensive study of the drug is necessary to determine its safety in comparison with warfarin. See FDA's statement at the following....
FDA Upgrades Warnings for Pfizer’s Tygacil
Pfizer’s drug Tygacil has warned of the risk of all cause mortality, however Public Citizen has been asking for an upgraded, “black box,” warning on Tygacil since 2011. Today the FDA finally responded to the risk of death when taking intravenous Tygacil (tigecycline).
FDA Warns Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Drugs Can Cause Permanent Nerve Damage
The Food and Drug Administration posted its serious concerns about the risk of nerve damage, known as peripheral neuropathy, with fluoroquinolone use by mouth or injection.
Exxon Pipeline Ruptures Piping Dirty Tar Sands Oil Into Arkansas Neighborhood
Residents in Mayflower, Arkansas spent Easter weekend fleeing the impacts of a ruptured pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil. At least 22 homes were evacuated in the Arkansas neighborhood after thousands of gallons of crude oil being transported from the Canadian tar...
The Local Nose Knows Best What to Do with Sewage Sludge
The regulation of sewage sludge, and in particular, land application of this mixture of human and industrial waste, is highly controversial throughout the country, especially in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, and California. If you are like many of us...
Nidel Law Files Case for Boy with Leukemia Exposed to Benzene
On November 15, 2011 the family of a child cancer patient filed a Complaint against BP, Chevron, and other owners and operators of a bulk petroleum transport and storage facility near the boy’s home. The plaintiff, who was born and raised within a half-mile radius of...
Nidel Law Re-files Case For Injury From Fluoridated Drinking Water
Nidel Law, P.L.L.C., in conjunction with Paulson and Nace, P.L.L.C., re-filed a case against Nestle U.S.A., Nestle Waters North America, Inc., The Dannon Company, Inc., and the Gerber Products Company, for damage caused by fluoride contained in their products marketed...