Health

September 30, 2008 – Manufacturers of products containing milk chocolate, such as Cadbury, Mars and Kraft Foods, have been recalling some products as a precautionary measure after learning that milk produced in China has been found to contain melamine.

Melamine is an industrial chemical that is high in nitrogen and used to make plastics. In an attempt to hide the protein deficiency of watered-down milk during quality testing, Chinese milk producers have added melamine. In China, baby formula and other dairy ...

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI), and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark (D- CA) have all introduced legislation known as the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. The proposed Act would require drug companies to file quarterly reports disclosing payments of $25 or more made to physicians for speaking, consulting, travel, gifts, food, etc.

Eli Lilly and Co. has volunteered to disclose payments of more than $500 to doctors who are compensated for ...

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Litigation SuperConference

A Plaintiff’s Bar Discussion

June 23 -25, 2008 • Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown / Lakefront, Chicago

Chair:

Ramon Lopez, Esq., Lopez McHugh, LLP, Newport Beach, CA

Agenda and Networking Events

Monday, June 23, 2008

8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 Welcome & Introductory Remarks

Ramon Lopez, Esq., Lopez McHugh, LLP, Newport Beach, CA

9:15 Bextra® Litigation

• Litigation update

• Latest studies and reports

• MDL — individual, medical monitoring and third-party complaints

• Future of the ...

On 5/16/2008 the FDA issued an alert for users of the immunosuppresants Mycophenolate Mofetil (marketed as CellCept) and Mycophenolic Acid (marketed as Myfortic). These drugs are commonly prescribed after organ transplants to prevent organ rejection, and have also been prescribed for immunemediated conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and erythema multiforme.

Children Born With Birth Defects

These medications have led to reports of infants born with serious birth defects, including microtia (deformity of the outer ear) and cleft lip and palate. ...