Product News and Recalls

GSK Cancer Vaccine Falls Short in Trial

A new cancer vaccine has failed its primary-stage development trials. A story by MedPage Today reports that GlaxoSmithKline PLC (“GSK”) has announced its experimental cancer vaccine MAGE-A3 has failed to meet requirements to slow progressions to advanced stages of Melanoma.

This is a huge setback for the pharmaceutical giant. GSK claims the drug did not meet a primary goal in a late-stage trial in patients with melanoma, which was hoped to significantly extend the disease-free life of ...

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2.2 Million Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall for more than 2 million dehumidifiers sold in the United States after they were found to have a defect that is causing house fires.

The recall affects about 80 models with brand names including: Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premier, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and Superclima, the CPSC said in a statement.

The dehumidifiers were sold from January 2005 through August 2013 at HH Gregg, Home Depot, Kmart, ...

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$20.6 Million Verdict Upheld for Inflatable Pool Slide Death Lawsuit

According to Boston.com, a $20.6 million verdict has been upheld in the death of a woman by an inflatable pool slide, sold by the popular children’s store Toys “R” Us.

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled in a unanimous opinion, that it could “discern no error” in the lower court’s ruling that affirmed the verdict. The Court said that there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s findings of negligence, breach of warranty, and gross negligence, and concluded that ...

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Federal Judge Approves Settlement in Fracking Lawsuit

The Scranton Times reports that Pennsylvania Plaintiffs have won preliminary approval for a $7.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against Chesapeake Appalachia.

Chesapeake Appalachia, a private producer of natural gas based out of Charleston, West Virginia, has oil and gas properties that stretch along the Eastern coastline. The complaint states that the company overcharged landowners for fees related to natural gas extraction from Marcellus Shale on landowners’ properties.

U.S. District Court Judge Mannion held in a preliminary ruling that the ...

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FDA Announces Voluntary Recall of Infant Motrin

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary recall of Motrin Infants’ Drops that were distributed in the United States.

Roughly 200,000 bottles have been voluntarily recalled by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the company that manufactures Concentrated Motrin Infants’ Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz bottles.

The recall was prompted after plastic pieces were found in them medication. The company claimed that these particles came from a third-party supplier that makes ibuprofen. Only three lots are affected by ...

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New diabetes drug faces competition

GlaxoSmithKline announced that its once-weekly diabetes drug called albiglutide was effective in late-stage clinical trials.

A story in Reuters about the announcement speculates that despite those results, the drug may face challenges in an increasingly competitive market for diabetes drugs. But some of the newer types of diabetes drugs such as Januvia and Byetta have generated health concerns recently.

The medical journal BMJ has published an investigation about the diabetes drugs called ...

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