David Ward, civil justice coordinator for Keystone Progress, recently wrote an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer in which he defends the civil court system.
Ward’s piece is a response to a report by the American Tort Reform Association, “Judicial Hellholes,” which criticizes an alleged bias in favor of plaintiffs in Philadelphia’s courts.
According to Ward, the Keystone Progress ‘Taking Back Our Courts’ project found that the Philadelphia civil courts are “a ...
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The FDA ordered Bayer, maker of the Yasmin line of birth control pills, to create TV commercials specifically for the purpose of correcting misinformation included in previous ads.
According to Rick’s Blog, Bayer executives used the occasion to produce a spoof ad intended to be shown only in-house, ridiculing birth control pill users as irresponsible and promiscuous.
The blog provides some background on the situation, noting that more than 6,800 lawsuits have ...
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Many clinical trials meant to test the effectiveness of medications or medical devices are small and of questionable quality, according to an analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A Fox News report on the study quotes lead researcher Dr. Robert Califf of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute in Durham, N.C., as saying those results are worrisome because doctor groups rely on the studies to set guidelines for ...
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The National Stroke Association has declared May as National Stroke Awareness Month.
Throughout May, the association is encouraging stroke survivors and their loved ones, or anyone concerned about public health, to help spread information about strokes so members of the general public will be better informed about their symptoms and treatment.
According to the association, stroke is a major health concern. About 795,000 strokes will occur this year, or about one every ...
continue reading...According to Bloomberg, a former director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that pharmaceutical maker Bayer withheld company research indicating that its Yasmin line of birth control pills caused increased blood clots.
David Kessler, the former FDA commissioner, made those allegations in a report unsealed as part of the ongoing litigation on behalf of patients claiming to be injured by the contraceptives, Bloomberg reports.
It quotes Kessler as saying: “Bayer ...
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