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• Link Between Some Heartburn Drugs and Hip Injuries

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2006 3:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A study published this week in The Jouranl of the American Medical Association, there is a connection between hip fractures and certain heartburn drugs such as Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid. All three medications are proton pump inhibitors. The largest risk was found in those taking large doses of the drug for more than a year.

• Kava Kava lawsuit to be filed

  Staff Writer | December 17, 2006 8:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  I will be filing a lawsuit in Orlando this Tuesday December 19, 2006 against Nutraceutical Corporation and Chamberlin Foods of Orlando for their manufacturing and distribution of the dangerous kava kava supplement. Kava Kava, a plant indigenous to the South Pacific is used as a ceremonial drink in the South Pacific but can lead to liver toxicity and death. Kava Kava is a dangerous product that...

• Kava Kava- A Dangerous Drug

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2006 1:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Kava Kava, known for its mood enhancing capacity, is coming under increasing scrutiny after studies have shown it to cause liver toxicity, even death. There are many forms of Kava Kava and it can be ingested in pill form or liquid tea. Its popularity has given rise to various Kava Kava bars popping up. However, GNC ordered the dietary supplement to be removed from its stores as long ago as...

• Polk County Corrections Officer Charged with Molesting Child

  Staff Writer | December 05, 2006 12:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A Polk County Corrections officer has been charged with sexually molesting a victim under the age of 12. Officer Randy Gene Allen was arrested and charged with the crime on Monday. Allen is in jail with his bail set at $50,000 for each count

• Problems with Heart Stents

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2006 9:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  According to a Cleveland Clinic analysis, drug coated stents increase the risk of dangerous blood clots four to five times more than the bare metal stents. The analysis covered 6,675 patients in 9 trials involving Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific.