Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Update By The CDC
October 11, 2012
On October 10, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued an update regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in which it reported that there have been 137 cases of fungal meningitis allegedly associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections in 1[...]
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We’re Celebrating One Full Year Of Daily Blog Postings!
March 4, 2012
Well, we have reached a significant milestone — one complete year of our daily blog postings (we started daily posting in our Blog on March 5, 2011 and have posted every day since). When we first started to blog, we thought that it might be difficult to find relevant, interesting informat[...]
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Is My Cancer Drug Avastin A Fake?
February 21, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert on February 20, 2012 regarding a counterfeit (fake) cancer medication that may have entered the U.S. from overseas that does not contain the required active ingredient. The only FDA-approved version of the cancer drug Avastin is mark[...]
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Drug Shortages: Get Your Drugs While You Still Can!
November 3, 2011
The severe shortages of drugs in the United States are becoming more and more ominous. Hospitals and surgeons alike are finding that the drugs they use and rely on may be available one day but unavailable the next. Some unscrupulous drug middlemen are buying up supplies of drugs and then jacking u[...]
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