FOSAMAX works by inhibiting bone resorption and suppressing bone turnover. Bone mineralization occurs in two phases. Primary mineralization occurs while new bone is forming. Because FOSAMAX severely suppresses bone turnover, bone remodeling and … [Read more...]
THE FDA TELLS DOCTORS NOT TO PRESCRIBE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION DRUG TO CHILDREN
On August 30, 2012, the FDA issued a Safety Announcement that recommended that Revatio, a drug used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or high pressure in the blood vessels leading to the lungs, not be prescribed for children between the … [Read more...]
TEXAS TORT REFORMERS ONLY LOVE THEMSELVES
In 2003, Texas tort reform advocates and activists mutilated Texas medical malpractice laws to the point that innocent victims of emergency room negligence cannot hold the hospital, doctors or staff responsible. They were also successful in getting … [Read more...]
Taking away right to sue when wrong has been done isn’t helping Texans
Op-Ed in the American Statesman by Alex Winslow, Local Contributor and Executive Director of Texas Watch Texaswatch.org While the state is crumbling under a real health care crisis, Gov. Rick Perry and his friends in the special interest lobby … [Read more...]
What to do after a collision
Attorney John Fabry discusses the first steps to take after getting into a car accident. If you have recently been in a car wreck contact Bailey & Galyen attorneys at law 844-402-2992 … [Read more...]
Med Mal: Winning the PR Battle
From the Consumer Protection, Corporate Accountability, and Citizen Advocacy Group, TEXAS WATCH Almost a decade after enactment of dangerously radical medical liability restrictions, the medical and insurance lobby continues to pour nearly $1 … [Read more...]
Patients Assume the Risk with Generic Drugs
The United States Supreme Court issued 2 opinions in the past 2 years that address pharmaceutical manufacturers liability for name brand and generic drugs in Wyeth v Levine and Pliva Inc. v. Mensing, respectively. In 2010 in Wyeth v Levine, the … [Read more...]
Call for a Nationwide Ban on Cell Phones and Texting while Driving
Distracted driving causes more 6000 crashes and 3000 deaths each year Safety organizations report that 28 percent of all accidents are caused by cell phone use. We have all been there, near an accident caused by talking or texting on the phone. … [Read more...]
BAYER DOES IT AGAIN: MORE REGRETTABLE HUMAN ERROR
The worldwide drug giant, Bayer, did it again. About 3 years ago, Bayer was caught hiding scientific studies regarding Trasylol from the FDA, physicians and patients. Bayer casually downplayed the significance of that criminal act by attributing it … [Read more...]
FEDERAL LAWS PREVENT PATIENT DUMPING
Every day thousands of Texans who do not have medical insurance are turned away from hospital emergency rooms. This is in violation of federal laws if the person turned away does not have health insurance, but requests an examination or treatment for … [Read more...]
When Are They Going to Learn?
From Texas Watch "November 29th, 2011 Just because special interest lobbyists keep repeating the same thing over and over (and over) again, doesn't make it true. In a recent op-ed piece, Thomas Wilder from the astro-turf lobby outfit known as the … [Read more...]
Med Mal Caps Hurt Patients
TEXAS WATCH provides us this The Huffington Post from November 28th, 2011 by Shirley Svorny, Economics professor, California State University, Northridge; adjunct scholar, Cato … [Read more...]