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	<title>Michael J. Evans:  Law + Technology + Marketing &#187; Dangerous Products</title>
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		<title>Yaz, Yasmin ads must be updated to add risks of thromboembolism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bayer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration is requiring Bayer, the maker of Yaz/Yasmin birth control pills, to change its ads and promotional materials to add information about the risk of thromboembolism.  Bayer recently changed the drugs&#8217;s warning labels to include information about the risk of thromboembolism in women using Yasmin compared to contraceptives using other progestins. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota recalls 870,000 Sienna minivans due to safety hazard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minivans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sienna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota will recall 870,000 Sienna mini-van sold in the United States and Canada since the 1998 model year because of a risk that the spare tire could drop into the road. The recalls cover mini-van sold in several cold weather US states and Canada due to potential corrosion from long-term exposure to road salt that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall MDL Judge Announces Breakthrough Agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese drywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese drywall attorneys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese drywall lawsuit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[knauf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KPT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Chinese drywall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a Nov. 3, 2009 Reuters article, Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (KPT), one of the Chinese drywall manufacturers, has agreed to waive service of process through the Hague Convention, and will accept service of process of an Omnibus Class Action Complaint which is to be filed in the Chinese drywall MDL litigation on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardasil Researcher Drops Bombshell(s)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cervaris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardasil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardasil Side-Effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV Vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV Vaccine Side-Effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merck]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to an excellently reported article by Susan Brinkmann for the Philadelphia Daily Bulletin, Dr. Diane Harper, the lead researcher during clinical trials of two human papiloma vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, dropped a bombshell (or perhaps multiple bombshells) at the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination.  Dr. Harper said the drugs will do little to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, an FDA that may care more about consumer protection than politics.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reported September 24, 2009 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted &#8220;that four New Jersey congressmen and its own former commissioner unduly influenced the process that led to its decision last year to approve a patch for injured knees, an approval it is now revisiting.&#8221; [Blogger's note: all emphasized text [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How low will Big Pharma go to make a buck?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-depressants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bextra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Pharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emory University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forest Labs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genotropin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kickbacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kickbacks to doctors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lexapro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lipitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neurontin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate Special Committee on Aging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I continue to be amazed at the depths to which some drug companies will stoop to make a dollar (okay, so it&#8217;s more like a few billion dollars).  Just yesterday Bloomberg reported that Pfizer agreed to a $1.2 billion criminal fine (the largest in U.S. history) and a felony plea by a subsidiary to settle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matrixx failed to give 800 Zicam reports to FDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zicam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg is reporting that Maatrixx, the manufacturer of Zicam nasal spray and swabs, didn&#8217;t give the FDA 800 complaints it received about side-effects of the recalled products.  The products were recalled June 16 after the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers that the treatments may cause a loss of smell.]]></description>
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		<title>Major victory for consumers injured by dangerous products</title>
		<link>http://www.mjevans.com/tort-reform/major-victory-for-consumers-injured-by-dangerous-products</link>
		<comments>http://www.mjevans.com/tort-reform/major-victory-for-consumers-injured-by-dangerous-products#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tort Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal preemption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass torts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama took a major step in restoring the right of states to protect their citizens from dangerous products yesterday.  In a Presidential directive to all heads of executive agencies, President Obama reversed the Bush administration policy of federal preemption of lawsuits filed under state law.  There were obviosly two points of view&#8211;that of major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA warns consumers not to use Hydroxycut products due to liver risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 03:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydroxycut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liver disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers not to use Hydroxycut products due to the risk of serious liver damage.  The FDA says that &#8220;Consumers who use a Hydroxycut dietary supplement and who experience signs of illness associated with liver disease should immediately consult their health care provider.  Symptoms of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA requires &#8220;Black Box&#8221; warning for Botox, Myobloc and Dysport</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 02:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Box warning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug side-effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dysport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FDA has announced that it will require a &#8220;Black Box&#8221; warning on Botox and its competitors due to serious adverse side-effects.  Many of the side-effects have been reported when Botox has been used as an off-label treatment for children with cerebral palsy.  Side-effects in children have included difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, muscular weakness, drooping [...]]]></description>
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