Having a baby is supposed to be a joyous time for new parents. Unfortunately, when a baby has birth defects, that joy is often replaced with sadness, fear, and anger. In some situations, birth defects are hereditary, but birth defects related to prescription drugs and physician error are increasingly common.…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ordered that a drug defect lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline LLC over its Paxil antidepressant medication be sent back to a state court. The three-judge panel ruled that the second removal to federal court was not timely. They said that Pennsylvania’s…
Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD (ADHD in some children includes hyperactivity) generally becomes evident when children and young adults are in school and start to experience difficulties in class or concentrating on homework. Diagnosis and treatment of this complex disorder is extremely difficult, and there has been heated debate on…
A Texas family has filed suit against the European drug company Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals for the injuries their son sustained after taking Onfi, an anti-seizure medication. The parents of the 11-year-old allege that the drug caused their son to develop Stevens Johnson Syndrome, a rare and extreme disorder of the skin…
According to a new study, the children of moms who took acetaminophen while pregnant may have a 40% greater risk of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than kids whose moms didn’t take the drug. Acetaminophen is found in Panadol, Tylenol, Excedrin, Midol, NyQuil, Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine,…