Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. announced recently that it has started selling the generic form of the anti-hair loss drug Propecia. According to a Jan. 3 news report in Fox News, sale of finasteride 1 mg tablets, that are a copycat version of Merck’s Propecia, is expected to boost the Indian generic drug maker’s profits. Dr….
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The Approval of a New Generic Form of Propecia is a Disappointment
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Bicycle Accident Case
The family of 41-year old Alexander Motsenigos, who was struck and killed by a big rig making a left turn at an intersection, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit (Case number: 13-00150) against the truck driver and his employer after a grand jury refused to indict the driver. According to a Feb. 4 CBS news…
Teens Drive Smart – Student-Made Videos Urging Safe Driving
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Bridgestone Americas are collaborating to release a series of safe driving public service announcements created by teenagers as part of the 2012 Teens Drive Smart Video Contest. According to a press release issued by Bridgestone, the program “empowers teens to create impactful videos that influence their peers to make…
Telling Testimony in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Trial against Ethicon
The Ethicon doctor, who was in charge when the company’s Gynecare Prolift transvaginal mesh implant was first put on the market, testified during a trial in New Jersey that she had warned the company stating her concerns about the mesh’s capacity for erosion and retraction. According to news reports, the witness, Dr. Charlotte Owens told…
Triaminic & Theraflu Recalled For Faulty Caps
Child Resistant Caps Not Resistant Enough Several children opened the child-resistant caps that did not work properly. At least four children became ill after ingesting the medicines and one had to be hospitalized. Novartis Consumer Health Inc., the pharmaceutical company that makes Triaminic and Theraflu has recalled 2.3 million units of cold and cough syrups…
Airlines Slapped with $6 Million Lawsuit for Wrongful Death of Morbidly Obese Woman
In a follow up to a press release posted in November, the husband of Vilma Soltesz, a morbidly obese woman who died in Hungary while waiting for a flight home to the United States, has filed a $6 million wrongful death lawsuit against three major airlines. According to an ABC News report, the suit that…
Adopt A Pantry 2013
Adopt a Pantry Jan 2013: Bisnar Chase, Second Harvest Food Bank & Rock Church of Orange. Our January food drive was a great success! Teaming with Second Harvest Food Bank; Rock Church in Orange delivered 9000 pounds of food for those in need. This program matches up volunteer groups with agencies. The agency promotes the 2…
California DUI Investigations: What Every Officer Looks For
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus is a hard way of saying that the testing officer is looking for an involuntary jerking or bouncing of the eyes as they are moved from center to the side of your field of vision. This test is administered during a dui investigation while the officer is facing you and, if dark,…
Los Angeles Becomes ‘Hit-and-Run Capital of the Nation’
The Los Angeles Police Department is reporting that the city saw 20,000 hit-and-run crashes in 2012, gaining the dubious distinction of being the “hit-and-run capital of the nation.” According to a news report in NBC Los Angeles, out of the 20,000 pedestrians, bicyclists or other motorists who were involved in hit-and-run collisions, 4,000 were injured…
X Games Snowmobiler Caleb Moore Succumbs to Concussion Injuries
Sad news today coming out of Colorado today.  X Games snowmobiler, Caleb Moore passed away after an accident during the freestyle games last week. Caleb suffered a severe concussion and bleeding of the heart after his snowmobile landed on him. The athlete was in poor condition according to his family for which they thought he may not…