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• New Drug may Offer Hope for Alzheimer's Patients

  Karen Gatlin | August 01, 2008 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease is growing as the population of the United States is aging. A new drug, Rember, may slow or even halt the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, a disease which affects...

• The Racial Implication of Tort Reform

  Donald Caminiti | July 30, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Center for Justice & Democracy (CJ&D), a nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer rights organization, today announced the publication of The Racial Implication of Tort Reform in the most recent...

• Vytorin fails test

  Donald Caminiti | July 28, 2008 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  In a recent SEAS study, it was determined that the cholesterol reducing drug, Vytorin, did not prevent worsening of heart valve disease or lower the need for valve surgery. Preliminary results...

• Physician-Patient Communication

  Donald Caminiti | July 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  In medical malpractice litigations in recent years in Japan, it is notable that the growing number of medical negligence cases resulting in serious personal injury or wrongful death includes the...

• Cancer Doctor Warns of Cell Phone Risk

  Donald Caminiti | July 24, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  A University of Pittsburgh doctor warned university faculty and staff Wednesday that cell phone use may cause increased risk of cancer. In a memo he sent to about 3,000 faculty and...

• Durom Artificial Hip

  Donald Caminiti | July 24, 2008 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Complaints surrounding an artificial hip component have prompted the nation’s largest orthopedics device producer to suspend sales of artificial socket. According to some physicians the Durom cup...

• Medically Unfit Truck Drivers Still on Roads

  Donald Caminiti | July 24, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentBergen County, NJ

  A recently released AP article notes that hundreds of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the US carry commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and...

• Medical Malpractice - "Dr. Creepy" and his tattoos

  Donald Caminiti | July 22, 2008 3:40 PM | 11 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  A Pennsauken woman has filed suit in Camden County Superior Court against her orthopedic surgeon, who - after performing successful surgery on her herniated disc - left a washable tattoo on her...

• Heart Medication Recall

  Karen Gatlin | July 11, 2008 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Many patients with heart failure take Digoxin to improve their heart function. One medication, Digitek, whose main ingredient is Digoxin, is produced in New Jersey by Activis, and marketed as...

• Medical Malpractice III

  Donald Caminiti | July 01, 2008 2:51 PM | 1 CommentBergen County, NJ

  Unfortunately, neither ancedotal tales, rhetorical hocus-pocus nor blame pointed at the legal profession will put an end to medical negligence crisi in this country. The Harvard Medical Practice...