Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder risk expands: It faces triple the cancer trials in 2019
Johnson & Johnson paid a steep price this year for claims that its celebrated baby powder was contaminated with asbestos. And its 2019 could be even worse.
A jury ordered the company in July to pay $4.69 billion to 22 women who blamed the talc-based product for causing their ovarian cancer. The prospect of similar...
FDA issues warning after a dozen people get sick from stem cell treatments
A dozen patients in three states were hospitalized with serious bacterial infections after receiving injections of umbilical cord blood that purportedly contained stem cells, according to federal and state health officials.
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it had issued a warning to San Diego-based Genetech Inc., the company that manufactured the treatment...
Certain Antibiotics Tied to Deadly Heart Vessel Tears: FDA
FRIDAY, Dec. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Patients should avoid a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones due to an increased risk of heart vessel tears associated with their use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned.
"These tears, called aortic dissections, or ruptures of an aortic aneurysm can lead to dangerous bleeding or even death,"...
FDA warns stem-cell company linked to E. coli infections
The Food and Drug Administration, signaling stepped-up concerns about unapproved stem-cell treatments, on Thursday warned a California manufacturer about marketing “dangerous” products linked to serious infections in several patients.
The agency sent the warning letter to San Diego-based Genetech Inc., which sold cellular treatments derived from umbilical cord blood to Liveyon LLC, a distributor based...
Two lawmakers question EPA on asbestos after Reuters report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to answer questions about asbestos exposure after Reuters reported that documents showed Johnson & Johnson knew for decades of the mineral’s presence in its popular baby powder.
Whether asbestos in the talc supply in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder caused cancer...
J&J loses bid to have $4.7 billion talc verdict set aside, vows to appeal
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson failed to persuade a Missouri trial judge to set aside a July verdict awarding a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products.
The healthcare company faces thousands of lawsuits over the safety of talc in...
Allergan stops sale of textured breast implants in Europe, shares sink
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drugmaker Allergan Plc said on Wednesday it would take its textured breast implants off the market in Europe, a day after a French regulatory body ordered a recall of the implants, which have been linked to a rare form of cancer.
Allergan defended the safety of its breast implants, but its...
Breakingviews – J&J’s talc crisis will linger for years
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Johnson & Johnson’s talc crisis will linger for years. Investors erased $40 billion of its market value on Friday, after Reuters revealed the U.S. healthcare giant knew for decades its baby powder was sometimes tainted by asbestos. The company says the story is an “absurd conspiracy theory” as “every...
Kotex Recalls Some Tampons After Reports Of Unraveling Inside Body
Kimberly-Clark has issued a voluntary recall of some U by Kotex tampons, after a "quality-related defect" caused the tampons to come apart inside of consumers' bodies, leaving pieces behind after the tampon was removed.
The problematic tampons have pushed users to "seek medical attention to remove tampon pieces left in the body," the personal care...
J&J Starts Settling Suits Over Pinnacle Hip Defect Claims
Johnson & Johnson has begun settling consumers’ claims that it sold artificial hips knowing they were defective, marking the first settlements in the seven-year-old litigation.
A federal judge in Texas overseeing the cases said about 3,300 of 10,000 “have settled or are in the process of settling,’’ according to a Dec. 9 court filing. Terms...
