Recent studies have caused researchers to become concerned that patients who take certain drugs to treat their diabetes have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas. The drugs at issue are Januvia, Victoza, Byetta, and Onglyza, among others. These drugs are used to control blood sugar in patients with Type 2 diabetes. They […]
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against UPMC Mercy Alleges Lack of Insurance Resulted in Failure to Provide Necessary Life Saving Medical Care
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against UPMC Mercy Alleges Lack of Insurance Resulted in Failure to Provide Necessary Life Saving Medical Care The Estate of Dorian Tillman, through its Attorney Jason Luckasevic of Goldberg, Persky & White, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against UPMC Mercy and some of its physicians for wrongful death. Mr. Tillman, formerly of the Hill […]
Citizens Coal Council Sues Matt Canestrale Contracting For Dumping Toxic Coal Ash
Citizens Coal Council Sues Matt Canestrale Contracting For Dumping Toxic Coal Ash At Risk: A Safe and Healthy Watershed… and a Way of Life — Hunting and Fishing Along the Monongahela River. Pittsburgh, PA – Residents living near the LaBelle Refuse Site, a coal ash mine dump located in Luzerne Township, are going to court over […]
Newsweek Top Attorneys Showcase, 2011
Newsweek Top Attorneys Showcase, 2011 The March 28, 2011 edition of Newsweek magazine features a showcase of Top Attorneys nationwide, including Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. Pioneers in complex and challenging asbestos litigation cases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis injuries, GPW’s attorneys also have extensive experience in personal injury lawsuits, ERISA class actions, harmful […]
Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix: Emotional Side Effects
Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix: Emotional Side Effects Smoking cessation drug Chantix has been under scrutiny in recent months as links to dangerous side effects emerge. Made by drug manufacturer Pfizer, Chantix was approved by the FDA in 2006 and quickly became a top seller, amassing $883 million its first year on the market. Chantix […]
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Chantix: Agency requests that manufacturer add new safety warnings for smoking cessation drug
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Chantix: Agency requests that manufacturer add new safety warnings for smoking cessation drug The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a Public Health Advisory to alert health care providers, patients, and caregivers to new safety warnings concerning Chantix (varenicline), a prescription medication used to help patients stop […]
FDA Adds Boxed Warning for Heart Attacks to Anti-Diabetes Drug Avandia; Agency says drug to remain on market, while safety assessment continues
FDA Adds Boxed Warning for Heart Attacks to Anti-Diabetes Drug Avandia; Agency says drug to remain on market, while safety assessment continues The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that the manufacturer of Avandia (rosiglitazone), a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, has agreed to add new information to the existing boxed warning […]
Study: diabetics better off avoiding new drugs in favor of cheaper, safer old ones
Study: diabetics better off avoiding new drugs in favor of cheaper, safer old ones A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that most type-2 diabetics are better off using older, cheaper diabetes drugs than their heavily advertised, newer counterparts. With the exception of those who cannot tolerate specific drugs like Glucophage (metformin), the […]
FDA Issues Safety Alert on Avandia
FDA Issues Safety Alert on Avandia The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of a potential safety issue related to Avandia (rosiglitazone), a drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes. Safety data from controlled clinical trials have shown that there is a potentially significant increase in the risk of heart attack and heart-related […]
Driving while asleep among risks of sleeping pills
Driving while asleep among risks of sleeping pills The FDA recently demanded stricter warnings on the labels of various prescription sleep medications in response to some alarming side-effects. Most notably, some sleeping pill patients have been driving in their sleep; in addition to sleep-driving, those on sleep medications are also completing other “complicated activities” while […]