FDA Examines Health Risk of Yaz and Yasmin

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is studying the health risks associated with two popular birth control pills. The birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin are manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals and contain the active ingredient drospirenone. The FDA announced the warning after two new studies reported a 2 to 3 times greater risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women using birth control containing drospirenone.

Male pattern baldness, otherwise known as MPB, is a condition that men had to endure for centuries without any hope for slowing its progression. However, recent advances in medical research have yielded new medications that have allowed many men to slow, stop and even to reverse its advancement. One of the leading medications in this regard is known as Propecia. Unfortunately, the need for help from defective drug lawyers has arisen with many men who have suffered from serious and permanent Propecia side effects. Below is a brief introduction to this growing problem.

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, makers of Tylenol, recalled 34,000 bottles of various medications on March 29, 2011. "[This] recall was initiated ... where equipment-cleaning procedures were insufficient or that cleaning was not adequately documented." Even though there have not been any incidents reported due to these recalls, a potential lawsuit may still be around the corner. Please contact Atkins and Markoff's defective Tylenol attorneys today if you feel that the recall has negatively affected your daily life.