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The makers of Nexium and Prevacid face a chronic kidney disease lawsuit filed by an Arizona woman, which alleges that users and the medical community have not been adequately warned about the potential side effects of the heartburn medications. The complaint (PDF) was filed by Geraldine Griffin in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on July 21, naming Takeda Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca as the defendants. Griffin indicates that she used Prevacid from May 20

Here's the Rundown on Clothes Dryer Fires... AT A GLANCE This Alert Affects: Anyone who had their gas or electric clothes dryer catch fire. What's Going On? Attorneys have reason to believe that certain manufacturers sold defective clothes dryers that can unexpectedly catch fire. They need to hear from consumers whose dryers caught fire to determine whether lawsuits can be filed against these companies. What Problems Have Been Reported? Consumers have complained that the drye

IVC filters have skyrocketed in popularity over the last decade, but retrieval rates remain low — less than 30% are ever removed. Advanced retrieval techniques have been developed, but it is not always clear when these techniques are necessary. In a new study published in the journal Circulation, Dr. Kush Desai and colleagues discovered that standard retrieval techniques were twice as likely to fail when an IVC filter had been implanted for over 7 months. The study found an 1