| Cellular Phone Radiation |
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| Cellular phones are hand-held wireless telephones that have a built-in antenna. Cellular phones are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FCC sets safety guidelines that limit radiofrequency energy on wireless phones sold in the U.S. The FDA monitors the health effects of cellular phone use. Cellular phone use has skyrocketed. There were 16 million cellular phone users in the United States in 1994. By 2001, there were more than 118 million cellular phone users. This article focuses on the FDA's regulation of cellular phones.More... |
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| Buying Prescription Drugs Online |
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| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with ensuring that drugs and medical devices are safe and effective. The FDA has adopted standards for the manufacture of drugs. Before a drug can be marketed, the manufacturer must show that the drug is safe and effective. The manufacturer is also required to meet the FDA's manufacturing standards and other regulations covering labeling and packaging. The FDA can take enforcement action against any drug that fails to meet these regulations and standards. These regulations and standards apply to drugs made in foreign countries, as well as domestic drugs.
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| Causation in Products Liability Lawsuits |
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| Products liability is an area of the law which deals with personal injury and property damage that results from a defective product.
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| Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs |
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| What is the learned intermediary doctrine?More... |
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| Diet Drug Litigation - Fen-Phen |
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| It seemed like a miracle cure to many Americans battling obesity. "Fen-phen" -- a combination of the two diet drugs fenfluramine and phentermine -- was achieving great success in treating obesity. Both fenfluramine and phentermine had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the use of the drugs in combination had not been FDA-approved and was being used "off-label." When it was determined that fenfluramine was linked to heart-valve damage, manufacturers voluntarily removed the drug fenfluramine from the market upon recommendation to do so by the FDA. Phentermine is still on the market as there have been no studies linking that drug to heart valve damage. The FDA recommended that patients who took the combination phen-fen consult their physicians about having an echocardiogram to determine whether heart valve damages has occurred. More... |
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