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When is a massager more than a massager? When it’s sold and used to melt fat, contrary to its FDA registration. An investigative story by public-interest journal Fairwarning lays out the story of the LipoTron 3000 device, which is being advertised and used nationwide as a fat-reduction tool, frequently and falsely touted as “FDA approved.” According to RevecoMED International, the manufacturer, the device uses radio frequency to literally melt the fat away, without disrupting other internal organs. Unfortunately, the FDA …

  Actos, a popular diabetes drug, has been shown to more than double the risk of bladder cancer in patients taking the medication.         Mobile users click here to view the video.         Lawyers.com Supervising Producer John McCarthy interviews attorney Hunter Shkolnik, an expert on Actos litigation. He describes Actos as a “blockbuster” drug: It has netted its manufacturer tens of billions of dollars and is one of the 10 most-prescribed drugs in the …

  Pradaxa is meant to prevent strokes and blood clots in people at high risk. However,  it causes catastrophic, uncontrolled bleeding and even death in some patients.         Mobile users click here to view the video.         Lawyers.com Supervising Producer John McCarthy interviews attorney Brenda Fulmer, an expert on Pradaxa litigation. She reports that the drug was approved by the FDA on the basis of only one single internal study performed by the company …

  The Stryker Rejuvenate is just the latest hip replacement to fail, causing disastrous side effects which can ultimately lead to permanent tissue and bone damage, as well as heavy metal poisoning.          Mobile users click here to view the video.         Lawyers.com Supervising Producer John McCarthy interviews attorney Cal Warriner, who explains that the problem lies in the stem of the device, which is driven into the thigh bone and is meant to …

  Are you a longtime, daily user or Prilosec of Nexium? Have you recently suffered a broken bone or fracture? Your medicine could be the cause.         Mobile users click here to view the video.         Watch as Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine interviews attorney Michael Lynch at the American Association for Justice Conference about the dangers in taking antacid drugs over long periods of time. These medications, known as proton pump inhibitors, are some …