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What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Lucky to Be Certified Legal Nurse Consultants!

I recently mentored a CLNC® consultant on how to help her attorney-client learn whether a plaintiff had been given Zimmer Duron Cup hip replacements (sales suspended due to high rates of failures) and I started looking at the sheer number of products that have placed us all at risk.

It’s just incredible. The diversity of recalls is amazing. Foods, products, supplements and, of course, implants – everything is out to get us. Think about it, we’ve learned that the peanut butter we pack for our children’s lunches is potentially contaminated with salmonella. The pistachios we sneak into the movie theatre may also be out to get us (more salmonella). The tuna sushi we snack on at happy hour elevates our mercury levels (I can always tell Tom the current temperature) and the “heart-healthy” salmon we eat for dinner is contaminated with PCBs (if it’s not wild Alaskan). When we microwave butter-flavored popcorn to enjoy with our Netflix movies on Sundays, we risk poisoning our family’s lungs. Even the red wine we drink to forget our other problems may have more contaminants than tap water. Take note for the future, even Poligrip and Fixodent (I’m not there yet) have been linked to peripheral nerve damage (so that’s what’s wrong with grandma!).

Give Us this Day Our Daily Meds

How do you start your day? Does your breakfast contain a line of pills (and I don’t mean vitamins) longer than your middle finger? If you open your medicine cabinet too quickly is there an “orange avalanche” of pill bottles? Have you succumbed to the slick marketing of pharmaceutical companies like many of my baby boomer friends who daily whip out an array of drugs for restless leg syndrome, elevated cholesterol, reduced bone density and sleep deprivation?

Fosamax Products Liability Cases Take Off

Lawyers USA, one of my favorite legal publications, reported that Fosamax® lawsuits are set to take off in 2009. Fosamax®, manufactured by Merck is used for treatment of osteoporosis.

700 plaintiffs are alleging that Merck failed to warn users of the potential risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw which causes the jaw to deteriorate. The plaintiffs also allege that the FDA upon approval in 1995 requested Merck to perform further testing and place a warning on the package.

*The opinions and statements made by Vickie Milazzo, the founder of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. are based on her experiences and expertise, should not be applied beyond the specific context provided, and do not guaranty or project actual results. Vickie Milazzo is no longer involved in the operations or management of the business, but is involved as an independent education consultant.

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