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• GE Using UK Libel Laws to Shield Omniscan from Criticism, Doctor Claims

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 446
  General Electric has been accused of trying to stifle criticism of its Omniscan gadolinium contrast dye by a Danish radiologist who warned it was associated with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in 2007. According to an article in The Guardian, Henrik Thomsen claims a subsidiary of General Electric has sued him ...
  1 week ago

• FDA Should Tighten Restrictions on Omniscan, OptiMark, Panel Says

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 446
  A panel of medical experts reviewing gadolinium contrast dyes recommended last week that the labeling for General Electric’s Omniscan and Covidien’s OptiMark should have stronger warnings regarding their risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). According to an article on Propublica.com, most panel members ...
  2 weeks ago

• First NSF Lawsuit to Go to Trial in California

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 446
  One of the first trials involving a gadolinium contrast dye – Magnevist – and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is set to begin in January. According to a report on Law.com, the outcome of the Magnevist trial could be a good indicator of how NSF plaintiffs in similar lawsuits will fare.Bayer’s Magnevist, as ...
  2 weeks ago

• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Lawsuit Scheduled For Trial in San Francisco

  
  AboutLawsuits.com — Authority: 440
  A date has been set for the start of what could be the first trial of a lawsuit involving nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) , a severe and sometimes fatal condition caused by use of gadolinium based MRI contrast agents. The NSF lawsuit was filed by Peter Gerber against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, over ...
  2 weeks ago

• FDA panel: NSF incidence falls with gadolinium restrictions

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) incidence following gadolinium-based contrast (more)source : www.auntminnie.com
  2 weeks ago

• FDA Advisors Meet on Gadolinium Dyes; Find Omniscan, OptiMark and Magnevist are Most Dangerous

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 446
  A panel of medical experts has found that several gadolinium contrast dyes -OptiMark, Omniscan and Magnevist – appear to carry more risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) than others currently on the market. The advisory panel met yesterday at the behest of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Restrict Some Gadolinium Contrast Dyes, FDA Panel Says

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 446
  The use of some gadolinium contrast dyes should be restricted because of their association with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), according to a recommendation just made by a Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel. Reuters is reporting that the panel supported new warnings for General Electric’s ...
  3 weeks ago

• MRI: Not So Healthy Process

  
  Fruit For Life — Authority: 130
  We humans, at some point of time, have been totally dependent to the medical procedures made possible by technological innovations. We have this thought that they are really amazing and thus can save us from dangers. But did you know that even these medical procedures that we rely upon on can actually cause us ...
  3 weeks ago

• Doctors Knows Best

  
  Inside Jobs — Authority: 129
  When the issue about the disease NSF broke out, there are lots of speculations and questions raised as to why the doctors did not saw this coming. There are some that are questioning the credibility of some doctors. But did you know that these people may be on the wrong side of the road? Of [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Gadolinium Contrast Dyes FDA Advisory Panel Review Next Week

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 446
  U.S. health regulators are set to review gadolinium contrast dyes this month. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee will meet on December 8 to review data from gadolinium contrast manufacturers to, among ...
  4 weeks ago

• NSF Lawsuit Claims Hospital Negligent For Using Gadolinium Contrast Dyes

  
  NewsInferno — Authority: 446
  St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. faces a lawsuit filed by a victim of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). The plaintiff was administered a gadolinium based contrast dye at St. Luke’s several times starting in 2005, and was diagnosed with NSF in early 2007. NSF is a debilitating disease that leads to ...
  5 weeks ago

• InSite One to launch HIE capability

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  Archiving services provider InSite One has formed a nationwide multimedia and (more)source : www.auntminnie.com
  5 weeks ago

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