Did Yasmin Clinical Trials Lack Female Researchers?
Historically, clinical trials have studied more males than females, and researchers–for several reasons–test mostly or exclusively men. The Yasmin manufacturer says the effectiveness and safety of...
View ArticleYaz, Yasmin Russian Roulette?
No matter how frequently or strongly Bayer Healthcare Corp declares their oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin to be safe and effective—as long as they’re used according to the product labeling—it’s not...
View ArticleThe Pill Turns 50 But Many Women aren’t Celebrating
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill. We’ve come a long way baby! But some things haven’t changed: Even 35 years ago women were complaining about side effects, including blood...
View ArticleYaz by the Numbers: the Warning, the Recall, the Profit, the Lawsuits
As Bayer adds new warnings to its birth control pills in the wake of lawsuits regarding Yaz and Yasmin, we thought it would be a good idea to break Yasmin and Yaz down by the numbers. 2001: The year...
View ArticleThe Mass Tort Muser Ponders Yaz Lawsuits
Yaz (and its sib, Yasmin) has been under fire over the past couple of years. Hell hath no fury, right? And there are definitely some women out there feeling a bit scorned by big pharma on this one… But...
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What is a Bellwether Trial? Take that Trial for a Test Drive, Baby!
If you’ve followed news about Fosamax lately, you’ve probably heard the term “bellwether trial” thrown around. The judge in that case has ordered two more bellwether trials in addition to the five that...
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Yaz Scandal? Doc’s Accusations v. Bayer Unsealed, Revealed
Expert opinion regarding Yaz birth control and alleging Bayer conspired to hide Yaz adverse events was unsealed in a federal court in Illinois.
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Top 10 Lawyer Interviews of the Month (May 2012)
LawyersandSettlements.com publishes hundreds of lawyer interviews each year on the latest legal issues—lawsuits, mass torts, class actions, settlements—that our readers are most interested in. The...
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Top 10 Lawyer Interviews for the First Half of 2012
The journalists at LawyersandSettlements.com conduct hundreds of lawyer interviews each year on the latest legal issues—lawsuits, mass torts, class actions, settlements—that our readers are most...
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Top 10 Drug Legal News Topics For 2012
Pharmaceutical drugs and devices continued to be some of the most popular legal news topics at LawyersandSettlements.com during 2012. This year, contraceptives, anti-coagulants and a dialysis drug top...
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