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Settlements Coming Quietly in Fungus Lawsuits Involving Contact Lenses
Bausch & Lomb has paid about $250 million to settle nearly 600 lawsuits filed by consumers who contracted fungal infections after using a tainted lens cleaning solution produced by the company. Infections from the lens cleaners ReNu with MoistureLoc caused seven peopled to have an eye removed and forced dozens more to undergo corneal transplant procedures. None of the more than 700 lawsuits filed against Bausch & Lomb has reached trial. AP, Boston Globe 06/01/2009
Study Links Hormone Therapy to Lung Cancer
Women who take hormone replacement drugs during menopause may be more likely to die of lung cancer, researchers have found. According to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, female smokers who took hormone replacement therapy were significantly more likely to have died of lung cancer than smokers who were given a placebo. Researchers had previously linked hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk of breast cancer. Andrew Pollack, The New York Times 05/30/2009
Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Some antidepressants may increase the recurrence of breast cancer among women who have already survived the disease, researchers reported Saturday at a conference in Florida. According to the study, drugs including Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft can significantly decrease the effectiveness of a drug used to reduce the chances of breast cancer recurrence. Data for the study were gathered from the medical records of women taking the anticancer drug tamoxifen and other medicines that might interfere with it. Lisa Rapaport, Bloomberg 05/30/2009
Study Cites New Risks in Modern Cigarettes
Modern cigarettes may pose a higher risk of lung cancer than cigarettes produced prior to the 1960s, according to a study published by a researcher from the University of California, San Diego. At a recent meeting of tobacco researchers, Dr. David Burns argued that a rise in certain types of cancer could be traced to the introduction of lower-tar cigarettes. News of the study comes as Congress considers legislation that would place cigarettes under the authority of the Food and Drug Administration. Lauren Neergaard, Houston Chronicle 05/18/2009
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