A federal court says there's no reliable scientific basis for linking a Bausch & Lomb contact lens cleaner to a flurry of bacterial, viral and other non-fungal infections in 2006. The Rochester, N.Y.-based optical products maker has already paid out more than $250 million to settle roughly 600 lawsuits blaming its ReNu with MoistureLoc solution for a potentially blinding infection known as Fusarium (foo-SAHR'-ee-uhm) keratitis. After a hearing on the admissibility of expert evidence, however... Read Full Story
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction." Over the past year, away from the glare of public scrutiny, the optical products company has quietly settled nearly 600 fungal-infection lawsuits — with dozens more individual claims yet to be resolved. The cost so far: Upward of $250 million. More than 700 lens... Read Full Story
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction." Over the past year, away from the glare of public scrutiny, the optical products company has quietly settled nearly 600 fungal-infection lawsuits — with dozens more individual claims yet to be resolved. The cost so far: Upward of $250 million. More than 700 lens... Read Full Story
FDA Wants Tougher Warnings For ADHD Treating Drugs
By Luther Brady
The USFDA has sent letters to the manufacturers of ADHD treating drugs asking them to change their warning labels
It has been reported that following conflicting views concerning the use of certain ADHD drugs, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is calling for tougher warnings on the labels of some ADHD treating drugs. Heart problems and psychotic behavior, are the two main possible side effects of... Read Full Story
By Lennox Bradly
The UK based animal rescue service BARKS needs your help
Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service is an animal charity operating in the UK that offers temporary homes for abandoned animals. While they help a lot of animals get off the street and into loving homes, a shortage of volunteers and foster families is putting the charity under undue strain. “We’re the only charity that takes in unwanted animals around here and finds them a new home. We are getting a lot... Read Full Story
Contact Lens Users Warned About Fungus Infection
By Laura Watson
Contact lens wearers are being warned against using a certain type of contact lens solution
It has been reported that the large amount of sudden eye infections found in people who wear contact lenses, is directly related to the contact lens solution known as ReNu with MoistureLoc. The solution has been recalled by the manufacturer, but is the damage already done?
According to information provided by the Centers of... Read Full Story
Date Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Recent studies on some multipurpose contact lens solutions have found that such preparations can cause eye damage. One such study was detailed last week at the 8th National Congress on Optometry and Opticianry held in New York.
Multipurpose contact lens solutions have caused serious eye problems for some users in the past. For example, in May 2006, Bausch & Lomb issued a worldwide recall of ReNu with MoistureLoc solution after it... Read Full Story
Date Published: Monday, August 24th, 2009
Lawsuits filed by people who claim they sustained non-Fusarium eye infections from Bausch & Lomb’s ReNu with MoistureLoc Contact Lens Solution suffered a setback last month when a New York state court judge issued a ruling that excluded the opinions of the non-Fusarium plaintiffs’ expert witnesses. But at a status conference held August 18, 2009, the same judge indicated that dismissal of the nearly 500 remaining cases filed in New... Read Full Story
Date Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2009
An attorney representing people who claimed to have been injured by Bausch & Lomb’s recalled ReNu with MoistureLoc Contact Lens Solution says there will be an appeal of a New York state court judge’s recent decision on some lawsuits.
Bausch & Lomb pulled ReNu with MoistureLoc from Asian markets in February 2006, and did the same in the U.S. in April of that year, after it was linked to an outbreak of Fusarium keratitis, a... Read Full Story
Contact Lens Users Warned About Fungus Infection
By Laura Watson
Contact lens wearers are being warned against using a certain type of contact lens solution
It has been reported that the large amount of sudden eye infections found in people who wear contact lenses, is directly related to the contact lens solution known as ReNu with MoistureLoc. The solution has been recalled by the manufacturer, but is the damage already done?
According to information provided by the Centers of... Read Full Story
