Tim Penn - Articles

Levaquin Linked to Tendon Damage or Ruptures

Modern medicine has come a long way in helping us prevent illness or the spread of diseases. But the question of are these drugs being tested enough to keep us safe? Levaquin is one such drug that we will look into. Levaquin is a synthetic drug agent that is primarily used to treat severe bacterial infections. It is in the fluoroquinolone class of antiinfectives. Levaquin is manufactured by the US Company Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The FDA approved this drug back in 1996 fo Read

By: Tim Penn | 31/08/2009 | Medicine

Yasmin Birth Control Pills – Safe or Harmful Side Effects?

Yasmin is a type of birth control pill marketed and manufactured by the German company Bayer Schering Pharma AG. Yasmin first entered the American market in 2001 and has generated close to 500 million in sales to date. Yasmin is an oral contraceptive and is a synthetic spironolactone analogue known in the medical world as drospirenone. Drospirenone binds to the progesterone receptor, the resulting complex becomes activated and binds to specific sites on DNA. This leads to an increased diff Read

By: Tim Penn | 28/08/2009 | Women's Health

Calaxo Bone Screw used for ACL Repair

As medical devices advance in technology the general public is at times used as guinea pigs. Even though we have the FDA on our side, there are many devices on the market that may not have gone through proper testing. Let’s take a look at a fairly new knee surgery product from Smith & Nephew’s Endoscopy Division, marketed and known as the Calaxo Osteoconductive Interference Screw. This is also commonly called the Calaxo Bone Screw. This product is used for ACL reconstruction. ACL tears and as Read

By: Tim Penn | 28/08/2009 | Health

Denture Cream and Zinc Toxicity, a Sticky Situation

Denture cream products have been on the market for over 30 years and have offered denture wearers the benefit of not losing their grip or dentures while eating. Denture cream products have long been made with zinc and it is this ingredient that has been looked at in the medical community. Denture creams were first classified by the FDA as a “Class 1 medical device” and were considered a low risk item that did not need any labeling requirements. Denture creams also come with no warning sticker Read

By: Tim Penn | 28/08/2009 | Dental Care

San Francisco Dui Resources and Information

There were almost 200,000 people arrested for DUI in California alone last year. Out of those numbers there were just over 180,000 were misdemeanor offenses and a large portion of those cases were overturned by DUI lawyers. Read

By: Tim Penn | 14/02/2008 | National, State, Local

Construction Accidents – an Unfortunate Product of the Building Boom

The early part of the 20th Century saw the United States enjoy an unprecedented building boom, both for residential and commercial properties. This was obviously a benefit to the overall economy, as more people own homes and commercial property now than ever before. Owning property is one of the safest and most reliable investments available for many reasons, but there was also an upswing in one unfortunate variable in regards to this boom – a distinct rise in construction accidents. Read

By: Tim Penn | 24/09/2007 | Health & Safety