FIVE NEW REPORTS LAUNCHED BY MEALEY PUBLICATIONS.Mealey Publications (King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA) has begun the publication of Mealey's Litigation Report: PPA/Ephedra with a premier issue in March. Regular monthly publication will begin in May. Since the beginning of this year, Mealey has also begun the monthly publication of related reports on Class Actions, Mold, Nursing Home Liability and MTBE MTBE Methyl-tert-butyl-ether Surgery An aliphatic ether that rapidly dissolves cholesterol stones in vivo, introduced under local anesthesia via a percutaneous transhepatic cholecystectomy catheter, as a non-invasive method for treating gallstones; after injection, litigation. An annual subscription to PPA/Ephedra costs $700. Editorial includes data and news on litigation related to the use of phenylpropanolamine phenylpropanolamine /phen·yl·pro·pa·nol·amine/ (-pro?pah-nol´ah-men) an adrenergic, used in the form of the hydrochloride salt as a nasal and sinus decongestant, as an appetite suppressant, and in the treatment of stress incontinence. (PPA PPA 1. Palpation, Percussion & Ausculation 2. Pittsburgh pneumonia agent 3. Postpartum amenorrhea 4. Price per accession 5. Pure pulmonary atresia ), a common decongestant/appetite suppressant that carries a small but significant risk of severe hemorrhagic stroke in women. Mealey said that PPA lawsuits, scattered over the last 20 years, are expected to increase with the FDA's announcement to ban the drug. The report will carry filings, new complaints, news developments, summaries and trial updates. |
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