Have You Experienced Excessive Bleeding While Taking Xarelto?

The blood thinner Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) is the latest in a long line of upstarts to try to challenge warfarin (Coumadin) as the dominate anticoagulant (blood thinner) on the market. Unfortunately, while Xarelto has made a name for itself of late, it is not for overtaking warfarin, but because of claims that bleeding issues relating to […]

Why Haven’t All the Takata Airbags Been Fixed Yet?

After it was revealed that the inflators in its airbags could over-pressurize and rupture during an auto accident, spraying shrapnel at the vehicle’s occupants, Takata Corp. issued a recall of the defective auto components. To date, 11 carmakers have issued Takata airbag recalls for almost 20 million vehicles. Despite the flood of recalls, a recent piece in The […]

Did BMW Expand Its Takata Airbag Recall?

In late December, BMW expanded on a previously issued recall in the United States for any BMW 3 Series vehicles produced from January 2004 to August 2006, which contain Takata airbags. According to The New York Times, BMW’s updated Takata airbag recall includes approximately 140,000 vehicles and covers the entire country. The initial recall issued by BMW only […]

Did Chrysler Add More Cars to the Takata Airbag Recall?

So far, as a result of a Takata airbag defect, at least five people have died, dozens of people have been injured and 11 automakers have had to recall almost 20 million vehicles, according to a report in The New York Times. Recently, Chrysler was forced to recall an additional 3.3 million vehicles due to the […]

Did Ford Expand the Takata Airbag Recall?

Ford is one of 10 automakers involved in a regional recall concerning Takata Corp. airbags. The recall involves over 20 million vehicles worldwide, covering areas where the airbags could be rendered faulty due to extended exposure to high humidity, including: Florida Alabama Georgia Puerto Rico Louisiana American Samoa Saipan Mississippi Guam Hawaii Virgin Islands The Takata […]