Archive for March, 2009

Stinking Chinese Drywall is Everywhere

March 25th, 2009. By BrendaC

Like the average American doesn’t have enough to worry about these days! Now there are major concerns about the drywall in their houses. Hundreds of people living in houses and condominiums built during the housing boom between 2003 and 2007 say that the drywall in their house stinks like rotten eggs – and the gases being given off are destroying their home’s copper wiring and eating away the coils in their air conditioning units. In some cases, people say that the gases have tarnished their jewelry, even the cutlery is being affected. Is this for real? Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: chinese drywall, defective drywall
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Pregnant? Don’t Take Paxil

March 12th, 2009. By janem

It is incomprehensible that Paxil is still on the market, almost 18 months after the FDA issued its warning about “early results of new studies for Paxil (paroxetine) suggesting that the drug increases the risk for birth defects, particularly heart defects, when women take it during the first three months of pregnancy.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: antidepressant paxil, heart defects, paxil, paxil and pregnancy
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International Women’s Day should Single Out Ortho Evra Makers

March 11th, 2009. By janem

It was International Women’s Day this past Monday and that got me thinking about how the event causes much joy and celebration in most western countries, but likely goes unnoticed in parts of the world that still allow female circumcision. Of all the personal injury lawsuits needed to be filed to protect women, female genital mutilation should surely get top billing. Hillary Clinton said, “Laws are still on the books denying women the right to own property, access credit, or make their own choices within their marriage. And honor killings, maiming, female genital mutilation, and other violent and degrading practices that target women are tolerated in too many places today.” But what about closer to home? Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: blood clots, international womens day, ortho evra, the patch
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