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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- EMA Decision on Januvia Class Cuts the FDA Some Slack
Aug-13-13 Washington, DC The oft-maligned US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), currently in the throes of monitoring Januvia side effects with regard to the potential for pancreatic cancer, has been cut a bit of slack thanks to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The European equivalent to the FDA is often ahead of the FDA in taking positions with drugs thoug... - Fired Nurse Launches Ohio Employment Lawsuit
Aug-17-13 Columbus, OH An operating room nurse who was fired following a failed kidney transplant operation has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit under Ohio Employment and federal laws. The plaintiff, Melanie Lemay, was a 30-year employee with the University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC) when she was let go following a paid administrative leave. A differ... - “I’m on a Transvaginal Mesh Blacklist”, Says Canadian TVM Victim
Aug-12-13 Toronto, ON Like thousands of women who had a transvaginal mesh implant for urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse, Mary trusted her doctor. “He said it was the best thing since sliced bread and it would fix everything,” says Mary. But she has been suffering horrific TVM side effects for more than two years. “My doctor also... - Rising Trampoline Accident and Injury Rates Raise Alarm Bells
Aug-12-13 San Francisco, CA Authorities are coming down on trampoline parks as the associated rate of trampoline injuries rises. In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics went public in its discouragement of trampoline use, after a report showed evidence for major trampoline accidents including shin and chest fractures, and ankle, spinal and head and neck inj... - Roller Coaster Accidents Put Spotlight on Safety
Aug-12-13 Dallas, TX Two roller coaster accidents involving falls from the thrill rides have put the spotlight back on amusement park safety. The amusement park accidents, one of which was fatal, happened within days of each other and have some people asking if more can be done to prevent theme park injuries. The first accident involved a woman who fell from... - Did Crestor Issues Stop Me Cold?
Aug-16-13 Toronto, ON Okay, it’s time to get personal about Crestor. Full disclosure. I take it, and have for about two years now. No, I don’t have heart disease. But my doctor has been concerned about my levels of so-called “bad cholesterol” (LDL) and put me on 10 mg initially. After 10 mg didn’t appear to make a dent, I was moved up t... - Adderall Too Easy to Prescribe, Led to Jail Time
Aug-7-13 Burbank, WA Rocky tried Adderall and liked it, it made him feel better. That pretty much sums up all he said to a doctor at a walk-in clinic to get a prescription for the stimulant. Six months later he had a “psychotic episode” that landed him behind bars on more than one occasion. “A few of my friends told me that Adderall had imp... - Men Growing Breasts a Propecia Side Effect
Aug-15-13 Detroit, MI: A quick search online shows that Propecia side effects “are not permanent; the prostate will start to enlarge again or the hair growth will be lost if the patient stops taking the drug.” Unfortunately, Lamar is amongst hundreds of Finasteride (brand names Propecia and Proscar) men who can prove that statement terribly wrong. ... - Man Wins $1.2 Billion in Nursing Home Lawsuit
Aug-15-13 Lincoln, NE A man has been awarded $1.2 billion after alleging care home negligence caused his mom’s death. The man filed the nursing home lawsuit in 2009, alleging his mom fell repeatedly at the nursing home, and ultimately died from her injuries. His mother was 69 when she died. According to the Christian Post (7/24/13), Gary Townsend&rsqu... - Changes to California Insurance Don’t Help
Aug-15-13 Fresno, CA A California woman whose life has been described as “a living hell” blames the insurance underwriter, in association with her former employer, for leaving her high and dry with denied disability insurance for the past eight years. Injured on the job in 2003, she was only paid benefits for two years. In spite of substantial eviden... - 2011 a Watershed Year for Actos and Bladder Cancer
Aug-14-13 Washington, DC With the first Actos lawsuit in the federal Actos litigation expected to go to trial in the New Year, Actos watchers are still looking in their rear-view mirrors to the bellwether case involving plaintiff Jack Cooper ( Cooper v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc., CGC-12-518535, California Superior Court Los Angeles), which was tossed... - FDA Issues Warning About Acetaminophen for Side Effect Linked to Zithromax
Aug-14-13 Washington, DC It is one of the more rare of the Zithromax side effects , but Stevens Johnson syndrome has been linked to Zithromax and other antibiotics and pain relievers. Now, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about the risk of Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) in certain pain relievers. The warning does not mention Zithroma... - Pinnacle Hip Gone for Good - but It’s Not a DePuy Pinnacle Recall
Aug-13-13 Washington, DC This is the month that DePuy Pinnacle manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will be pulling metal-on-metal DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement components and other products based on the same materials from distribution after announcing in May that it’s giving up on the troublesome products. The announcement was a victory of so... - Januvia Safety Risks: Mixed Messages from FDA and Researchers
Aug-4-13 Washington, DC Although a new study has linked Merck’s Januvia with pancreatitis, the FDA is not changing Januvia’s labeling about potential safety risks - for now. Meanwhile, the agency says a review is “ongoing” as Januvia pancreatitis and data are being collected. Despite a 2011 study from UCLA that showed increased rates... - Senate Focuses on Energy Drink Deaths
Aug-8-13 Washington, DC The US Senate has held a hearing into energy drink deaths and hospitalizations , questioning the makers of energy drinks, including Monster Energy drink, about the safety of their products. Although the companies stand behind their product, saying they put consumer safety first, concerns have been raised that the energy drinks are being m... - Firing “At-Will” Not the End of the Story
Aug-8-13 New Rochelle, NY Even in at-will states, there is room for a wrongful termination complaint if the fired employee was terminated as a result of discrimination or was terminated in violation of several laws. New York employment law and federal employment law allow an employee to file a New York employment lawsuit if the firing violated federal or New Yo... - Home Health Care Workers Qualify for California Overtime
Aug-8-13 Sacramento, CA Home health care workers are increasingly in demand - this occupation is the second top-growth occupation in the State of California. But health aide workers are seldom paid California overtime or minimum wage, which likely puts them at the bottom of a “most desirable” occupation list. Demand for home caregivers, the type... - New York Urges National Adoption of Force-Placed Insurance Reforms
Aug-12-13 Albany, NY Lost somehow in the shadow of much larger settlements with Assurant Inc. ($14 million) and Wells Fargo Bank ($19.5 million) is a $10 million penalty against QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (QBE) following an investigation by New York’s Department of Financial Services into allegations of price gouging and kickbacks related to the provision of len... - New York State Cracks Down on Illegal Internet Payday Loans
Aug-11-13 Albany, NY Payday lending is already illegal in New York State, as it is in more than a dozen other states in the US. But that hasn’t stopped a myriad of Internet payday lenders from attempting to circumvent state laws by plying their trade online. What online payday lenders may not realize, or perhaps don’t care to know, is that Internet pay... - Bank of America Faces Securities Fraud Lawsuit
Aug-11-13 Charlotte, NC Bank of America faces a securities fraud lawsuit, alleging the company misled investors regarding the risks of mortgage-backed securities. The securities lawsuit was filed by the Justice Department and also names Merrill Lynch and other defendants. In addition to the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, the Securities and Exchange Com...