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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Retired Hawaii Teacher Files Lawsuit over Fosamax Side Effects
Jul-12-11 Kailua, HI Claiming she suffered Fosamax side effects , including a thigh bone fracture, a retired Hawaii school teacher has filed a lawsuit against Merck & Co., contending the drugmaker is responsible for her injuries. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 62-year-old Lois Takamori filed the lawsuit against Merck after she allegedly broke... - Is the Community of Cathedral City Living with Asbestos?
Jul-7-11 Cathedral City, CA Although the community of Cathedral City has yet to determine whether asbestos is the cause of their health problems, Jessica believes that the construction site nearby should be tested. "This company washes old building materials to make them 'new' again, but at what cost to residents—we are breathing toxic dust daily," she sa... - Could Autism Be Added to the List of Celexa Side Effects?
Jul-11-11 Nashville, TN Two new studies could add to the list of research that alleges Celexa side effects , like those of other antidepressants in Celexa's class, could include a risk of birth defects. Although the risks of the Celexa birth defects appear to be small, researchers say the results are worth further investigation. One of the studies specifically li... - Reports of Infant Deaths Linked to SimplyThick Prompt FDA Warning
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration has notified parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders, to infants born before 37 weeks. The product may cause necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening condition characterized by inflammation and death of i... - American Regent Issues Nationwide Recall of Sterile Water for Injection
Washington, DC: American Regent is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall to the consumer and user level of the following product: Sterile Water for Injection, USP, 50 mL Single Dose Vial, NDC # 0517-3050-25, Lot 0092, Exp. Date February, 2014 This recall, initiated on May 19, 2011 to the User or Consumer Level, is for Lot 0092 Only... - Asbestos Drilling Mud by Any Other Name
Jul-10-11 Raleigh, MS It's hardly surprising the defendant in a drilling mud case that saw the largest jury award thus far handed to a mud engineer now sick with asbestos poisoning wants the case tossed. The size of the award is one thing: $322 million in actual and punitive damages awarded to plaintiff Thomas Brown. The other issue in the view of defendant Unio... - Town Sues BP and Shell for Cancer, Cancer Risk and Collapsing Property Values
Jul-5-11 Chesterfield, MO Roxana, Illinois, population 1,547, is a tiny little klatch of wood frame homes resting along the Missouri border, some of them built not more than 500 feet from the site of the Shell Oil refinery that sprang up there at the beginning of the 1900s. Most of the families in Roxana have been there for decades and they once went to sleep at... - Lisinopril Caused Liver Failure, Alleges Liver Transplant Recipient
Jun-25-11 Fort Walton Beach, FL In the past few years there have been a number of people coming forward with allegations that lisinopril causes liver damage and liver failure. One victim is Jennifer Roberts, age 32, and mother of three, who had a liver transplant in 2009. "My hematologist said lisinopril caused me to go into acute liver failure," she says. "In a... - Del Monte Recalls Cantaloupes Because Of Possible Salmonella Panama Contamination
Washington, DC: Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. ("Del Monte Fresh") of Coral Gables, Florida is recalling 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes, each containing 4 plastic mesh sleeves with 3 cantaloupes per sleeve, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Panama, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in... - Avastin FAQ
What is Avastin ? Avastin (generic name bevacizumab ) is an anti-cancer drug used in combination with chemotherapy. Avastin is given through an infusion into a vein (intravenous, IV). How does Avastin work? Avastin chemotherapy inhibits tumor growth by preventing the formation of new blood vessels that then deliver oxygen and nutrients to... - Avastin, Avastin Side Effects, Avastin Lawsuit, Avastin News, Avastin FDA
Since Avastin FDA approval in 2004 for Avastin cancer treatment , the drug has also been used off-label for Avastin macular degeneration, administered by Avastin eye injection. Studies now show that Avastin or bevacizumab side effects outweigh the benefits of Avastin chemotherapy, particularly in Avastin breast cancer patients. Avastin lawsuits claim th... - FDA Issues Warning about Potential Propecia Side Effects
Jul-9-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about potential Propecia side effects . Although Propecia side effects in men are generally thought to involve Propecia sexual dysfunction, the FDA warns that Propecia and similar drugs could be linked to prostate cancer. On June 9, 2011, the FDA issued a warning about drug... - Appellate Court Upholds $16.56 Million Duragesic Fentanyl Verdict
Jul-9-11 Chicago, IL The verdict in a Duragesic Fentanyl lawsuit that originally favored the plaintiff has been upheld by the First District of the Illinois Court of Appeals, affirming a $16.6 million judgment against the manufacturers of the allegedly problematic pain patch. With interest, that judgment is now worth about $20 million. The defendants—J... - Shoulder Pain Pump: "I can either spend the rest of my life in pain or a narcotic stupor."
Jul-9-11 La Conner, WA Before his second shoulder replacement surgery, Larry asked his orthopedic surgeon if he was going to get another shoulder pain pump . "We don't do that anymore," his doctor said. And that's when Larry understood why he has suffered so much pain. Larry says he has lived with chronic pain for more than six years and has undergone five sh... - SSRI Birth Defects Likely Include Autism
Jul-9-11 Oakland, CA While antidepressants such as Zoloft and Prozac have previously been linked to a range of side effects, new research indicates that SSRI birth defects include an increased risk of complications like autism. Health Magazine reports that a new study, which was led by researchers at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, sugges... - Toxic Chemical Found in Baby Products, Linked to Health Risks
New York, NY: An article published Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology suggests that exposure to the chemical flame retardant chlorinated Tris, found in products containing polyurethane foam such as children's highchairs, carseats and nursing pillows, exposes them to higher limits than the government currently r... - Boss Pet Recalls Pig Ear Products due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Boss Pet Products, Inc. announced that it is recalling its Diggers Natural Treat Pig Ear pet treats because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Boss Pet has been notified by one of its suppliers, Keys Manufacturing Company, Inc., that a batch of Keys' pig ear treats tested positive for Salmonella... - Ocean Technology Systems Recalls Guardian Full-Face Diving Masks
Washington, DC: Undersea Systems International Inc doing business as Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, CA, is recalling about 1,700 Guardian full-face diving masks sold in the US and a further 80 sold in Canada because the purge assembly on the diving mask can disengage from the regulator, resulting in loss of air to the diver. This poses a drow... - Cabell Huntington Hospital Admits Over-Radiating CT Brain Scan Patients
Charleston, WV: Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia has recently admitted to over-radiating patients who underwent CT brain scans between October 9, 2009 to November 23, 2010. The hospital is now facing numerous lawsuits with some 100 patients reportedly having been over-exposed to radiation at the hospital during that period. The over-rad... - Washington Mutual Settles Securities Lawsuit
Jul-8-11 Seattle, WA Washington Mutual has reportedly reached a settlement in the securities lawsuit filed against it by shareholders. The securities fraud settlement is reportedly the largest ever in Western Washington and joins the ranks as one of the largest class-action settlements to stem from the financial meltdown. Plaintiffs filed the securities fraud l...