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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Two Proposed Hepatitis C Drugs Could Pose SJS Risk
May-5-11 Washington, DC Two new drugs recently recommended for approval by an advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hepatitis C may pose a risk for skin rash that could bloom to Stevens Johnson Syndrome , according to an entry published online April 30 in The AIDS Beacon of Princeton, New Jersey. The two drugs... - Basketball Player's Career on Hold—Courtesy of Shoulder Pain Pump
May-5-11 Serritos, CA James, a promising basketball player, is angry, to say the least. "My doctor told me that this shoulder pain pump can end my basketball career," he says. "I'm only 29 years old and now I'm facing a shoulder replacement—this is ridiculous." James's doctor is concerned that James has destroyed cartilage, a condition that causes seve... - Woman Files DePuy Lawsuit After Five Hip Replacement Surgeries
May-5-11 Warsaw, IN For any patient with a hip implant, learning about the DePuy Hip Replacement might have been a cause for concern. Learning that they might have had to have their DePuy Hip implant device replaced probably caused frustration and anger. But for one patient, who reportedly had five hip replacement surgeries, enough is enough. She has now filed... - Driver Arrested in Springfield Truck Accident
May-5-11 Springfield, MO Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers said recently that they have arrested the driver of a pick-up truck that struck an unlicensed go-cart in a Springfield truck accident , killing the driver of the go-cart. KSDK , a local television station, reports that 39-year-old Raymond Ridinger of Springfield and a friend were operating the g... - Suzuki Recalls KingQuad ATVs Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC: Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation is recalling about 29,000 Suzuki KingQuad ATVs because Some KingQuad ATV' plastic fuel tanks were improperly manufactured and can develop a fuel leak, posing a fire hazard. American Suzuki has received 19 reports of fuel leaking from the recalled ATVs. No injuries have been reported. ... - GSK Reported to Have Paid $120M in Poligrip Settlements
May-4-11 London, UK According to a report on Reuters.com the maker of Poligrip products, GlaxoSmithKline, has paid at least $120 million to settle claims that allege the denture cream causes or caused neurological disorders. The alleged neurological disorders are believed to be linked to zinc, which was an ingredient in Poligrip products. In February, 2011... - New Accutane IBD Trial Expected This Month
May-4-11 Salt Lake City, UT In the legal arena of Accutane Ulcerative Colitis , the month of May will likely see the next landmark court case based on an appeal of an earlier ruling involving an Accutane patient requiring bathroom breaks as many as 20 times in a single day. Kamie Kendall was originally awarded $10.5 million for pain and suffering, and $78,500 fo... - California Telemarketers File Lawsuit over Alleged Overtime Pay Violations
May-4-11 Fresno, CA Two workers at a California call center for Ryla Teleservices Inc. have reportedly filed a lawsuit against their employer for alleged overtime pay violations, the Central Valley Business Times reports. According to the news provider, Elizabeth Shea and Barbara Gurtin filed the lawsuit recently in US District Court in Fresno on behalf of... - Asbestos Worker Never Given Respirator
Apr-28-11 Lebanon, OR "My doctor says it's a miracle I'm still alive," says 65-year-old John B., who worked for Certainteed Pipe Products in his early twenties. "I worked with concrete pipe made with asbestos and never even heard of respirators—we just wore little paper masks." John continued to work, hauling oil and different products for a tanker com... - Costco Employees Nationwide Join Overtime Class Action
Apr-28-11 Fort Worth, TX Steve is one of thousands of Costco employees who were "held hostage"—they were locked in the store after clocking out while management performed closing duties. And they weren't paid overtime , which is a violation of the United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But Steve might receive his overtime compensation: in December 2... - Should Effexor Be Given with Another Antidepressant?
May-3-11 Dallas, TX Amid reports of Effexor side effects , such as reported Effexor birth defects and concerns about the usefulness of antidepressants, comes a study that suggests taking two antidepressants is no better than taking one. The study, which included an examination of Effexor venlafaxine, found that the additional antidepressant might not be worth th... - Time Is Not Kind to Some Zimmer Durom Cup Patients
May-3-11 Charleston, SC Over the years we have grown accustomed to older Americans requiring hip replacements, due to arthritis and simple wear and tear. Younger patients with pain in their hips would have been told to try and hold on until they were older. Not so, now. Patients as young as 13 are undergoing hip replacement surgery, and would need every bit of the... - FDA Warns of Risk of Oral Birth Defects in Children Born to Mothers Taking Topiramate
Washington, DC: Data from the North American Antiepileptic Drug (AED) Pregnancy Registry indicate an increased risk of oral clefts in infants exposed to Topamax (topiramate) during the first trimester of pregnancy. Infants exposed to topiramate as a single therapy experienced a 1.4 percent prevalence of oral clefts, compared with a prevalence of 0.38... - IT Overtime and Severance: Confusing the Issue
May-1-11 Houston, TX Issues surrounding IT overtime are often complicated by whether or not an employee has been classed as exempt. As demanding and complex a job as IT is, determining who is exempt from claiming overtime and who isn't can be just as confusing. Add to that the attempts by some employers to stroke their bottom line by miss-classifying a deservin... - Depakote Class-Action Lawsuit Launched in Illinois
May-1-11 Fairview Heights, IL The Madison County Record reports that an Illinois man will be serving as the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit alleging Depakote birth defects . Myles Brumfield, together with dozens of other plaintiffs, are alleging that the anti-seizure medication taken by women during pregnancy caused serious adverse reactions in childr... - Securities Suits Still Going Strong at White Law Group
May-1-11 Chicago, IL Two years on and a bit more, attorneys like Daxton White are still filing suit or doing FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) mediation and arbitration hearings for clients who were bilked, defrauded, led down the garden path and otherwise separated from their money by unscrupulous and indeed sometimes criminal brokers and investm... - Dog-gone It: The Dr. Phil Dog Bite Lawsuit
May-1-11 Los Angeles, CA In February, KTTV Fox 11 , out of Los Angeles, reported on the formal lawsuit filed by plaintiff Janet Harris alleging a bite from a dog owned by renowned television personality Dr. Phil McGraw caused her a grievous injury, forcing her to abandon her business. Dog bites are part of the mix of cautions every dog owner is required to ward ag... - Credit Suisse Group AG Agrees $70 Million Settlement in Sub Prime Risk Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $70 million settlement has been agreed by Credit Suisse Group AG which will end US securities litigation over allegations that bank miselead investors about its subprime exposure and ability to limit losses. The settlement requires court approval. According to court papers, the settlement also covers several executives, including C... - Health Risk Prompts Recall of Oaxaca String Cheese La Original
Los Angeles, CA: Surtex Foods is recalling Oaxaca string Cheese La Original in their 17.63 oz/ 500 gr presentation because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly pe... - Would Prince William Ever Resort to Propecia?
Apr-30-11 London, UK Billions of people around the world watching the fairytale-like wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will have noted that the Prince is, indeed, losing his hair at a young age. But there is little chance the dashing groom will ever resort to products like the GLH spray-on hair that was all the rage on infomercials some years ago. Obvious...