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Mar-28-11 Washington, DC Greenstone LLC is recalling, to the patient level, medicines with lot number FI0510058-A on the label. This includes Citalopram 10mg Tablets (100-count bottle) and Finasteride 5mg Tablets (90-count bottle), both distributed in the U.S. market. The recall is due to the possibility that incorrect labels have been placed on the bottles b... - Temp Worker Employer Faced Georgia Employment Violation
Mar-28-11 Morrow, GA A Georgia Employment violation that also involved employees in three other states will result in the repayment of about $78,000 in back wages to 22 foreign teachers. According to the March 11 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , the US Department of Labor (DOL) concluded that Global Teachers Research and Resources Inc., (Global Tea... - European Regulators Investigating Actos Side Effects
Mar-28-11 London, England Officials in Europe have reportedly launched a safety probe into potential Actos side effects after the diabetes drug was shown to be possibly linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer, Reuters reports. According to the news provider, the European Medicines Agency said that experts would look at the balance between the benef... - Florida Man Dies of Tylenol Liver Damage
Mar-28-11 Palm City, FL A Palm City, Florida man who was reportedly in terrific shape died recently of Tylenol liver failure after he had taken generic forms of the medication as well as ibuprofen for several weeks in a row, reports WPTV.com , a local NBC affiliate. According to the news provider, 49-year-old Mark Erdman recently became seriously ill and was... - Sunbeam Products Inc Recalls Convertible Irons
Washington, DC: Sunbeam Products Inc., Boca Raton, Fl, is recalling about 5,700 convertible clothes irons because the iron can overheat and cause a fire because of a wiring issue, posing a risk of burn injury to consumers. Sunbeam has received 17 reports of irons overheating and three reports of irons catching on fire. No injuries have been repo... - Drop Side Crib Hardware Linked to Deaths and Injuries
Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that "SafetyCraft" brand full-size and portable drop-side cribs manufactured or distributed by Generation 2 Worldwide of Dothan, Alabama, contain drop-side hardware that appears to be identical to Generation 2 Worldwide ChildESIGNS brand drop-side cribs recalled in... - DeVilbiss Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC: DeVilbiss Air Power Company of Jackson, TN, is recalling about 460,000 air compressors because the compressor motor can overheat, posing a fire hazard. DeVilbiss received nine reports of motors overheating, including three reports of fire damage to surrounding property. No injuries have been reported. The recalled compressors... - Potential Listeria Contamination Prompts Smoked Fish Recall
Washington, DC: Rushing Waters Fisheries, Palmyra, is recalling about 225 pounds of smoked trout and smoked salmon spreads, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported from eating this product. The contamination was discovered through routine testing conducted by the Wisconsin Department of... - Pennsylvania Couple Sues Over Failed DePuy Pinnacle
Mar-27-11 Williamsport, PA The latest DePuy Pinnacle lawsuit was filed in mid-March by James and Jodi Britton, who allege the March 19, 2009, implantation of a DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant has caused Mr. Britton no end of frustration. According to the March 22 edition of the News-Item of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, the plaintiff fears that he will nev... - Statins and Cardiomyopathy: Fact or Fiction?
Mar-27-11 Washington, DC It was a little more than a year ago that we were telling you about a concern with regard to statins and myopathy—or injury to the muscle—when taken above a certain dosage and in concert with other medications. To that point, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on March 19 of last year, released an updated warning for myop... - Attorney: Advisors and Brokers Could Be Liable for Alleged Carr Miller Investor Losses
Mar-27-11 Marlton, NJ Investors who lost money in the alleged Carr Miller Capital Ponzi Scheme may worry that there will be no money left over for them to recover their losses. After all, the defendants, Everett Charles Ford Miller, Ryan J. Carr, Brian P. Carr, reportedly spent $13 million on personal purchases. Christopher J. Gray, attorney with the Law Office... - Union: Missouri Medical Center Violates ERISA Plan When Serving Public
Mar-27-11 Columbia, MO The vice president of Missouri's Cape Girardeau Craftsman Independent Union (CIU) says that the Midtown Family Medical Center can no longer serve the general public because it violates the US Employee Retirement Income Security Act ( ERISA ). The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that union vice president Skip Kelley explained in a recent... - Avandia Settlement Reached in Burford Case
London, UK: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has settled an Avandia lawsuit that alleged the diabetes medication caused the death of a North Carolina man. The suit was filed by the family of James Burford who died of a heart attack in 2006 while using the drug. The settlement was arranged the night before GSK was due to go to court over the case, which is t... - Attorney Files Claim for Zimmer NexGen Knee Victim
Mar-21-11 Hemmingway, SC "After all I've been through with these Zimmer NexGen Knee defects, I want compensation for something," says Esda. "The LawyersandSettlements attorney, Howard Nations, is handling my case so I probably qualify for a lawsuit." Esda received a Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral component knee replacement in January of 2003, and she... - Investors Filing Claims against UBS Lehman Brothers Principal Protected Notes
Mar-26-11 Concord, NH Investors who had money in UBS Principal Protected Notes might have given a sigh of relief when they heard about the collapse of Lehman Brothers. They might have said they were happy not to have their money tied up in Lehman Brothers structured notes or other Lehman Brothers products. If so, they were probably stunned to learn that their UB... - New Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Approved
Mar-26-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved another MRI contrast agent that contains gadolinium, despite a black box warning alerting patients to the risk of MRI contrast side effects. The new MRI contrast agent will also include the warning about the risk of gadolinium kidney failure, although the FDA reports that it is thoug... - Sun Life Attempted to Purchase Unum Group
Mar-26-11 New York, NY Canadian firm Sun Life Financial Inc. reportedly attempted to buy Unum Group earlier this year, but talks between the two companies did not reach an agreement, a source told the Wall Street Journal recently. According to the news provider, the negotiations between the two companies fell apart in January because the two sides could not... - One Woman's Heartbreaking Charite Story
Mar-25-11 Washington, DC Judging from the response of patients who have received the Charite artificial disc replacement, Charite disc complications have been an issue for quite some time—and even extend to those who participated in trials analyzing the effectiveness of the device, according to a ''Maude'' adverse reaction report on the official Web site o... - Former Florida Businessman to Be Sentenced on Stock Fraud Charges
Mar-25-11 Lakeland, FL The former owner of a staffing firm in Lakeland, Florida, is expected to be sentenced in the coming days by a Santa Rosa County Circuit judge on a number of stock fraud charges, the Ledger reports. According to the news provider, 67-year-old Ellis Hinton pleaded no contest recently to 15 counts of securities fraud and another count of... - Arrests Made in New York over Sale of Darvon Medication, Other Drugs
Mar-25-11 Lewis, NY The Essex County, New York Drug Task Force recently arrested 11 people accused of receiving Darvon medication and other drugs from Medicare and Medicaid, and reselling them to others, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise . The news source reports that nine of the 11 people arrested were from Ticonderoga, while the other two are from El...