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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- FDA Review of Prostate Cancer Treatment Prompts Warning of Risk for Diabetes
Washington, DC: The FDA is advising of a label change to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) agonists, specifically that they will have new safety information added to the Warnings and Precautions section of the drug labels. This new information warns about increased risk of diabetes and certain cardiovascular diseases (heart attack, sudden cardiac d... - $1Million Settlement Reached in Toxic Kiddie Kollege Day Care Lawsuit
Philadelphia, PA: An out of court settlement of $1 million has been reached between the parents of children who attended Kiddie Kollege Day Care in Gloucester County and the day care. The lawsuit stemmed from allegations that the children attending the day care were exposed to toxins that could possibly lead to the development of health issues, b... - "Just Say NO to Shoulder Pain Pump"
Dec-12-10 Fairfield, Ohio "Hopefully someone about to undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery will read my story and tell their doctor not to insert a shoulder pain pump after their operation," says Kevin. "If I had known the damage it caused, I would have said NO to a shoulder pain pump. "Nobody explained it to me; I woke up after surgery and found the shoulde... - Proton Pump Inhibitor Victim "Furious" with Manufacturers
Dec-12-10 Rochester Hills, MI I'm not mad at the doctors who prescribe these Proton Pump Inhibitors , but I sure am furious with the manufacturers," says Lilly, "and I am furious with the FDA for allowing these drugs to harm people." Proton Pump inhibitors have been linked to hip fractures, and stomach and esophagus cancer. They have also been linked to stomac... - Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning: The Difficulty with Diagnosis
Dec-12-10 Oklahoma City, OK For patients suffering from denture cream zinc poisoning , the difficulty might not only be in the pain of denture adhesive zinc poisoning but also in actually getting a diagnosis. That is because it can take a long time between first using a product such as Fixodent denture adhesive and developing the symptoms of zinc poisoning and co... - Bayer Says Requested Yasmin Production Documents Could Weigh 200 Tons
Dec-12-10 East St. Louis, IL Plaintiffs in Yasmin birth control lawsuits want US District Judge David Herndon, who is presiding over all such lawsuits in the country, to seek production documents from Bayer from around the world, the St. Clair Record reports. In November, one lead plaintiff lawyer asked for the company to produce documents on Yasmin from mo... - Recall of TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count Sold in The United States and Puerto Rico
Washington, DC: McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is recalling one product lot of TYLENOL 8 Hour caplets 50 count bottles to the retail level. McNeil is taking this action following a small number of complaints of a musty or moldy odor. The uncharacteristic odor is thought to be caused by the presence of trace amounts of... - Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement
Washington, DC: Native American farmers and ranchers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an historic agreement to settle a nationwide class action lawsuit (Keepseagle v. Vilsack) that alleged discrimination in USDA's farm loan program dating back to 1981. The agreement brings to an end 11 years of litigation, and marks the be... - Patient Told He Needed to Take Reglan for the Rest of His Life
Dec-11-10 East Bethany, NY With Reglan side effects that include a risk of Reglan tardive dyskinesia—a condition marked by involuntary muscle spasms and twitching—the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now recommends that Reglan be taken only for short-term use. According to the FDA, to avoid Reglan drug side effects, Reglan should not be taken fo... - Is Effexor an Antidote for Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Dec-11-10 Asheville, NC Among the various concerns with Effexor (venlafaxine) are Effexor birth defects and Effexor PPHN, amongst other Effexor side effects. Such concern can only escalate this time of year as we approach the holidays and deal with the shortening of daylight and the onset, for some, of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). A time of year that is... - Heart Attack Patient Shocked to Discover Darvon/Darvocet Recall
Dec-11-10 Weare, NH Jeff recently found out that Darvon and Darvocet are associated with heart problems, which explains why he suffered a heart attack in his prime, and why he is furious with the FDA. "If the FDA is going to approve a drug like Darvon or Darvocet, and if it is going to cause more harm than good, it should be public knowledge," says Jeff. "It's l... - Thousands of DePuy Lawsuits Expected
Dec-11-10 Toledo, OH Patients stricken with the now-recalled DePuy hip replacement system will be cheered by the announcement that a single judge will oversee all pretrial proceedings with regard to defective DePuy hip lawsuits. Bloomberg News noted December 4 that US District Judge David A Katz has been assigned the task by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict... - To Give Soldiers Boost, Military Considers Quercetin Energy
Dec-11-10 Orlando, FL According to AOL News , the food technologists at the Combat Feeding Directorate have been experimenting with a mocha-cranberry-raspberry energy bar containing caffeine and quercetin energy to potentially give to soldiers in the military. Quercetin, which is a flavonoid derived from plants, was added to the energy bars because the milit... - URGENT Nationwide Frozen Mamey Fruit Pulp Recall - Fruit Linked to Typhoid Fever Outbreak
Washington, DC: An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and state partners showed an epidemiologic link between an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Typhi and frozen mamey fruit pulp sold under the La Nuestra brand by Montalvan Sales Inc. Ontario, CA, and under the Goya brand by Goya Foods Inc. Secaucus, New Jersey. The CDC reports... - Pictsweet Frozen Peas Found to Contain Glass Fragments
Washington, DC: The Pictsweet Company of Bells, TN, has announced a recall of certain codes of store brand products containing frozen Green Peas after the company learned that some of the packages may contain glass fragments, which may cause injury if ingested. Products subject to this recall were distributed only to Kroger stores in the Southeas... - $47.5 Million Settlement Approved for September 11 Plaintiffs
New York, NY: Plaintiffs who allege they were injured or suffered illness in the response and cleanup of the September 11 terror attacks have reached a settlement with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein signed an order last week providing preliminary approval to the $47.5 million settlement, which must be ap... - Bathtub Toys Recalled Due to Risk of Injury
Washington, DC: Munchkin Inc, of North Hills, CA is recalling about 34,000 Bathtub Subs because the intake valve on the bottom of the submarine toy can suck up loose skin, posing laceration hazard to children. To date, the CPSC and the company are aware of 19 incidents of lacerations to boys' genital area. One of the incidents required medical at... - Will the FDA Learn from Meridia Sibutramine?
Dec-10-10 Washington, DC When is a cure not a cure? When the so-called "'cure"' turns out to be worse than the disease, and the risks outweigh the benefits. Such is the case with Meridia sibutramine , a weight-loss drug introduced with much promise in 1997, only to be pulled from the market this year. Dr. Jonathan Kerr, writing in the December 4 edition of the... - DePuy Reportedly Paid Millions to Surgeons
Dec-10-10 New Haven, CT As DePuy hip replacement trials draw near, the company has come under fire for paying millions of dollars to doctors across the US, according to a report by the Connecticut Health I-Team (C-HIT; 12/06/10). Following the DePuy hip replacement recall, lawsuits were filed alleging the DePuy hip devices were unreasonably defective and had a... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Stories That Tear the Heart
Dec-10-10 Hollister, MO Her name is Rosemary and there she is on YouTube, appealing to anyone who will listen to pray for the nephew of her friend Norma. The young man, who is 25, was stricken with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), a rare condition usually triggered by an allergic reaction to medication. In this case, it appears to be SJS ibuprofen. Rosemary lo...