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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- A Shoulder Pain Pump "What-If" Played Out for Real
Dec-1-10 Seattle, WA It's almost impossible for a shoulder pain pump patient to experience a "what-if" in practice. In other words, "what if I didn't have a shoulder pain pump inserted following my shoulder surgery? Would I have the pain, the lack of mobility, the frustration that the pain pump allegedly caused—had I not had the pump?" That "what-if" p... - A Qui Tam Case in the Making?
Dec-1-10 Los Angeles, CA Company X has been contracted by the US federal government to design and manufacture a product that must go through rigorous testing by a group of government researchers and scientists before it meets approval. A company employee, let's call her Susan, was told by her supervisor that he was joining this government agency and practically gua... - Hearing in Oklahoma Dental Malpractice Case Postponed Again
Dec-1-10 Tulsa, OK An emergency board meeting in a dental malpractice case in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been set for March 4, 2011, NewsOn6.com reports. The hearing, which will determine the fate of Dr. William Letcher's license, has already been postponed three times during the past year and some of the dentist's patients are reportedly upset that they have wa... - Man with Parkinson's Takes Generic Form of Mirapex, Remains Optimistic
Dec-1-10 Fall River, MA A United Way director in Fall River, Massachusetts, takes a generic form of the drug Mirapex to treat his Parkinson's disease and remains optimistic, even calling himself fortunate, WickedLocal.com reports. Mirapex, which is a popular drug used to treat the disease, has been linked to a number of serious side effects, including comp... - La Nuestra Brand Mamey Ice Cream Recalled due to Risk of Salmonella Typhi
Washington, DC: Montalvan's Sales, Inc. of Ontario, CA has voluntarily recalled "La Nuestra" brand frozen Mamey Ice Cream due to a potential health risk from Salmonella Typhi . Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Salmonella Typhi lives only in humans. Infection results from eating food or drink be... - D & M Smoked Fish Recalls Over 24 Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Washington, DC: D & M Smoked Fish, Inc. (DBA Haifa Smoked Fish) in Jamaica, NY is recalling specific lots of Haifa Smoked Fish brand products listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and... - Novedex XT Recalled Nationally due to Potential Health Hazard
Washington, DC: Gaspari Nutrition is conducting a nationwide recall of all Lot Codes of the company's dietary supplement product sold under the name Novedex XT, which was marketed "for increasing natural testosterone production" and contains 3,17-keto-etiocholetriene, also known as ATD, an anti-aromatase. Gaspari Nutrition is conducting this cons... - FDA Warns Against Sibutramine-Containing Slimming Beauty Capsules
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today advised consumers who have Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules not to use the product. FDA warns that Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules contain the active pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine, a prescription-only drug which is a stimulant. Sibutramine is not listed... - Zoloft y HPPR
El Zoloft es un medicamento utilizado para el tratamiento de la depresión, trastornos obsesivo-compulsivos, trastornos de pánico y de estrés post traumático. Zoloft es un inhibidor selectivo de la recaptación de serotonina (ISRS). Si se toma durante el embarazo, particularmente en el tercer trimestre, Zoloft se ha vincul... - Legal Malpractice: Not All Lawyers Are Ethical
Nov-25-10 Hutchinson, KS James was a long-haul trucker who drove hazardous materials, until some guy ran a stop sign and he was "crushed like a grape." James hired an attorney and filed a suit against the guy's insurance company. "They settled but he didn't have much insurance so we tried to collect the truck insurance of my employer," says James. But his attorney g... - Seven California HMOs Fined Following Investigation
Nov-30-10 Los Angeles, CA On one hand, the fines appear pretty impressive: $5 million in total fines levied against seven of the largest health insurance plans operating in the state of California, in reference to the failure of the organizations to pay medical claims submitted by doctors and hospitals. What's more, the offending insurers will be required to pay... - California Employment Lawyer Answers Wrongful Termination-Retaliation Questions
Nov-30-10 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Morris Nazarian has extensive experience handling California labor law issues and employment disputes. His law firm helps countless employees obtain their unpaid wages, overtime and other benefits to which they are entitled. Increasingly, the law offices of Morris Nazarian are seeing more retaliation and wrongful termination cl... - Senate Passes Food Safety Bill
Nov-30-10 Washington, DC The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that could put in place a sweeping overhaul of the national food safety system. The bill was prompted by the seemingly endless food recalls of recent memory, including tainted eggs, peanut butter and spinach. The legislation provides the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with greater powers to... - Veteran Medical Malpractice Awards Could Be Capped
Nov-30-10 Centreville, VA Veteran medical malpractice awards could be capped after a second bipartisan task force recently unveiled some new cost-cutting recommendations, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports. The Debt Reduction Task Force, which is co-chaired by former Republican Senator Pete Domenici and economist Alice Rivlin, is taking aim at the military... - Maryland Nonprofit Group Files Housing Lawsuit
Nov-30-10 Baltimore, MD A nonprofit group in Baltimore, Maryland, that promotes equal housing opportunities has filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming an apartment complex in the state offered fewer available apartments to black tenants, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to the lawsuit, two black "testers" for Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc. were informed... - Honda Issues Massive Recalls in US and Canada
Torrance, CA: Honda has announced that it will recall approximately 197,000 Accord and 117,000 Civic vehicles from the 2003 model year and roughly 69,000 Element vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years in the U.S. to prevent a malfunction of the ignition interlock feature of these vehicles. Honda has received several complaints about such f... - 17,500 Seroquel Suits Settled for $198 Million
London, UK: Astra Zeneca (AZ), the maker of the antipsychotic medication, Seroquel, has settled 17,500 US-based personal injury claims for $198 million. The suits claim illnesses such as diabetes related to the drug, which is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. According to a report on Reuters, the average settlement per claim is $11,300... - Living Foods Recalls Alfalfa Sprouts due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Living Foods, Inc. of Ionia, Michigan is recalling bulk and retail-size packages of Alfalfa Sprouts, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy p... - Bravo Sports Recalls Trampolines
Washington, DC: Bravo Sports is recalling about 160,000 Bravo Sports Trampolines because incorrectly assembled trampolines can allow the top rails and legs to bend or break during normal use, resulting in partial collapse of the trampoline. This poses a fall hazard to consumers. Bravo has received 247 reports of top rails bending or breaking du... - Alexander Designs Drop-Side Cribs Sold Exclusively at JCPenney Recalled
Washington, DC: Jardine Enterprises Ltd is recalling about 11,400 Alexander Designs Ltd. brand drop-side cribs because The drop-side rail hardware on the cribs can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, a hazardous gap is created between the drop-side rail and the crib mattress in which infant...