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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Mother of Dead Teen Alleges Yaz Side Effects in Daughter's Death
Nov-11-10 Elon, NC The is not a story about Yasmin birth control . But then again, it could be due to the close relationship between Yaz and Yasmin, both manufactured by Bayer. The oral contraceptives are part of a more recent class of contraceptives, and while not identical, are similar. They also both contain warning labels for blood clots as mandated by the US... - VA Begins Payment of Disability Benefits for New Agent Orange Diseases
Nov-11-10 Washington, D.C. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun paying veterans disability benefits to people who fought in the Vietnam War and suffer from three diseases only recently linked to exposure to Agent Orange, according to a department press release. The three new illnesses—B-cell (hairy-cell) leukemia, Parkinson's disease and is... - Woman Files Medical Malpractice Suit Claiming Lack of Diagnosis Led to Paralysis
Nov-11-10 Bellefonte, PA A 70-year-old woman has filed suit against Mount Nittany Medical Center, Healthsouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation and seven doctors for alleged medical malpractice , according to the Centre Daily Times . Judith Meyers claims that doctors' initial failure to order neurological tests allowed continued growth of a tumor in her spine, ul... - Former Glaxo Executive Indicted
Nov-10-10 Durham, NC A long-promised crackdown on pharmaceutical executives accused of potential wrongdoing is gaining momentum with the indictment yesterday of a former vice president and legal counsel of GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo). While the pharmaceutical giant is headquartered in the UK, its US operations are based in North Carolina. The New York Times reporte... - A Ray of Hope for Fosamax Dead Jaw Patients?
Nov-10-10 Ann Arbor, MN It is one of life's ironies that an osteoporosis drug can treat a disease caused by another osteoporosis drug. But that seems to be the case for a woman diagnosed with Fosamax osteonecrosis , otherwise known as Fosamax dead jaw. The patient in question, an 88-year-old woman, had been taking Fosamax (bisphosphonate alendronate) for some 10... - Proposed ERISA Changes Would Affect Definition of Fiduciary
Nov-10-10 Washington, D.C. Proposed changes to ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) laws could strengthen the requirements of people who act as fiduciaries for an ERISA plan . The proposed ERISA benefits changes would increase the responsibility given to people who give advice about how an employee stock plan or employee savings plan is run, even if th... - Asbestos Mesothelioma from One Who Knows
Nov-10-10 New York, NY Asbestos mesothelioma may be rare, but it affects more than 3,000 Americans every year; and Dr. Raja Flores knows a great deal about it. The professor and chief of thoracic surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York sees more than 50 cases annually. And while it may be rare, it has been reported that the incidence of mesothelioma is... - Eleven Children Injured in St. Louis Traffic Accident Involving School Bus
Nov-10-10 Arnold, MO A St. Louis traffic accident on November 1st resulted in two drivers and 11 students being injured, according to St. Louis Public Radio News . The accident, which took place in the St. Louis suburb of Arnold, occurred when a pickup truck hit a school bus from behind. The bus had stopped in order to allow a student to board. Fox School... - Texas Supreme Court Orders Arbitration in Disability Discrimination Case
Nov-10-10 Austin, TX The Texas Supreme Court has ordered that, according to Texas labor law , a case in which a woman alleges she was fired because of a disability must go to arbitration. Frances Cabrera claims that she was fired from the Boot Jack in 2007 because her employer did not want to accommodate her doctor's order that she eat all meals before 6:00 pm... - Yasmin and Yaz Birth Control: "No Benefits Over Other Birth Control Pills"
Oct-30-10 New York, NY Women who have used Yasmin birth control or Yaz birth control pills, may not have realized they could be at a higher risk of side effects than with other birth control pills. They may not have realized just how serious Yaz side effects or Yasmin side effects could be. In fact, they may have thought that Yaz or Yasmin birth control was more... - Health Authorities Say 4 Deaths Linked to Listeria at Texas Food Plant
Nov-4-10 San Antonio, Texas A food processing plant in San Antonio has been found to be contaminated with Listeria bacteria, federal health authorities reported earlier today. Texas authorities have linked four wrongful deaths to contaminated celery produced at the plant. The Food and Drug Agency (FDA) said it found Listeria in multiple locations in the S... - The Clock Is Ticking on Reglan Lawsuits
Nov-9-10 Billings, MT One could be forgiven for not knowing the significance of February 2011. However, that date does hold relevance for anyone suffering from Reglan side effects —namely Reglan tardive dyskinesia, an affliction characterized by involuntary movements of the face, jaw, tongue and lips, even neck muscles. The significance of February 2011... - LAPD Officer Fired over California Overtime Testimony Awarded Nearly $4 Million
Nov-9-10 Los Angeles, CA Overtime pay laws are often governed not only by regulation, but also by department and corporate policy by way of written guidelines. However, in a recent case in California, it was alleged that overtime pay was also influenced by certain "unwritten" policies. Referencing the alleged unwritten policy cost a California police officer his... - A Litany of Shoulder Pain Pump Agony
Nov-9-10 Merrimack, NH Colin had rotator cuff surgery and received a shoulder pain pump post-surgery to manage the pain. But that was two years ago, and Colin is still in constant pain. And he's not alone: many others have reported "clicking and popping" sounds in their shoulders and stabbing pain—long after their arthroscopic surgery. "I was at work a... - Woman Allegedly Files False Claim for Disability Benefits with NY Government, Unum
Nov-9-10 Ogdensburg, NY A woman in Ogdensburg, New York, has been accused of committing fraud relating to Unum disability insurance , according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise . Karen L. Davis, 52, is accused of collecting disability benefits from 2005 onward despite continuing to work. According to the source, Davis told the state insurance department th... - Report: Paxil, Other Drugs May Be Responsible for High Army Suicide Rate
Nov-9-10 Washington, D.C. A recent report from the United States Military suggests that the high suicide rate among American troops may be one of many Paxil side effects , according to the Epoch Times . According to the report, in 2009 the Army saw 239 suicides and 1,713 suicide attempts. Additionally, there were 146 deaths due to drug overdoses or high-risk... - Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Isn't Sole Domain of the Elderly
Nov-8-10 Chicago, IL When debating the subject of nursing homes, the assumption is that we are talking about the elderly. But that's not always the case. There are other nursing home facilities providing care for children with developmental disabilities, for example. And akin to nursing homes serving seniors, these nursing homes in Illinois caring for children have... - Chinese Drywall May Still Be Cause of Fort Bragg Infant Deaths
Nov-8-10 Fort Bragg, NC Although Fort Bragg officials found no link between Chinese drywall and the deaths of 10 infants in four years on the base, the possibility of such a link remains the focus of a federal investigation, reports WTVD . Contractors brought in by Fort Bragg failed to find any issues with drywall, but the news source reports that a field r... - Tentative $21M Settlement Agreed in Eastman Kodak Discrimination Class Action
New York, NY: A class action settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Eastman Kodak Compan ("Eastman Kodak" or "Kodak" or "Defendant") pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York alleging, among other things, that Kodak engaged in an ongoing pattern and practice of racial discrimination against its Afri... - Kilosports Recalls Clomed
Washington, DC: KiloSports Inc. of Phoenix, AZ is recalling 60 Count bottles of Clomed because it may contain an Aromatase Inhibitor. KiloSports Inc. has been informed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that adverse events associated with the use of Aromatase Inhibitors could include the following: decreased rate of bone maturation and...