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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- An Informed Consumer is Key to Avoiding Effexor Birth Defects
Oct-4-10 Montreal, PQ Earlier this summer, a Canadian study detailing some of the effects of Effexor and other antidepressants on pregnant women and their babies hit the pages of TIME Magazine . The study examined the relationship between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and the older tricycl... - Appeals Court Upholds Ruling, Duragesic Plaintiff Awarded $13.3 Million
Oct-4-10 Sanford, FL A patient who called her physician's assistant to complain of stomach pains in the middle of the night was told to take some Pepto-Bismol and try to go back to sleep. However, the 34-year-old mother of three grew worse and died later that night. It was determined at the conclusion of a trial in 2008 that Susan Hodgemire died from an overdose of... - Expert Witness Says Brain Injury Partially Responsible for Man's Cop Killing
Oct-4-10 Newton, NC An expert witness for a North Carolina man who shot and killed a state trooper claim that the man's behavior may have been affected by a childhood brain injury he reportedly suffered when he fell five floors from an apartment building. Two years ago Edwardo Wong killed Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. during a traffic stop, according to th... - Illinois Labor Law Will Keep Employment Program Going
Oct-4-10 Springfield, IL An Illinois labor law will extend a program that was set to end at the end of September, which has provided tens of thousands of low-income workers with federal stimulus-subsidized jobs. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, around 250,000 workers in 37 states were provided with short-term employment by a $5 billio... - 98,000 Dehumidifiers Recalled
Washington, DC: About 98,000 portable dehumidifiers made by LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co., of China, are being recalled because the power connector for the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. LG has received four additional reports of fires involving the recalled dehumidifiers including... - Florida School Holds Fundraiser for Three-Year-Old with Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Oct-3-10 New Port Richey, FL A Florida school recently held a fundraiser for a three-year-old girl who is battling Stevens Johnson Syndrome . It is believed that Riley Jeanne Brown contracted the serious and rare condition as a reaction to children's Motrin, according to TampaBay.com . Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a disorder caused by the body's reaction to m... - Delta Pilot Saves All Passengers and Crew in JFK Emergency Landing
Sep-27-10 New York, NY Sixty-four passengers and crew narrowly missed becoming statistics in yet another plane crash on Saturday night, when Delta Flight 4951, due to land in White Plains NY, was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport because of an equipment malfunction. The plane, a Bombardier CRJ 900 twin-engine jet operated by Delta regional... - WellCare Settles Securities Class Action
Tampa, FL: WellCare Health Plans, Inc announced today that it has reached an agreement on the material terms of a settlement which will resolve the claims asserted against the Company in the previously disclosed putative securities class action consolidated complaint filed against the Company. The securities class action settlement provides, amo... - Nimodipine allegedly linked to Heart Attack and Death
August 3, 2010: The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminded healthcare professionals that oral nimodipine capsules should be given only by mouth or through a feeding or nasogastric tube and should never be given by intravenous administration. Nimodipine is a medication intended to be given in a critical care setting to treat neurologic com... - Baby Positioners Likely to be Banned
Oct-2-10 Washington, DC The FDA and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have issued a warning that baby sleep positioners can carry the risk of suffocation and death. Health officials say the mats with barriers designed to prevent a baby from rolling over should not be used under any circumstances. The warning was prompted by reports of 12 deaths among... - Accutane: Conflicting Results from Scientific Studies
Oct-2-10 Portland, OR For people living with severe acne, Accutane acne medication probably sounded like a dream come true. But there was some controversy about the drug and its side effects before the medication was pulled from the market. Now, lawsuits allege that Accutane caused serious problems, while scientific studies contradict each other regarding Accut... - Zimmer Hip Company Sees Interest Rise in Stock
Oct-2-10 Warsaw, IN As the baby boomer generation begins to age, many medical companies, particularly medical device companies, are seeing an increased interest in their stock. Such is the case with Zimmer Holdings, the company responsible for Zimmer hip replacements . Zimmer has a 25 percent market share and has become a prime candidate for a buyout, accordi... - Did Fired Florida Bartender Work for Four Cents an Hour?
Sep-26-10 Coral gables, FL According to the Miami New Times on 9/16/10, there are some fairly high-end establishments that have been accused of violating Florida labor law . Angela Suarez (not her real name) illustrates the problem. For one week when she claims to have worked 60 hours, her paycheck reflected only 38. Suarez told the Miami New Times that s... - Studies Question the Safety of Proton Pump Inhibitors
Oct-1-10 San Diego, CA In recent months, multiple studies questioning the safety of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been published. The most recent study to examine the risk of proton pump inhibitor side effects suggests an association between the medication and increased mortality in older patients. Meanwhile, patients are being cautioned that PPIs should n... - Is Chantix up in Smoke?
Oct-1-10 Washington, DC Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, but not everyone knows that taking Chantix to quit nicotine can be deadly. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the main competitors of Pfizer's smoking cessation drug Chantix, knows…. GSK recently conducted a survey of about 1200 smokers in the US to determine whether they were aware of Ch... - 16 New Deaths Reportedly Associated with Gardasil Vaccine
Oct-1-10 San Francisco, CA An examination of FDA records made public through the Freedom of Information Act, reportedly shows that 16 new deaths (including four suicides) were associated with Gardasil, the cervical cancer vaccine made by Merck. A report in the SF Examiner, published this week also states that 3,589 adverse reactions to the vaccine were rep... - Canadian Company That Sells Wellbutrin Merges with U.S. Drug Maker
Oct-1-10 Ontario, Canada The Canadian pharmaceutical company that sells Wellbutrin and a number of other medications recently completed its merger with a California drug maker. Shareholders for Biovail, based in Mississauga, Ontario, and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, based in Aliso Viejo, California, recently voted to approve the merger, according to... - Street Racer May Have Caused Fatal Texas Car Accident
Oct-1-10 Houston, TX A mother and her teenage son were recently killed in a Texas car accident that may have been caused by street racing. Mayra Torres was driving with her son and six-year-old daughter in a minivan when Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators said they were struck by a Chevy Tahoe while making a turn at an intersection, according to K... - Mesothelioma Victim Believes Asbestos on Father's Clothes Caused Illness
Sep-30-10 St. Louis, MO Mesothelioma is a disease typically associated with older people who worked industrial jobs that involved asbestos. So how does one account for a 39-year-old battling the rare and deadly cancer? Julie Gundlach believes her mesothelioma was caused by the asbestos on the work clothes of her father, reports KSDK . "He worked around and w... - AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million in Seroquel Settlement
Sep-30-10 Harrisburg, PA The state of Pennsylvania will receive $9 million of the $520 million settlement AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical is paying for improperly marketing Seroquel , an anti-psychotic. Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett said that a state and federal investigation accused the drug maker of marketing Seroquel "off-label" and paying kickbacks...