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Aug-16-10 San Francisco, CA A decorated soldier from Vietnam who still experiences flashbacks and physical pain from bullet and shrapnel wounds in his back was recently told by a federal court that he would not receive VA disability benefits under Social Security. It was the Court's view that he could still perform work and thus did not qualify for benefits. ... - Drug Recalls More than Double Since 2008
Aug-16-10 New York, NY A 50 percent increase in drug recalls in the past year is raising fears over the quality of drug manufacturing in the US. According to a report on CNN Money, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported more than 1,742 recalls in 2009, compared to 426 in 2009, a massive jump by any standard. One company, Advantage Dose, was... - Colombian Plane Crash Kills One
Aug-16-10 Bogota, Colombia A plane crash on a Colombian island in the Caribbean early Monday morning, has killed one person and injured at least five others. According to a report on MSNBC the Boeing 737 was carrying 125 passengers, eight of whom are US citizens, and six crew members en route from Bogota to the resort island of San Andres located off the... - Numerous Trials Reveal the Scope of Unum Misdeeds
Aug-16-10 San Diego, CA Unum is working to distance itself from its unsavory past, but it's hard to escape the details that are emerging from various lawsuits brought by disgruntled and distraught Unum insurance policyholders who allege to have been wronged by the massive insurance provider. Trial lawyer William Turley of San Diego, who sits on the Board of G... - California Overtime Violations Rampant in Retail
Aug-16-10 El Cajon, CA After working 15 years in the retail business, Kathleen has had enough abuse. She's fed up with working overtime without compensation. "Assistant managers were expected to get the cash done within our eight-hour shift," says Kathleen. "If not, we were told they would find someone else who could get it done." "We had to get the job done... - FDA to Look at Gadolinium-based Contrast Agent, Known for MRI Health Risks
Aug-16-10 Berlin, Germany A German pharmaceutical company recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its application for a gadolinium-based contrast agent. Gadolinium-based contrast agents have been associated with MRI health risks in the past. Bayer Schering Pharma AG says that the new contrast agent, Gadovist, is a non-io... - Some Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Must Wait Years for Medicare
Aug-16-10 Menlo Park, CA A recent study revealed that many people under the age of 65 who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are struggling to get by. Those with permanent disabilities can receive Social Security before they become senior citizens, reports the Tucson Citizen. They are also eligible for Medicare assistance but have to wait up... - Adult SJS Victim Claims Children's Motrin as the Cause
Aug-15-10 Chicago, IL When Karen Robinson awoke in September 2005 with a headache, she took two teaspoons of Children's Motrin. The Illinois woman (living in Virginia at the time) had no idea of the chain of events that would eventually lead to Stevens Johnson Syndrome and, worse, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Robinson eventually lost sight in one eye and 60... - Another Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuit Filed
Aug-15-10 Baton Rouge, LA Andrea and Brad Frischhertz have filed a lawsuit against SmithKline Beecham Corp (dba GlaxoSmithKline) alleging that their infant son was born with Paxil birth defects . According to the Louisiana Record, Andrea Frischhertz was prescribed Paxil to treat depression during her pregnancy. Her child was later born with birth defects, incl... - Elderly Man Killed in Texas Car Crash
Aug-15-10 New Braunfels, TX An elderly man was recently killed in a Texas car accident in the town of New Braunfels. The accident occurred early in the morning when the 1993 Dodge pickup truck operated by 75-year-old John Harper crossed the center line on the Guadalupe River Bridge, according to KXAN, an NBC affiliate in Texas. The truck crossed the center... - AstraZenca Settles Drug Pricing Suit for $103M
Washington, DC: AstraZeneca has settled claims that it overcharged for some medicines such as Zoladex and Pulmicort. Britian's second largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $103 million to close the claims filed in the US. Pulmicort Respules is used to prevent asthma, and Zoladex is used to treat prostate and breast cancers. According... - FDA Warns Public About Magic Coffee Powder
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Safety Alert concerning Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement. The alert states that Magic Coffee Powder contains the drug ingredient hydroxythiohomosildenafil, a chemical similar to sildenafil, the active ingre... - Toyota Recalls 9,400 Lexus GX460 SUVs
Detroit, MN: Toyota Motor Corp., has announced that it will recall 9,400 Lexus GX 460 Sport Utility Vehicles to correct a problem that may result in drivers losing control of the vehicle. The recall follows a sales suspension of the Lexus GX 460 SUV on April 14, further to a defect discovered by Consumer Reports during routine testing. The problem cou... - "No One Told Us Asbestos was Dangerous"
Aug-14-10 Ridgedale, MO "The doctors told me I will die a slow death at an early age," says Kenneth, who worked with asbestos for many years. "I should have taken better care of myself when I was younger, but I didn't know how and no one told me the job was hazardous." Kenneth, age 43, was diagnosed with silicosis in 1989. But from 1985 to1998 he was exposed... - Wells Fargo's "Neat Tricks" Took Millions from Customers
Aug-14-10 San Francisco, CA American consumers have won a halleluiah verdict in a bank overdraft charge class action suit against Wells Fargo. A California judge has ordered the megabank to pay class members a total of $203 million in restitution and the phone at the law offices of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein has not stopped ringing since. "You c... - Case Study: Avoid Denture Creams with Zinc
Aug-14-10 Little Rock, AR A new case study written by a team of doctors documents the ordeal one elderly woman endured because of denture cream poisoning . The study, entitled "Hematologic and Neurologic Consequences From Chronic Use of Denture Adhesive – Case Report," was co-authored by a team of doctors who followed the case of a 62-year-old woman. ... - Not All Clinical Trial Results Published: Study
Aug-8-10 Washington, DC A recent issue of Newsweek contains a disturbing revelation with regard to the publication of clinical trial results and other information inherent with pharmaceutical drugs. According to an analysis published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine, results from a third of clinical trials inherent with five classes of drugs are neve... - The FDA's Avandia Decision
Aug-13-10 Washington, DC Now that the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) advisory panel has met and made their recommendations, the FDA must now decide what to do about Avandia . Recent studies have suggested a risk of serious Avandia side effects, including an increased risk of heart attack. Although the advisory panel voted to keep Avandia on the market, w... - Second Helicopter Crash Victim Identified in Georgia Accident
Aug-13-10 Jupiter, FL A helicopter crash that took two lives on or about August 2nd continues to foster mystery even after the second individual killed in the helicopter accident was identified. Shelley Zapototsky, a registered nurse, was identified by authorities in Georgia as the second victim of last week's crash of a 2006 R44 Robinson helicopter owned and pi... - Car Accident Kills Family of Four in Idaho
Aug-13-10 Glenns Ferry, ID A family of four died in a car accident on the interstate highway in Idaho Thursday night. According to a report on CNN.com Amado Herrera, 48, of California, and three passengers were heading west on Interstate 84 near Glenns Ferry, in their Nissan four-door vehicle, when they were struck by a pickup truck. They died instantly, acc...