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Washington, DC: Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the nationwide recall of all lots of metronidazole injection, USP 500mg / 100mL (NDC number 25021-131-82) manufactured by Claris Lifesciences and distributed by Sagent. The lot numbers being recalled are: A090742, A090743, A090744, A090745, A090746, A090769, A090770, A090771, A090772, A09... - Settlement Reached in Neurontin Suicide Suit
New York, NY: A wrongful death suit filed on behalf of a retired minister who committed suicide just two months after starting treatment with Pfizer's epilepsy medication, Neurontin, has reached settlement prior to going to trial. The details of the settlement have not been made public. Neurontin was prescribed to Richard Smith by his doctor, in... - Canada Set to Vote on Asbestos Mining
Jul-6-10 Ottawa, ON "Quebec breathing new life into one of Canada's last remaining asbestos mines", states the headline of a 6/14/10 article in the Winnipeg Free Press, in what seems to be a cruel play on words. While a few hundred jobs are at stake for miners in the town called Asbestos (the provincial government is close to backing a loan of $58 million to reopen... - BP Faces Stockholder and ERISA Lawsuits
Jul-6-10 New York, NY BP faces lawsuits not only from those who suffered losses of income as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but also from BP employees alleging that BP benefits plan fiduciaries violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). BP also faces lawsuits from other funds alleging they were dramatically affected by the oil... - Three Contrast Agents Associated with MRI Health Risks
Jul-11-10 Reston, VA There are three common types of gadolinium-based contrast agents that radiologists should avoid using with patients with kidney disease to avoid MRI health risks . An advisory from the American College of Radiology warns that gadodiamide, gadopentetate dimeglumine and gadoversetamide can cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) among pati... - Byetta Found No Worse than Competitors for Acute Pancreatitis
Jul-11-10 Orlando, FL A recent study presented at an American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting in Orlando claims that Byetta , a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, carries no greater risk of acute pancreatitis than other diabetes drugs in its class. The retrospective study, which included more than 260,000 patients, used data accrued over a period of three... - Copyright Battle Forces Men at Work to Give up Five Percent of Hit Song
Jul-11-10 Sydney, Australia An Australian judge ordered that the music group Men at Work must give up five percent of profits from "Down Under," a hit song from the 1980s, because of copyright infringement . The federal court ruled against the Australian band after Larrikin music publishers claimed that the flute solo in the disputed song illegally sampled par... - Pesticides Linked with Near Doubling in ADHD Risk
Montreal, Quebec: Researchers are advising that parents feed their children organic produce as frequently as possible, following the results of a study just released which shows a link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and exposure to widely used pesticides such as malathion. The study, a joint research effort b... - Libby's Corned Beef Among 87,000 lbs of Recalled Beef Products
Washington, DC: Sampco, Inc, is recalling approximately 87,000 pounds of beef products that may contain the animal drug Ivermectin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced. Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic and is used as a de-worming agent in live animals. The following products are subj... - Children's Deaths Prompt Recall of 1.8 Million Toy Dart Guns
Washington, DC: Family Dollar Stores of Charlotte, NC, is recalling 1.8 million toy dart gun sets, due to reports of two asphyxiation deaths involving a 9-year-old boy in Chicago, Il, and a 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee, WI. If a child places the soft, pliable plastic toy dart in his/her mouth, the toy can be inhaled into the throat and prevent the... - Relief from Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees Could Be Short-Lived
Jul-10-10 Charlotte, NC As new federal laws governing excessive bank overdraft fees come into effect, banks will attempt to replace lost revenue by charging a variety of other fees, according to the 7/3/10 issue of the San Jose Mercury News. The updated guidelines basically take the surprise out of the equation for the bank customer, although the steep cost... - New Effexor Generic Approved, Risks Are Similar
Jul-10-10 Washington, DC Concerns over potential Effexor side effects—including heart damage in newborns and various other birth defects that occur when expectant mothers take Effexor antidepressants—heightened late last month with the approval of an Effexor generic. A release posted on the official website of the US Food and Drug Administration... - Congressmen Push EPA to Clean up Town Plagued by Asbestosis
Jul-10-10 Billings, MT Three congressmen from Montana are pushing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to commit to completing the asbestos cleanup in Libby, Montana, a former mining town that has been ravaged by asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma and asbestosis . US Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester and Representative Denny Rehberg asked the... - Two Bodies Pulled From Delaware River in Duck Boat Accident
Jul-9-10 Philadelphia, PA The bodies of two Hungarian students were pulled from the water in the Delaware river after they drowned in a boat accident earlier this week. The students, 20-year-old Szabolcs Prem and 16-year-old Dora Schwendtner, were reported missing Wednesday afternoon when the duck boat on which they were taking a tour was hit by a 250-foot b... - Doctor Says Fosamax Caused Femur Break
Jul-9-10 St. Louis, MO David was only 40 when he was prescribed Fosamax for osteoporosis ten years ago. In 2008 David broke his femur for no apparent reason, but his internal medicine doctor knew that Fosamax was to blame. "Even though I am very upset with the Fosamax manufacturer, I am happy that my doctor had the opportunity to present my case at a bone confe... - Family Launches Wrongful Death Suit after Recent Texas Car Crash
Jul-9-10 Midland, TX The family of a Texas woman killed in a head-on Texas car crash on the first day of summer has hired a lawyer to bring a wrongful death suit on her behalf. Marina Lisa Robles and her passenger Joe Luis Ramon, both 47, were killed when the car they were driving was struck by a business vehicle driven by a man with a "history of alcohol and /... - Medical Marijuana Case Could Affect Michigan Labor Laws
Jul-9-10 Battle Creek, MI The lawsuit filed by a man fired from Wal-Mart for using medical marijuana could have serious ramifications for Michigan employment law . Joseph Casias legally uses marijuana for medical purposes under Michigan's laws, but was recently fired from Wal-Mart after testing positive for the drug, according to the Detroit Free Press. The 3... - Pain Pump FAQ
What is a shoulder pain pump? A shoulder pain pump is a small, portable medical device that is implanted during shoulder surgery to manage pain. Through a catheter, the pain pump delivers continuous doses of anesthetic drugs directly into the incision site. Typically they are used for two to five days post surgery and then removed and discarded... - Shoulder pain pump | Shoulder pain pump lawsuit | Lawyersandsettlements.com
Canadians , please [ click here ] Patients who have been given shoulder pain pumps after arthroscopic surgery are now questioning whether those pumps should have been used at all. The pumps have been linked to a debilitating condition called postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis ( PAGCL ), which can be far worse than the patient's initial c... - Hospitals Could Face Lawsuit after Patient Develops MRI-Related NSF
Jul-3-10 Boston, MA A woman who believes she suffers from MRI contrast side effects is considering filing a lawsuit against those who gave her a contrast agent containing gadolinium. Despite warnings from US officials, some patients may still be receiving MRI contrast agents even though they have kidney problems, putting them at risk of serious illness. The...