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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Asbestos Awareness in High School
Apr-20-10 Westchester County, NY Not long after a New Mexico contractor was penalized $225,000 under a consent judgment for asbestos air quality violations during the demolition of a school dormitory, high school students in Westchester, New York had an asbestos mesothelioma scare in their school when part of an auditorium wall collapsed. Both school officia... - What's the Real Motivation Behind Medtronic Infuse Off-Label?
Apr-25-10 Washington, DC Off-label use of Medtronic bone graft was brought to the public's attention in 2008 when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned about Medtronic infuse bone graft use in association with the cervical spine. While doctors and surgeons have always enjoyed the authority and freedom to use drugs and medical devices off-label if they... - FDA Concerned About Infusion Pumps
Apr-24-10 New York, NY The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is requiring makers of infusion pumps to provide more test data before those pumps can be approved to go on the market. The announcement was made because of concerns about the safety of infusion pumps. According to The New York Times (04/24/10), the FDA has received reports o... - Debate Continues to Rage over Fosamax Side Effects
Apr-24-10 Washington, DC Fosamax , a drug designed to strengthen bone, appears to actually weaken bones in rare cases. Side effects of the drug include osteonecrosis—also known as Fosamax dead jaw—a debilitating condition that affects the jawbone and leaves sufferers with sometimes horrendous health issues. To that end, Fosamax manufacturer Merck &... - FAA Implements Program to Improve Air Traffic Safety
Apr-24-10 Los Angeles, CA A new program set up by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is designed to increase air traffic safety, but it is still unclear what impact this program will have on plane crashes . The FAA's now year-old program allows air traffic controllers to report hazards and incidents in exchange for immunity, although immunity is not guara... - Oil Spill Could Be Environmental Disaster
Apr-23-10 Gulf of Mexico An oil leak from a collapsed oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico could prove to be an environmental disaster. According to the UK Times on 4/23/10, the oil poured from the site where Deepwater Horizon exploded and burned for two days before collapsing. Officials report that there were 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel on the rig before the explos... - Two Heartbreaking Tales of Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Apr-23-10 Dallas, TX Cody Strickland, a 21-year-old electrician and outdoors enthusiast, was no stranger to poison ivy. According to the 4/3/10 edition of the Dallas Morning News, Strickland's most recent—and final—bout with poison ivy was in early February, when he came into contact with it at a bonfire party on the shores of Lake Pat Cleburne in Texas... - New Study Finds More Than 29,000 Cancers Caused by CT Scan Radiation
Apr-23-10 San Francisco, CA A new report suggests that CT scan radiation may be more dangerous than previously believed, as the medical procedure has been linked to at least 29,000 cases of cancer and 14,500 deaths in the US each year. Published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the study drew data from the National Cancer Institute, which compared the am... - Exposure To Asbestos May Have Killed Sex Pistols Manager
Apr-23-10 London, England Malcolm McLaren, the former manager for legendary punk rockers the Sex Pistols, recently died of mesothelioma . He may have contracted the fatal disease from exposure to asbestos in the ceiling of a design shop he helped construct in the 1970s. In 1971 McLaren and his then-girlfriend Vivienne Westwood opened a clothing boutique on Lon... - Man Paralyzed in School Incident Receives $14.7 Million Settlement
Chicago, Il: A 30-year old man from Chicago who was chronically injured on a mini-trampoline in a tumbling class when he was in the eighth grade, has been awarded a $14.7 million settlement in his personal injury lawsuit. Ryan Murray, who is quadriplegic as a result of the accident, sued the Chicago Board of Education. The suit was thrown in July... - Does Accutane Increase Risk of Blood Clots?
Apr-17-10 Seattle, WA Among the complications linked to anti-acne medication Accutane is increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and birth defects. Lawsuits have been filed against Accutane, now off the market, alleging that patients who took the medication were not warned of the risk of IBD. A recent study funded by the National Association for Co... - Has SJS Come Out of the Closet?
Apr-6-10 Frankfurt, KY Last November Steve was hospitalized for severe depression and a suicide attempt. During his short stay, Steve developed a rash and skin lesions but thought it was just a reaction to the sheets. Nobody saw the first signs of Stevens Johnson Syndrome . "The hospital doctors let me go to a nearby clinic and I was diagnosed with contact derma... - Hawaii Micro-light Crash Kills Two
Apr-22-10 Honolulu, HI A motorized glider carrying the owner of Tedd's Flying Adventures Kailua, Kona, and one passenger, Kathryn Grace Moran, 37, of Kailua, Kona, crashed on Wednesday morning killing both people. Local firefighters received a report of a crash at 9:36 am, just 20 minutes after the aircraft took off from the Kona airport. According to eyew... - Critics Say Recall of DePuy Hip Replacement System Comes "Way Too Late"
Apr-22-10 Warsaw, IN A hip replacement system that was pulled from the market by its manufacturer last month due to early failures was fast-tracked for approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The DePuy hip implant , also known as the ASR cup, was approved for use in 2005 by the FDA but "was cleared through a regulatory pathway that did not require... - Toyota Stalls Customer
Apr-22-10 Wilmington, DE Evelyn is getting nothing but grief from Toyota . When the accelerator pedal stuck on her recalled 2009 Toyota Camry last December, she inadvertently caused a car crash. The repair bill and a rental car have cost her $5,000—and to add insult to injury, Toyota made her pay $1,100 before allowing her another rental! "On the morning... - Boston Company Faces Class Action Suit over Violations of ERISA Plan
Apr-22-10 Cincinnati, OH The Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC) is the subject of a class action suit accusing the company of violating its ERISA plan . Investigators are focused on a number of questionable investments in company stock in the Boston Scientific Corporation's 401(k) Savings Plan. The plaintiffs claim that BSC and other administrators of the sav... - Fatal Springfield Car Crash Under Investigation
Apr-21-10 Springfield, MO A fatal car accident that happened March 19, killing a woman from Aurora, is under investigation by the Missouri Highway Patrol, who suspect that alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the crash. Thirty-seven year old Tara Williams died after the car she was driving, a 2001 Hyundia Accent, was pushed into the oncoming traffic... - 11 People Missing in Gulf Oil Rig Explosion
Apr-21-10 New Orleans, LA Eleven or 12 people were reported missing and 15 injured – seven critically – in the explosion of a BP oil rig located off the coast of Venice, Louisiana at 10 pm on Tuesday evening. The majority of people working on the rig – about 126, reports indicate – are believed to have escaped safely. The rig, called t... - Could Goldman Sachs Charges Result in Arbitration Filings?
Apr-21-10 Washington, DC The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has filed charges against financial firm Goldman Sachs, alleging that the firm defrauded investors by making misleading statements about some of its investment products. In certain situations, when investors lose money, they must file a stockbroker arbitration in an attempt t... - Missouri Accidents: A Lawsuit Filed and a Young Boy Killed
Apr-21-10 Mount Olive, MO A man whose wife was seriously injured in a Missouri car accident is filing a lawsuit in an attempt to recover the money he has spent on his wife's medical care. The Madison Record reported on 4/19/10 that the victim has been in a coma since the accident occurred in 2008. The plaintiff, who is representing his wife, has filed the l...