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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Black Box Warning for Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia More Than a Year Old
Mar-18-10 Washington, DC The Internet is abuzz this week with news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented a black box warning for Reglan and all other drugs containing metoclopramide. A black box warning is the strongest spanner the FDA has in its toolbox short of asking a manufacturer to remove a product from the market entirely. What... - More Men Reporting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Mar-18-10 Washington, DC A growing number of men are reporting cases of sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a recent report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In the 19-year period between 1990 and 2009, the percentage of men reporting sexual harassment to the EEOC has doubled from eight to 16 percent. Though women still fil... - Patients Worried about Zinc Poisoning Should See Doctor
Mar-17-10 Bellevue, WA Patients who are worried about developing denture cream poisoning should speak with a doctor about their concerns. Fixodent denture adhesive and other denture creams have been linked to zinc poisoning, a serious condition that can cause permanent health problems. At greatest risk for zinc poisoning are those who, for various reasons, u... - Federal Judge Refuses to Toss out Lawsuits Stemming from Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Mar-17-10 Miami, FL Last Thursday a federal judge refused to dismiss lawsuits against several major banks centered on excessive overdraft fees . In his 50-page opinion, Judge Lawrence King declared that Bank of America, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, US Bank, Wachovia, Wells Fargo and others are not entitled to a dismissal of complaints that seek to recoup hundreds... - Doctors May Be Needlessly Exposing Patients To MRI Health Risks
Mar-17-10 Chicago, IL Several new reports have appeared in recent months suggesting that doctors and physicians are overtreating patients, subjecting them to needless vaccines and tests and placing them at unnecessary risk for things like MRI side effects . A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims that medical imaging scans, including... - Relatives of Family Killed in Lexus Crash Sue Toyota
Mar-6-10 San Diego, CA The car accident that set off the massive Toyota recall will soon be moving through the courts of law. The Los Angeles Times reports that relatives of the family killed in a high-speed Lexus crash last summer have launched a lawsuit against the world's largest car manufacturer. The litigation, filed on March 2 in San Diego County Supe... - Infant Death, 10 Injuries Prompt Recall of Dorel Cribs
Washington, DC: About 635,000 Dorel Asia cribs are being recalled because the drop side hardware can fail causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches it creates a space in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped and suffocate or strangle. In addition, the recalled cribs can pose a serious entrapment and strangulation... - Beef Products Recalled Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Washington, DC: Huntington Meat Packing Inc, is recalling approximately 864,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The following products, consisting of all ground beef products produced by the plant from January 5, 2010 to January 15, 2010, are subject to recall: 40 lb. boxes of "Huntington Meats Grou... - Long-term Use of Fosamax Causes Brittle Bones, Says Study
Mar-16-10 New Orleans, LA A popular drug that has been linked to a rare debilitating condition known as osteonecrosis (bone death in the jawbone) is now under suspicion for putting some patients at increased risk for hip fractures if taken for more than five years. Fosamax (alendronate) is just one of several drugs in the bisphosphonate family that have come und... - Plane Crashes: What Price for Safety?
Mar-16-10 Dallas, TX In the wake of some high profile plane crashes , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has started cracking down on airplane safety. According to the Dallas Morning News on 3/13/10, the FAA recently proposed fines of $787,500 against American Airlines for improper maintenance of its planes. The FAA issued one $625,000 penalty to Americ... - Small Plane Kills Jogger While Making Emergency Landing
Mar-16-10 Hilton Head, SC Last night a man out jogging along the Palmetto Dunes of Hilton Head, South Carolina, was killed instantly when a small plane in distress plowed into him while attempting an emergency landing. The pilot of the Experimental Lancair IV-P plane, who was flying with a single passenger, reported that the plane was experiencing mechanical dif... - Police Investigating Toyota's Responsibility in Massachusetts Car Crash
Mar-16-10 Yarmouth, MA Police are investigating a car crash in which a 2010 Toyota Rav4 crashed into a plastic surgeon's office in Yarmouth. The driver, Ann Wilkins, 70, struck the outside wall of the Cape Cod Plastic and Hand Surgery office on Tuesday afternoon. Investigators found that the Wilkins had struck an adjacent wall before driving approximately 10... - Avandia Lawsuits Could Cost Manufacturer $6 Billion
Mar-16-10 Philadelphia, PA International pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) could face as much $6 billion in liability lawsuits stemming from Avandia side effects. Avandia is currently at the center of more than 13,000 claims against GSK. The drug was developed to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, but has since been linked to an increased risk of... - Icy Hot Heat Therapy Burn Injuries
Chattem, Inc., the manufacturer of Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, has issued a nationwide recall of its "heat therapy" products due to reports of skin irritation and burn injuries. To date, more than 200 people have reported getting first, second and third degree burns and other skin irritations from Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, prompting Chatt... - A Future Dashed by a California Car Crash
Mar-15-10 Los Angeles, CA A recent California car crash took the life of an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer just two weeks after she became engaged to be married. Her fiancé, fellow LAPD police officer Jerry Rodelo, had just started his shift on February 25 when his supervisor took him aside to tell him that Jacqueline Montalvo h... - Law Firm Accused of Legal Malpractice
Mar-15-10 Saipan, MARIANAS ISLANDS It's not often that a legal firm is sued for legal malpractice —yet on March 3, a collection of three families filed a lawsuit in Northern Marianas Superior Court against the law firm of Carlsmith Ball for alleged conflict of interest. According to the 3/5/10 edition of Pacific Business News, published out of Honolulu, the... - New California Labor Law Aimed at Safety in the Porn Industry
Mar-15-10 Sacramento, CA California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) Board is weighing a new California labor law that would require all male performers in pornographic material to use condoms. The move stems from a petition from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which claims that the adult industry has failed to adequately ensure t... - Plan to Speed up Military Veterans Disability Claims Wins Contest
Mar-15-10 Pittsburgh, PA An assistant manager at a Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Office has been selected as a winner in a nationwide innovation competition among VA employees for a plan that would speed up veterans' disability claims. The competition, sponsored by the office of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki, selected one of 10 novel proposals... - Mercedes Slammed with Lemon Lawsuit
Mar-14-10 Madison, WI A judge has ordered Mercedes to $482,000 in damages and legal fees to a customer who was sold a defective car in 2005 for $56,000 and not given a refund on time. The customer's lawyer says this judgment could be the largest involving a single car under the "lemon law", which protects consumers who buy defective (also known as "lemon") vehi... - Avandia's Safety Questioned
Mar-14-10 New York, NY It's the stuff movies are made of: company executives arrange a secret meeting with a scientific expert who is trying to discredit the company. The expert secretly tapes the meeting and releases the tape to the media. Yet this is no movie script—according to the New York Times, this is exactly what happened when GlaxoSmithKline, maker of...