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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Lupron: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?
Mar-6-10 Las Vegas, NV Lupron has not received the same widespread media attention to which other medications have been subjected, but for some patients, Lupron side effects can be devastating. Some say the drug is dangerous; others call it a poison. A number of websites have sprung up to provide Lupron users with a forum in which to share their experiences and... - Officials Blame Detroit Firefighter for Train Crash
Mar-6-10 Detroit, MI City officials are blaming a Detroit firefighter for a train crash Monday morning occurred when a Chicago-bound Amtrak train collided with a fire truck that was parked on the railroad tracks. Firefighters and police had been attending to an earlier car crash involving a tractor trailer. A firefighter who noticed the oncoming train rushed... - GAO Investigates Role of Icing in Plane Crashes
Feb-28-10 Washington, DC A preliminary report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that federal regulators could do more to ensure that icing does not cause fatal plane crashs . The report, which was requested by officials after the 2009 airplane crash in Clarence, New York, recommends that pilots receive proper training to prepare them for... - Confidential Electronic Medical Records Can Be File-Shared
Mar-5-10 Ottawa, ON As medical information is increasingly stored on electronic health databases, known as Health Information Technology (HIT), there is growing concern over the security of patient records, given the possibility that unknown agents could hack into electronic medical records through home-based file-sharing programs. According to the results... - Chantix and a Loaded Gun: Police Officer Freaks Out
Mar-5-10 Philadelphia, PA Pete (real name withheld) will most likely lose his job as a police officer because of Chantix . "At one point I put my gun on the kitchen counter and told my wife to shoot me," says Pete. "Thank God nobody got hurt or killed." Pete started taking Chantix last May, just before the smoking cessation drug was issued a black box warning... - Crash of Charter Bus Kills Six
Mar-5-10 Phoenix, AZ Six people died in a commercial passenger bus crash early this morning on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix, Arizona. According to a spokesperson with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADPS), the the bus rear ended a car while gliding along the highway. Early reports suggested that the bus came into collision with a semi, but it was... - Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements Failing, Triggering Complications for Patients
Mar-5-10 Milan, IL A new issue emerging around artificial hip replacements is of interest to any patient who has received a metal-on-metal device. A recent editorial in the Journal of Arthroplasty, a noted medical journal for orthopedic surgeons, has urged doctors to use metal-on-metal devices only with "great caution, if at all." The metal-on-metal devices... - States See More Lawsuits over Yasmin Birth Control
Mar-5-10 Indianapolis, IN Hot on the heels of the recent declaration of mass tort in New Jersey, law offices around the country are seeing a continuing rise in the number of lawsuits surrounding Yaz birth control . There have been multiple filings in Pennsylvania against Bayer, the maker of the birth control product, and now a total of 47 cases in Indiana are... - Jurors Debate the Outcome of Botox Death Case in California
Mar-5-10 Santa Ana, CA The jury has moved into deliberation over a lawsuit that claims that Botox injections caused the death of a seven-year old girl with cerebral palsy. Kristen Spears died in November 2007 after receiving seven Botox injections over a period of 17 months to ease her leg spasms. Spears' parents allege that the injections were responsible f... - "Fixed" Toyota Vehicles Still Taking off
Mar-4-10 New York, NY Those who were suspicious of Toyota's announced fix of "sticky" gas pedals now have more reason for concern. CNNMoney.com reported yesterday that the recalled cars duly repaired by Toyota are still experiencing sudden and rapid acceleration. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says it has received 10 reports fro... - First Lawsuit Against Avandia Maker by Government Entity
Mar-4-10 San Jose, CA Things seem to be going from bad to worse for the makers of Avandia . Late last week Santa Clara County in California filed suit against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), alleging violations against state false advertising statutes. It is believed to be the first lawsuit filed by a government entity over allegations that GSK knew about the various ris... - Were Campus Vandal Watchers in California Paid Employees?
Mar-4-10 Fremont, CA California state education code allows for school districts to lease space on campus grounds for so-called "vandal watchers," who agree to patrol campus property and keep an eye on things in exchange for the ability to park a mobile home on campus grounds. California labor laws were recently put to the test when three vandal watchers were e... - Arabic Soldiers Cleared of Food Poisoning Allegations at Fort Jackson
Mar-4-10 Columbia, SC Five Muslim soldiers who were recently removed from active duty at South Carolina's Fort Jackson over allegations of a food poisoning plot have been cleared of suspicion in the case, according to US Representative Joe Wilson. The allegations stem from a series of verbal threats the soldiers in question allegedly posed in December 2009... - Toyota Testifies Before Congress about Gas Pedal Problem
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC The Japanese head of the largest automotive company in the world admitted to a congressional hearing on Wednesday that Toyota may have let quality slide in the pursuit of quantity. Akio Toyoda, in Washington, offered a personal apology for the recent Toyota accelerator pedal recalls and vowed to regain consumers' trust. A settlement... - Oil Wells That End Well for Toyota?
Mar-3-10 Detroit, MN Reuters reported yesterday that Toyota will undertake repairs to nearly one million vehicles in the US that may be leaking oil. The issue is not a new one—as far back as a year ago Toyota agreed to repair a faulty oil hose in vehicles equipped with V6 engines. The problem pertains to a rubberized portion of the engine oil hose that ma... - Apple Sues HTC, Maker of Nexus One Phones, Over Alleged Patent Infringement
Mar-3-10 San Francisco, CA Apple announced yesterday that it is suing HTC in Taiwan over an alleged violation of some 20 patents owned by Apple, pertaining to HTC cell phone technology that uses the Google-owned Android operating system. Included in the lawsuit is the Nexus One phone, designed and sold by Google. The lawsuit, filed on March 2 with the office... - Doctor's Quick Diagnosis May Have Saved Life of Patient with SJS
Mar-3-10 Detroit Lake, MN A Minnesota boy diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome ( SJS ) may owe his life to the speedy diagnosis of a local doctor, according to his mother. Seth O'Neill was hospitalized in July 2008 with a case of pneumonia, for which he was prescribed antibiotics as treatment. When his lips and face began to swell the next day, Dr Anita Jon... - Second Mistaken Mastectomy in Ontario, Same Surgeon Involved
Feb-25-10 Windsor, ON Just days after it was revealed that a Canadian surgeon removed a patient's breast in error comes news that the same surgeon made a similar mistake in 2001. Dr. Barbara Heartwell has voluntarily stopped performing surgery pending the results of a hospital probe at the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor. CBC reported last night that... - Gulf War Syndrome Medical Claims to Be Reviewed
Mar-2-10 Washington, DC The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will review disability claims and update regulations affecting veterans, including those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. Reports suggest that as many as 700,000 veterans who served in the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from chronic fatigue, heightened chemical sensitivity, skeletal pain,... - WellPoint Anthem Blue Cross Grilled over Proposed Rate Increase
Mar-2-10 Washington, DC The much-maligned WellPoint /Anthem Blue Cross rate increases, scheduled to take effect today in California and other states, have been delayed until May 1, giving congressional leaders some time to investigate the reasons behind the new rates, which are projected to cost health insurance plan holders as much as 39 percent more. WellP...