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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Yasmin/Yaz Birth Control Linked to Gallbladder Problems
Sep-9-09 Nampa, ID Amber had her gallbladder removed when she was just 19 years old. At the time, no one associated Yasmin , the birth control she was taking, with gallbladder problems. Now 21, Amber says having her gallbladder removed "really sucks because I get really bad heartburn when I eat greasy and fatty foods, but they taste so good!" Amber first exp... - Illinois Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
E. S. Miller Packing Co., is recalling approximately 219 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The products subject to recall include: 10-pound Cryovaced bags of bulk "EDWARD S. MILLER PACKING CO., GROUND BEEF." Each bag bears the establishment number "EST. 34342" inside the USDA mark of inspection and case... - AES Corp. Coal Ash Dumping Settlement
Delray Beach, FL: (Apr-14-07) A lawsuit filed against AES Corp. accused it of dumping over 82,000 tons of coal ash on Dominican Republic beaches. The publicly-traded international energy company has maintained it had nothing to do with the incident, alleging instead that it hired Florida resident Roger Fina's company, Silver Spot Enterprises, to dispose... - L A Weight Loss Recalls L A Hot Drinks Cafe Au Lait
Weight Loss Services, LP of Horsham, PA, is recalling 403 cases (16,120 selling units) of L A Hot Drinks Café Au Lait net weight 4.07oz, because one of the ingredients of the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The ingredient, an instant non-fat dry milk product, was manufactured by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative of Plainview... - Pfizer Hit With Huge Fine, Whistleblowers Reap Millions
Sep-3-09 Washington, DC The world's largest pharmaceutical company was hit yesterday with the largest fine ever levied against a drug manufacturer for unlawful activity. Meanwhile a collection of six whistleblowers will take home $102 million for their role in ensuring the pharma juggernaut was held accountable. One individual, Gulf War veteran and former P... - Is Phentermine Just as Dangerous as Fen-Phen?
Sep-8-09 Dallas, TX: In 2001 Pat took phentermine, which was once half of the wildly popular Fen-phen cocktail, for about 3 years, until she developed an allergic reaction that has just gotten worse. Although Pat hasn't developed Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) , she says this drug has caused both severe physical and psychological damage. (Although Fen-phen... - Gadolinium and Kidney Disease Just One Aspect of MRI Risk
Sep-8-09 Washington, DC The past few years has seen the emergence of a compelling and grievous result of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that relates to the use of the MRI contrast agent Gadolinium in patients having weak or diseased kidneys. However there are other MRI health risks . Much of that risk has to do with the MRI machine itself and the powerful... - Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning Difficult to Diagnose
Sep-7-09 Baltimore, MD People who use denture cream, such as Fixodent denture adhesive might think that their biggest concern should be whether or not their dentures stay in place. Unfortunately, some consumers are learning that use of too much Fixodent denture cream can result in denture cream zinc poisoning. That, in turn, can lead to a copper deficiency, whi... - Michigan Attorney says Time to Put the Brakes on Dangerous Trucks
Sep-7-09 Southfield, MI Michigan Attorney Steve Gursten has reached his breaking point with bad truckers. With years of experience representing people injured or killed by dangerous trucks and truckers in truck accidents and a former president of the Truck Litigation Committee for the American Association of Justice (AAJ), Gursten says he is frankly "disguste... - Wall Street Fraud Cleanup Goes On…
Sep-7-09 Coral Gables, FL Wall Street gone wonky has left an endless trail of victims separated from their hard earned savings by reckless and grasping investment dealers . Many of those victims are retired Americans living in the state of Florida where attorney Ben Fernandez and his colleagues at Tramont Guerra & Nunez are working on behalf of clients that... - Faulty Transmission Fluid Basis for Michigan Negligence Lawsuit
Sep-7-09 Jackson, MI Negligence comes in many forms—even in the supply of transmission fluid. That was the allegation of a negligence lawsuit heard earlier this summer in Jackson County Circuit Court. A collection of plaintiffs that represented various enterprises serving the automotive industry as service agents and rebuilders of transmissions alleged th... - Idaho Developer Called Out for Discrimination Against the Disabled
Sep-7-09 Post Falls, ID While racial discrimination and workplace discrimination constitute two of the most common affronts to discrimination law , one that is often overlooked but equally discriminatory is the ignorance towards persons with disabilities—not in the workplace, but where they live. A case in point is the lawsuit filed by the US Departmen... - Counterfeit Botox Allegedly Used in Patient Procedures
Sep-7-09 Bellevue, WA At one time, Botox may have been considered treatment for only the wealthiest in society, but its use is becoming increasingly common among many groups in society, including young women. However, Botox side effects can be serious when the botulinum toxin spreads from the injection site to other areas of the body. On top of all that, there... - Chinese Drywall—Does Statute of Limitations Apply?
Sep-1-09 Pahrump, NV Susan hasn't yet determined if her home is contaminated with Chinese drywall and now she is up against another wall: A lawyer told her the statute of limitations in Nevada had changed from two years to one year. "Our house took a few years to build and it was completed in 2007," says Susan (name withheld). "Since that time my son and I... - Health Canada Issues Warning for Specific-Formula Arthro-Ace
Product Contains Undeclared Dexamethasone Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the unauthorized health product labelled as Specific-Formula Arthro-Ace as it was found to contain undeclared dexamethasone and may cause serious health effects. Dexamethasone is a steroidal prescription drug used to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthri... - Atlas Mining Settles Class Action for $1.25 Million
Atlas Mining Company announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement settling the class action In Re Atlas Mining Company Securities Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Civil Action No. 07-428-N-EJL (D. Idaho). Under the terms of the settlement agreement Atlas will pay plaintiffs $1,250,00... - Heparin: A Long List of Reported Problems
Sep-6-09 Rockville, MD It sounds like a long list of serious issues concerning one drug: counterfeit ingredients, unsanitary manufacturing plants, severe allergic reactions, improper labeling and accidental infant overdoses. Yet all of these complaints have been alleged against heparin, a drug that was supposed to make things easier on patients, not harder. Hep... - New Report Raises Concern Over Cellphone Radiation
Sep-6-09 Washington, DC An exhaustive report on cellphone radiation and the links between cellphone use and brain tumors was published August 25 with little fanfare. That said, 'Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern' contains major insights and revelations with regard to the potential health risks of long-term cellphone use. Among the findings... - Tea Kettles Recalled by Wilton Industries
About 142,000 Copco Harmony tea kettles are being recalled because the lid on the tea kettle can come loose during handling, posing a burn hazard to the consumer. So far, the firm is aware of 25 incidents of the lid coming loose. Second-degree burns to hands and fingers have been reported. This recall involves the Copco Harmony tea kettles in stai... - Kidde Recalls Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms
About 94,000 Kidde Model PI2000 Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms are being recalled because an electrostatic discharge can damage the unit, causing it not to warn consumers of a fire. To date, Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc, the manufacturer of the product, has been informed of 2 reported incidents of smoke alarm malfunctions involving electrostatic disch...