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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Reglan Study Says Metoclopramide Safe for Fetus, But for Mother?
Jul-6-09 Washington, DC A drug that is prescribed for nausea and other gastro-intestinal maladies carries of host of adverse reactions. A black box warning for Reglan tardive dyskinesia , as well as other Reglan side effects, should be sufficient for patients to consider whether, or not treatment with Reglan is a good idea. Reglan and tardive dyskinesia, a con... - Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli Outbreak Grows - CDC Now Reporting 72 ill in 30 states
Jul-6-09 Washington, DC The US Centers For Disease Control (CDC) has announced updated statistics for the current E. coli outbreak attributed to Nestle Toll House cookie dough. As of Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 72 persons infected with foodborne illness , in this case a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint, have been reported from 30 states... - Was Darkness, or Distraction the Cause of Disney World Monorail Crash?
Jul-5-09 Orlando, FL Disney World is a land of fantasy and magic, so it becomes even more devastating when an accident happens at the vaulted theme park. And it happened in the wee hours of this morning, when a moving monorail train collided with the back of a stationary train, killing the driver and injuring another in a train crash . According to an accoun... - Uncle Chen Pepper Recall and Lian How Spice Recall
At the end of March, 2009 consumers were warned to avoid eating spices manufactured by Union International Food Company after spices used by Asian restaurants were linked to a salmonella outbreak in California. The FDA announced a Lian How spice recall and an Uncle Chen Pepper recall due to Salmonella Contamination. Lian How Spice and Uncle Che... - Veterans and Asbestos Mesothelioma – Is There Risk?
Jul-4-09 Nashville, TN: Chip has led an interesting life; part of it was spent in the Navy. Between 1986 and 1990 he served as an Interior Communications Petty Officer 3rd class on board the USS Peleliu LHA-5. As part of his job he performed ship's maintenance, which involved exposure to asbestos . "I worked around asbestos the whole time," Chip said. "Wh... - SJS Advil-Ibuprofen: "I Got Out Alive"
Jul-4-09 Richmond, BC: Bonnie says her struggle with SJS Advil-Ibuprofen stemmed from a car accident in 2001. She was prescribed Percocet for some time but got addicted to it so her doctor suggested Advil—Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) symptoms began almost overnight. "After the accident and during my recovery when I got addicted to Percocet I rea... - FDA Says Gadolinium Used Off-Label in Some MRA Procedures
Jul-3-09 Evansville, IN Much has been written about MRI health risks , specifically MRI kidney failure. The usual suspect here is the gadolinium contrasting agent that is often used in concert with MRI. Gadolinium is considered safe if it can be quickly eradicated from the body. However if it can't—as some patients with chronic kidney disease or kidney fai... - Illinois Freight Train Derailment Potential Threat to the Environment
Jul-3-09 Rockford, IL Compared with other laws and statutes that have been around since the dawn of time, environmental law is a relative newcomer and arrived in step with recent revelations that not protecting the environment is, in the end not very good for you. Thus, the need for environmental law when modern-day environmental issues such as chemical spills... - Denture Creams Linked to Health Problems
Jul-2-09 Wilmington, NC People who regularly use denture cream, including Fixodent, PoliGrip and Super PoliGrip adhesives might be surprised to learn that the products have been linked to a risk of health problems including neurological issues. In fact, a study published in the journal Neurology, in 2008, has found a link between overuse of denture creams and a... - There's the Right Way, the Wrong Way and the Army Way
Jul-2-09 Washington, D.C. If Attorney and former Navy lawyer Dean Swartz gets what he wants for his client Colonel Adele Connell, Swartz will have succeeded in shutting down a 59-year-old law known as the Feres Doctrine that makes it almost impossible for military personnel to sue for medical malpractice . "I never knew just how unfair this law was until I got... - Hydroxycut Class Action the 'Next Big One'
Jul-2-09 San Francisco, CA The recall of various versions of Hydroxycut supplements has evolved into the launching of a class-action lawsuit, together with a pow-wow scheduled for San Francisco later this month to discuss and update potential plaintiffs and legal eagles regarding Hydroxycut diet supplements and their adverse health effects. A total of 14 hydrox... - Settlements and Verdicts: Rite Aid Corp.
A verdict has been reached in the personal injury lawsuit filed against Rite Aid Corp. on behalf of 42-year-old Ellen Levy Gray. The company has been ordered to pay the Maryland woman $250,000 to compensate for incorrect advice given on an information pamphlet which was enclosed with her prescription medication. Levy Gray became permanently disabled whe... - California Importer Hit with $655,000 Fine in Defective Products Case
Jul-1-09 Washington, DC While there have been no injuries cited, the potential for personal injury from a collection of defective products sold by OKK Trading of Commerce, California might have been enormous. This month the company agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $665,000 for failure to comply with the long-standing federal ban on lead paint in toys,... - Heparin 's Recall--One Year On
Jul-1-09 Toledo, OH It has been over a year since the massive Heparin recall was announced in the wake of numerous deaths and reports of serious illness following exposure to Heparin syringes. In that year, patients have learned a lot about Heparin contamination and the factors that can result in their being exposed to contaminated medications. In April, 20... - Interview with Cipro and Avelox Attorney Mike Stratton
Jun-25-09 New Haven, CT: " Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) and Avelox are 'last resort' antibiotics to kill off very dangerous forms of bacteria but they have been marketed and advertised way beyond what is appropriate for patients' conditions," says Attorney Mike Stratton of Stratton Faxon. He adds that Bayer, the manufacturer of both drugs, has been "cagey" about Cipro... - Is Herbal Fen-Phen Just as Bad as the Banned Fen-Phen?
Jun-30-09 Washington, DC Fen-phen may have disappeared from store shelves back in 1997, but it hasn't disappeared entirely. Neither has PPH and Fen-phen —and Fen-phen side effects that cause primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). The adverse health issue has fostered a number of PPH class action lawsuits. That's because Fen-phen is still around as a h... - Train Explosion in Italy Kills 12
Jun-30-09 Pisa, Italy A gas explosion on a freight train in western Italy late Monday has claimed the life of a child and at least 11 others, officials close to the scene have said in a report carried today by CNN. The number of injured in what has been described as a horrific train crash has risen to 36, with 16 in critical condition. Two other children wer... - Chantix is a "Loaded Gun"
Jun-30-09 Lansing, MI "I went to the doctor for a chest cold and I told him I wanted to quit smoking, obviously cigarettes were making me worse," says Diane (not her real name). "He said I could not get a prescription for Chantix because I suffer from bi-polar disease. He didn't have to tell me that because his father (also a doctor) put me on Chantix last yea... - California Caps Stifle Med Mal Award
Jun-29-09 Irvine, CA You might say that a young California woman who went to court seeking damages as a result of a hip surgery that went terribly wrong, won the battle but lost the war. Her attorney, Sean M. Burke, an experienced personal injury lawyer who has fought many a battle on behalf of people injured through medical malpractice, presented the facts of case,... - Is Foodborne Illness Increasing?
Jun-29-09 Washington, DC According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), rates of foodborne illnesses have been holding steady for five years and have even been declining from the mid-1990s until the beginning of this decade, due mainly to improvements in the meat and poultry industry. And one report says that frequent outbreaks of foodborne illness have bee...