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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Chantix Patients: No Control Over Thoughts
Feb-1-08 Albany, GA: Patients who have taken Chantix are reporting that they have very little control over their thoughts when they start thinking about committing suicide . They say that they do not know where the suicidal thoughts come from and it is a struggle to not kill themselves when the thoughts arise. Fortunately, the two women interviewed for this arti... - Zyprexa: Eli Lilly could be Tagged with $1 Billion Dollar Fine
Jan-31-08 Philadelphia, PA: A four-year investigation into the marketing practices of Zyprexa may result in manufacturer Eli Lilly paying $1 billion in fines to federal and state governments. At issue are unscrupulous marketing initiatives Eli Lilly publicly denies but which appear in company documents, targeting doctors with regard to the use of Zyprexa off... - Avandia News From 2007
Jan-6-08 Washington, DC: 2007 was a year for huge announcements—from drug safety warnings to food contamination to toys with lead, there was a lot for consumers to be concerned about. But one topic in particular has patients very worried: Avandia. The problem is that patients are still not sure what their risks are—if they are likely to develop heart... - Arter & Hadden LLP Law Firm Bankruptcy Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Cleveland, OH: (Sep-15-07) A lawsuit was brought against the former partners of Arter & Hadden LLP, after the law firm declared bankruptcy in 2003. Arter & Hadden, founded in 1843, was one of the country's oldest law firms when it closed in mid-2003 after an aggressive expansion, followed by defections o... - Many Patients Concerned about Trasylol
Jan-24-08 Rockville, MD: According to reports, Trasylol has been linked to an increased risk of death , kidney or renal failure, heart attacks and strokes among patients who have heart surgery. The drug was used to prevent bleeding during heart-bypass surgery so that patients would not require a blood transfusion, but sales have been suspended because of the in... - Yamaha Rhino Rollovers: Devastating to Children
Jan-22-08 Louisville, KY: Imagine the horror of watching your child ride off in a Yamaha Rhino ATV, expecting that your child will be safe in the vehicle, only to learn that the Yamaha has rolled over and seriously injured your child. Imagine not knowing if your child would be okay, because he or she was pinned underneath the Rhino in the accident. Next, cons... - Dr. David S. Egilman Zyprexa Information Leak Settlement
New York, NY: (Sep-07-07) Eli Lilly brought a lawsuit against Dr. David S. Egilman, alleging that the doctor leaked confidential materials about Lilly's antipsychotic drug Zyprexa . The documents were among evidence provided by Lilly as part of a lawsuit filed by patients who contended that side effects from Zyprexa caused excessive weight gain and diabe... - Trasylol Causing Patient Confusion
Jan-20-08 New York, NY: Many patients and their families are still confused about whether or not Trasylol may have had a negative impact on their open heart surgery. With news coming out that the drug is linked to a variety of serious complications, people are scrambling to determine whether or not Trasylol was used in their surgery. Those who have suffered seriou... - More Controversy Surrounding Zetia
Jan-13-08 New York, NY: When the makers of Zetia announced that they were changing the goals of a clinical trial of the drug, after the trial had already been started, the companies faced a great deal of criticism. According to an article in Forbes, the situation was actually more controversial than that. The reason is that, according to Forbes, when the comp... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads: No Easy Answers
Jan-6-08 Miami, FL: Patients who have had Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads implanted are starting to realize that when it comes to what they should do about the leads, there are no easy answers. This is especially true of patients who have not yet experienced defibrillator failure because of fractured leads. Those patients are told that they should not have the lea... - Slippery Roads Lead to More Truck Accidents
Jan-23-08 Pittsburgh, PA: With slippery roads come more reports about truck accidents on US roads. Although some accidents result in only minor injuries, many accidents involving tractor-trailers result in serious injuries and sometimes death. The sheer size and weight of tractor-trailers make it more likely that people in smaller vehicles involved in truck accid... - Zyprexa: Suicide can be a Side Effect of Drugs
Jan-10-08 Washington, DC: The news is getting harder and harder to ignore. More drugs are being linked to an increased risk of violence and suicide. While some people would argue that, at least in the case of Zyprexa, it is the underlying condition of the patient that increases the risk of suicide, there are more drugs being linked to this risk, making it more dif... - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Jan-22-08 Los Angeles, CA: While the word "traumatic" in the term " traumatic brain injury " has been traditionally used to denote a physical trauma, the very nature of a significant accident that leads to brain injury often involves significant emotional trauma as well. It is generally known that psychiatric disorders such as depression are common consequences o... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Patients Unsure of What to Do
Jan-20-08 Miami, FL: In what may be the ultimate case of being stuck between a rock and a hard place, patients with implanted Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads face a difficult choice between keeping their leads implanted and potentially having the leads malfunction or undergoing risky surgery to have the leads removed. Each option carries its own risks, neither of t... - Nursing Home Abuse: An Overview
Jan-12-08 Boston, MA: When families help their loved ones move into nursing homes, they assume the staff at such homes will take care of the residents, treating them with the utmost care and concern for their wellbeing. It often comes as quite a shock when they learn that their loved ones have been subjected to abuse, neglect and malpractice while at the nursing h... - Tricks to Make Drugs sound Effective
Jan-18-08 Seattle, WA: The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein proposed, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world," an intriguing proposition, begging the question: "Do our words shape the way we think about things?" It's a question at the center of a 50-year-old, controversial hypothesis, initiated when the concept of "linguistic determinism" hit the scie... - California Workers Deserve Overtime Pay
Jan-18-08 Irvine, CA: It seems impossible in this day and age that any employer would try to get away with not properly paying employees for hours worked. Yet, in California there are many employers who are not paying employees for overtime hours. Now, the state of California is defending the rights of workers by filing lawsuits against companies that violate stat... - Truck Accident Lawsuit: Much Evidence to Cover
Jan-18-08 York, ME: Although many people believe that truck accidents are the same as car accidents but involving larger vehicles, when it comes to the law, that simply is not true. There are different rules that govern tractor-trailers, including who can drive them, how long that person can drive at a time, how the trucks must be maintained and how the truck is l... - Veteran Medical Malpractice: "A Terrible Story"
Jan-17-08 Dallas, TX: Patients who go into Veterans' Affairs hospitals expect that they will receive proper care and that the problems they go in with will be treated. However, as Darren C. found out, sometimes what you come out with is far worse than what you went in with. Back in 1985, Darren was diagnosed with a disease of the large colon. He suffered with p... - Chemical Burn Injuries
Jan-9-08 Orlando, FL: Burn injuries can happen at the most unexpected moments but can cause serious, life-threatening harm to victims. Even seemingly innocent activities can lead to burn injuries, especially when those activities involve the use of chemicals. Recently, according to the West Virginia Record, a woman filed a lawsuit against a hair stylist afte...