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Apr-20-12 San Diego, CA When people make significant purchases, such as appliances, for their homes, they often buy home warranty insurance to ensure their purchases are protected. But home warranty lawsuits allege that some of the companies offering this "protection" are not at all interested in providing peace of mind to their customers. The lawsuits allege th... - Woman Says Prescription Drug Caused Brain Injury
Apr-19-12 Crystal Falls, MI Amy spent 10 days in a psychiatric ward after she was given two shots of Lupron Depot. "I would never have known that this drug caused my brain injury , had I not read my discharge report," she says. Amy has been diagnosed with dementia—she is only 41 years old. Amy was given Lupron Depot, a drug typically used to treat prosta... - Merck Wins Fosamax Lawsuit
Apr-19-12 Newark, NJ Merck has reportedly won the its fifth Fosamax lawsuit , which alleged a patient suffered serious Fosamax side effects after using the medication. According to the lawsuit, the patient suffered Fosamax jaw problems and alleged Merck did not adequately warn patients about the risks associated with the medication. Businessweek (4/18/12) re... - Hospital Overcharging and Bogus Fees Cost New York Taxpayers Millions
Apr-18-12 New York, NY The habit for some hospitals to inflate emergency room charges for those patients with a capacity to pay (to make up for those patients who don't) has an already over-taxed society seething with rage. With the overall US economic recovery continuing along its anemic path and Americans—many unemployed or underemployed—watching t... - Efectos secundarios de Lexapro pueden incluir la hipertensión
Apr-16-12 San Diego, CA Un nuevo estudio sugiere que, además de un mayor riesgo de defectos de nacimiento Lexapro, los efectos secundarios Lexapro pueden incluir la hipertensión cuando una mujer toma el antidepresivo durante el embarazo. El estudio examinó el uso de los Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina (SSRI, una... - Abbott Laboratories Faces Investigation over Marketing of Depakote
Apr-11-12 San Diego, CA Determining whether a drug's side effects include a risk of birth defects can be difficult, but researchers have reportedly linked Depakote side effects with an increased risk of Depakote birth defects. For women taking Depakote, the question of whether the drug outweighs its benefits may be an especially important one to ask. In 2010,... - Studies Tie Antidepressants to Autism
Apr-10-12 Salt Lake City, UT One of the most controversial areas of medicine could be that of autism and determining whether there is a link between vaccines and autism , SSRIs and autism or other drugs and the development of autism. New research indicates that there could be a wide range of causes linked to the development of autism, although some research sugge... - Los estudios sugieren enlace de Celexa con defectos de nacimiento, pero los resultados no concuerdan
Apr-5-12 San Antonio, TX Cuando se trata de embarazo, hay un gran debate sobre si las mujeres deben preocuparse por cosas tales como defectos de nacimiento Celexa . El debate se debe en parte porque, a diferencia con el alcohol o fumar durante el embarazo, cuales han sido consistentemente demostrados causar daño al feto, estudios sobre los efectos secunda... - More Possible Paxil Side Effects Come to Light
Mar-30-12 Dallas, TX For women with depression who are also pregnant, there may be no easy answer to the question of whether or not to risk Paxil side effects by taking the antidepressant while pregnant. Although some studies indicate a risk of Paxil birth defects, including Paxil PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn), there is also a risk of h... - California Labor Law Attorney Answers Five Most Commonly Asked Questions
Mar-28-12 Beverly Hills, CA Employment attorney Shaun Setareh answers five commonly asked questions regarding California labor law by employees that are thinking of filing a wage and hour claim against their employer. LawyersandSettlements (LAS): What is the most common complaint you are hearing from workers right now? Shaun Setareh (SS): Time shaving&... - Johnson y Johnson recive aviso de la FDA acerca de el implante DePuy
Mar-28-12 Washington, DC La subsidaria de Johnson y Johnson, DePuy Orthopaedics, ha recibido una advertencia de los EE.UU. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acerca de su implante de cadera DePuy. La filial de Johnson & Johnson es la misma empresa que comercializa los dispositivos de repuesto de cadera DePuy, los cuales fueron retirados del mercado en 2010 y... - Bad Faith Insurance Plaintiff Wins Her Case
Mar-28-12 Virginia Beach, VA When bad faith insurance rears its ugly head, it's hard for a plaintiff to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. Akin to a high-stakes poker game, you want to leave with something when you file a bad faith insurance claim. In fact, you want to leave with as much as you can. The last thing you want to have happen is walking away... - Arizona Man Launches Hip Replacement Lawsuit against Wright
Mar-24-12 Phoenix, AZ Headlines screaming Hip & Knee Replacement Implant Failure ring true for more and more Americans having undergone the knife for a procedure promising years of improved mobility, only to experience pain and frustration in the outcome. Such was the case for Dale Purcell, a Phoenix man who experienced a catastrophic failure of his implant... - Lexapro Side Effects May Include Hypertension
Mar-22-12 San Diego, CA A new study suggests that in addition to an increased risk of Lexapro birth defects , Lexapro side effects may include hypertension when a woman takes the antidepressant while pregnant. The study examined the use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs, a class of drug that includes Lexapro) while pregnant and found an increased... - Demandas asociadas a Defectos de Nacimiento Zoloft son presentadas
Mar-21-12 St. Louis, MO Una demanda ha sido presentada relacionada a defectos de nacimiento asociados con Zoloft, basada en bebés expuestos a los antidepresivos antes de nacer, los cuales tienen un riesgo mayor de tener defectos de nacimiento. Entre los defectos de nacimiento presuntamente vinculados al Zoloft y al el embarazo son onfalocele y craneosinos... - Tylenol Recalls Over or More Over-Doses?
Mar-21-12 Seattle, WA Over the past few decades, Tylenol has likely been recalled more than any other OTC (over the counter) drug, for a number of reasons. Who can forget the 1982 recall, when the packaging was tampered with and some bottles were found to contain cyanide? Then last year's recalls of Tylenol 8 Hour Extended Release due to a "musty odor"—mak... - Paxil Lawsuit Filed against GlaxoSmithKline
Mar-19-12 Harlingen, TX A Paxil lawsuit has been filed against GlaxoSmithKline, alleging babies suffered Paxil birth defects as a result of being exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. Paxil side effects in infants reportedly include not only a risk of primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) but also various other defects, including craniosyn... - Use of SSRIs Versus Untreated Depression during Pregnancy Studied
Mar-16-12 Boston, MA For women looking for an answer to the question of whether or not to risk SSRI side effects while pregnant, a recent study attempts to offer some insight. Women who have depression while pregnant face an important question of whether such side effects, such as Celexa side effects , are worth the benefits. One important question is whether the... - What Is the Link between Drugs and Autism?
Mar-5-12 Seattle, WA When it comes to the health of children, few topics raise as much heated discussion as the link between vaccines and autism . In fact, discussion of any medication in relation to autism, such as SSRIs and autism, can create controversy and fuel a debate. Part of the problem is that there has been a great deal of conflicting literature on the... - Cuál será el costo final de la retirada de los reemplazos de cadera DePuy?
Mar-1-12 Dallas, TX Con el número de demandas contra caderas DePuy pasando la marca de 3500, los expertos están pesando sobre el posible costo final de la retirada de reemplazos de cadera DePuy. Los implantes de cadera DePuy, que fueron retirados del mercado en el 2010 debido a una tasa de fracaso anormalmente alta, se supone que han ofrecido a lo...