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Nov-18-08 San Diego, CA Investors who put their money in TICs (Tenants In Common) investments may be wondering what happened to their money. Like many other people whose investments have lost value in recent times, people with TICs were told that their investments were safe, only to learn they were not. Part of the reason that TICs were pushed as a safe investme... - Variable Annuities Not For Everybody
Nov-9-08 Passaic, NJ If you've purchased variable annuities, you need to ask yourself whether or not you actually need them. As it turns out, not many people benefit from investing in variable annuities. In fact, according to a study conducted a few years ago by Charles Schwab, only long-term investors that are in high tax brackets and have already filled every... - Financial Elder Abuse: Children Victimizing Their Parents
Nov-4-08 Carlsbad, CA When your parents reach their senior years, you probably expect that your family members will help you to take care of your parents—not make them victims of financial elder abuse. However, children can, and do, take advantage of their elderly parents for their own financial gain. Sophia P. (not her real name) says that her sister went beh... - Kugel Mesh Infection: What's a Busy Mom to do?
Oct-25-08 Huntsville, AL Imagine. You've got 3 kids, ages 15, 13 and 10. Children at an age where they are active socially. It's a busy age. Any parent would be hard pressed to keep up with them. Now, imagine if you were a parent saddled with a Kugel Mesh patch —and worse, a hernia patch that had been recalled. That Kugel Mesh is now inside of you, a recall that... - Message to Zimmer: We Are Not Machines
Oct-22-08 Washington, DC Forgive me if I've missed something here, but what the hell is going on with medical products manufacturers, such as the people who make the Zimmer Durom Cup ? A Zimmer hip replacement patient should not be made to suffer through the pain and trauma of a failed Zimmer Durom, only to have to require a second surgery to have it fixed or repla... - The Fall of the House of (Credit) Cards in the Subprime Meltdown
Oct-15-08 Washington, DC The subprime mortgage meltdown that served as the catalyst for the global credit crisis was akin to a house of cards. Check that, a skyscraper of cards—built by greedy investors who took leave of their senses and ignored the early warning signs of a subprime meltdown. And here we were so worried about the Y2K computer meltdown in 2000 th... - "Heparin hastened my husband's Death"
Oct-13-08 Grafton, WV Betty says her husband's medical records state that he was given a lot of Heparin injections in the hospital, and she wants to know if he died from Heparin contamination . "The record says 'Hematosis on anterior abdominal wall from Heparin' so I know he was given this drug," says Betty, "but they never explained why he needed a blood thin... - Street Racing Causes Car Accidents
Oct-9-08 Columbus, OH It has become an increasingly common complaint. [ Car accidents ] are being caused by street races and their effects are often deadly. However, it is often not the street racers that are injured in the automobile accidents, but innocent people simply driving their cars and minding their own business. "I was the victim of a hit and run,... - Free Drug Samples the New Threat to Children
Oct-6-08 Washington, DC Patients love 'em because they're free, and will save them a buck or two at the drug store. Doctors love 'em because their patients love 'em—plus the added benefit of ensuring a patient without the means to afford expensive prescription drugs can have access to them. However a new study out today suggests that free drug samples do litt... - Helicopter Crash Survivor Get His Due
Oct-4-08 Torrance, CA Helicopter accident news has been in the media a lot lately, especially with the apparent increase of incidents relating to medical helicopters—the latest going down in severe weather just a week ago, killing four. But while there have been a lot of helicopter accidents involving TV news crews and medivac helicopters, helicopter crashes... - The Wachovia Watch: A New Savior Emerges as US Economy Barely Hangs On
Oct-3-08 San Francisco, CA On the eve of what will likely be an historic vote in the US House of Representatives over the proposed $700 billion bailout for the nation's troubled economy, yet another bank takeover focuses additional attention on a remarkable week in the nation's economic history and further underscores the precarious health of the once-robust Wall... - "Kugel Mesh Patch Really Affected My Life"
Oct-2-08 Huntsville, AL Patients who have the Kugel Mesh Patch implanted to repair their hernia may have to undergo another surgery to have the hernia patch taken out. That's because the patch may be defective, causing serious injury to some patients. Evelyn B. has been told that she has to have a second surgery to take out her mesh. She doesn't have insurance,... - Credit Crisis: Wachovia Taken Over by Citigroup
Sep-29-08 New York, NY In yet another result of the credit crisis , the rumored sale of Wachovia to Citigroup has just come to pass only hours ago, further concentrating increased power and influence of the nation's banking industry into just 3 banks. Whether that proves a good, or a bad thing for America is yet to be determined. However, with about 30 percent of... - Protecting Children in Car Accidents is No Accident
Sep-28-08 Ashland, MA Car accidents injure all kinds of different people—adults and children alike. And one would assume that when there are injuries affecting both adults and children in car crashes , that there is some kind of parental, or familial relationship amongst those in the car, affected by the automobile crash . However, not always. A single-... - Medical Malpractice: When you don't Get what you Pay for
Sep-26-08 Philadelphia, PA Medical malpractice is something both sides of the equation fear: for the patient, a medical malpractice suggests a botched procedure, or diagnosis that could begat a lifetime of pain and suffering, and invoke medical malpractice law . For the medical professional, it could mean a hit on their medical malpractice insurance . For either... - UnumProvident's Stall Tactic
Sep-24-08 Indianapolis, IN For the past 9 years, Kevin has been working with a back injury. And all those years both Kevin and his employer paid into an UnumProvident (also known as First Unum ) insurance policy. A few months ago, Kevin's doctor told him—and UnumProvident--that he could no longer work, yet Kevin received just one check before he was denied furt... - AIG, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch: A Turbulent Week
Sep-18-08 New York, NY It has been a week of shocking news for the financial industry, particularly involving AIG, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch. One company has been taken over by the fed while another declared bankruptcy. The third institution has been bought out by Bank of America. And while things appear to have leveled off a bit, investors wonder if thi... - Avandia –Two Weeks to Near Death
Sep-17-08 Canfield, OH Dennis is just 40 years old. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was put on Avandia . But after only two weeks on the drug, Dennis experienced shortness of breath and chest pains. He had a heart attack and he thinks Avandia could have been the cause. Dennis's story is unusual in that he suffered a severe, near death experience very s... - Byetta: "I Had No Warning"
Sep-15-08 Bomoseen, VT Nancy C. has never been diagnosed with pancreatitis; however, her nephrologist told her that he believes her kidney problems are related to her use of Byetta. Although she has not taken Byetta since March 2006, Nancy says her kidney function has never returned to normal—and she is upset that she was not warned about the risk to her kidneys... - California Labor Law: Termination not "By the Book" – California Labor Law Termination
Sep-12-08 California Labor Law: Termination not "By the Book" Corona, CA: Tina doesn't want her job back; she just wants to ensure that other employees are treated fairly. "If this company demands that employees follow their company handbook, my employer should follow its by-laws too," says Tina, who has filed a California Labor Law complaint. Tina expla...