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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Byetta Found No Worse than Competitors for Acute Pancreatitis
Jul-11-10 Orlando, FL A recent study presented at an American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting in Orlando claims that Byetta , a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, carries no greater risk of acute pancreatitis than other diabetes drugs in its class. The retrospective study, which included more than 260,000 patients, used data accrued over a period of three... - Dealing with Unum—Keep Thorough Records, Including E-mails
Mar-22-12 Richmond, CA Tiffany says that Unum cut her off without any warning; she found out after reading the words "Final Payment, Claim Closed" on the bottom of her pay stub. "I worked all my life, only to wind up on welfare," says Tiffany, crying. Tiffany has carpal tunnel syndrome and cervical facet damage, which means the nerves traveling between the di... - In February, the Message on Heart Disease Is Not Complete
Feb-2-12 Washington, DC The annual observance of American Heart Month is a time for superlatives and overtures about heart health. Diet, exercise, excessive weight and smoking are the missives coming to the fore that can contribute to a healthy heart, or a heart attack. But very little space, if any, is given for articulating the role drugs play in the onset of... - NBC Investigation: IVC Filter “Never Safe to Be Implanted”
Feb-29-16 Newark, NJ: Following two reports concerning inferior vena cava filters , NBC News has released a follow-up, examining why C.R. Bard continued to sell IVC filters despite reportedly knowing about problems with the filters soon after they were approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The NBC report , based on confidential records that included a... - Asbestos Mud Drilling Exposes Workers to Serious Health Problems
Aug-9-13 New Orleans, LA Imagine working with a material you were told was safe only to be told later it contained a carcinogen that could cause serious health problems. That is the issue facing many a mud engineer , people who worked with drilling mud, which often has asbestos mixed in. Despite working with a carcinogen, many of the people who worked with drill... - Benicar Lawsuits Keep Climbing, Bellwether Trials Expected Later This Year
Feb-28-16 Parsippany, NJ: As we begin our progression into the new year, the parade of Benicar Lawsuits continues in kind. To that end, a report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the fall revealed that lawsuits at the time numbered over 1,000 and are probably well above that number in the weeks and months since November 6, when the Fo... - Settlements and Verdicts: Aviation Charter Inc.
A $25 million insurance settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Aviation Charter Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minn., and its affiliated companies. The suit was filed in regards to the crash of a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air A100 as it approached Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport on October 25, 2002. Six passengers were killed in the crash, i... - Women Injured During ParaGard Removal May Have Lawsuit Claims
Mar-24-17 Dallas, TX: Women who had the ParaGard IUD contraceptive device inserted and then suffered injuries from the removal process may have grounds for a lawsuit against the medical device manufacturer. "Women who have had this device inserted should be aware that when it comes time for it to be removed, risk of break-up may lead to injuries," says attorn... - Senate Focuses on Energy Drink Deaths
Aug-8-13 Washington, DC The US Senate has held a hearing into energy drink deaths and hospitalizations , questioning the makers of energy drinks, including Monster Energy drink, about the safety of their products. Although the companies stand behind their product, saying they put consumer safety first, concerns have been raised that the energy drinks are being m... - Patients, Doctors Say Lipitor Generally Is Not Good for You
Aug-8-13 Washington, DC Dr. Mohammad H. Chaudhry is a noted cardiologist who practices at the Heart Center in Takoma Park, Maryland. He has a few things to say about Lipitor and other statins like it. He has some things to say about how they work, what their side effects are and how lipitor mdl patients can get off the statin treadmill. There may be some ver... - Gambro Healthcare - Dialysis Fraud Pays Big Bucks
Mar-29-06 Medicare payments for dialysis cost the US government $5 billion a year. The global market for chronic dialysis services is worth approximately $43 billion and the US market is the largest in the world in terms of value. Worldwide, by the end of 2005, the number of dialysis patients reached 1.5 million. Of that number, approximately 23% patients were trea... - Pentax targeted by FDA Safety Update in January
Mar-21-17 Washington, DC: In a move that would provide little cheer for any patient either infected, or concerned about potential infection from endoscope infection , the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January updated the safety information for a product from Pentax Medical, and the potential for increased risk of infection. According to FDA reports... - Despite Steep Reduction in Award, Plaintiff’s Defective Hip Implant Verdict Appealed
Mar-21-17 New Orleans, LA: It didn’t matter that a $502 million defective hip implant lawsuit verdict that went against DePuy Orthopaedics (DePuy) and its parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was slashed to $150 million in observance of a Texas state cap: the defendants are appealing anyway. The verdict was brought last year in the second bellwet... - MuscleMaster Recalls Certain Body Building Products
Northborough, MA : MuscleMaster.com, Inc. ("MuscleMaster.com") announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots and expiration dates of the seventeen below listed dietary supplements sold between June 1, 2009 and November 17, 2009 (hereinafter "Recalled Products"). The FDA informed MuscleMaster.com that it believes that... - $35 Million Awarded to Smoker in Engle Tobacco Case
Dec-11-14 A Florida jury has found Philip Morris USA, Inc., the makers of Marlboro brand cigarettes, liable for $35 million in damages to a smoker who endured two lung transplants as a result of his emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases caused by cigarette smoking. Richard Boatright, a 61-year-old man who began smoking at the age of 12, is one of... - Attorney Camilo Salas behind the Mississippi River Oil Spill Lawsuit
Jul-28-08 News Orleans, LA Just 30 hours after a huge oil spill at the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River, lawyer Camilo Salas was preparing a class action complaint on behalf of Stephen Garbarick, a jazz musician from the French Quarter, and taxi cab driver Bernard Attridge. They are the lead plaintiffs and just two of the thousands in similar circumstanc... - CDC: Lumber Liquidators Flooring Cancer Risk 3 Times Higher than Previously Predicted
Feb-22-16 Santa Clara, CA: People exposed to certain types of toxic Lumber Liquidators' laminate flooring are potentially three times more likely to develop cancer than previously predicted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry was notified February 13 of an error i... - Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System Letter: Evidence, Explanation or Apology?
Mar-18-17 Seattle, WA: Almost two years after heart bypass surgery Raymond received a letter in the mail. “It said they had used the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system machine during my initial surgery and that there had been problems attributed to that machine,” he says. The letter didn’t say how Raymond should proceed with a Stockert 3T complai... - Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed against Southern California Gas Company
Feb-20-16 Porter Ranch, CA: The family of a 79-year-old woman who died after the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) leak in October has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the gas company. Although the victim suffered breathing problems prior to the gas leak, the wrongful death claim alleges the gas leak made the woman’s health problems worse an... - FDA Issues Recall on Medtronic Implantable Pain Pumps
Mar-17-17 Silver Spring, MD: Six months after Medtronic issued a voluntary recall on certain potentially defective catheters , the Federal Drug Administration has announced an update on a previous recall on two of Medtronic's implantable drug pumps. The FDA on March 14 announced a recall on Medtronic's SynchroMed II and SynchroMed EL implantable drug infusion...