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Jan-8-09 Miami, FL Ida L. is furious at the financial advisor who put her money into variable annuities. Like many people whose money was put into variable annuity insurance products, Ida says the investment was not suitable for her, given her financial situation and her physical health. However, even though the financial advisor has not given her a contract for... - Nursing Home Fraud, Neglect & Abuse Much Too Common
Sep-24-06 Highland Heights KY Residents in nursing homes are some of the most vulnerable and helpless citizens in the US, with nearly 1.7 million elderly and disabled persons residing in about 17,000 facilities. And as difficult as it is to believe in this day and age, there is indisputable evidence to show that many nursing home residents are being neglected... - Transvaginal Mesh Revision Surgery on the Rise
May-25-16 Seattle, WA “I suffered so much pain trying to get this transvaginal mesh removed that my teenage daughter begged me not to have another surgery,” says Patricia. “But after two surgeries, bits of mesh are still in my body and I have no choice.” Patricia was implanted with a transvaginal mesh sling to correct a bladder problem... - Benicar Site Carries Tons of Info, but Appears to Omit Sprue-Like Enteropathy
May-24-16 Parsippany, NJ: Credit Daiichi Sankyo for telling it like it is - at least as far as any pharmaceutical company is prepared to go. Side effects are listed right on the main landing page at Benicar.com without having to navigate through an endless series of links to locate information. Even the handsome senior in a wet suit shown as an illustration is admit... - Benicar Sprue-Like Enteropathy Continuing to Drive Litigation
Mar-22-15 Little Rock, AR While all medications have side effects, it’s evident that some side effects are more serious than others. In the case of Benicar side effects , a malady known as sprue-like enteropathy can trigger chronic diarrhea and other gastrointestinal ailments that have the potential to foster weight loss, dehydration and serious health issu... - Herbal Supplements: A Massive Industry with Little Oversight
Mar-21-15 Washington, DC Seemingly lost in the headlines over the New York State attorney general’s assertion that four major retailers have been selling fraudulent herbal supplements , instantly triggering a host of lawsuits and questions over testing methods, is the fact that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not updated its definition of &ldq... - Crestor Issues Maintain Center Stage in Crestor Lawsuits
Mar-18-15 Austin, TX While a Crestor lawsuit alleging the withholding of test results linking Crestor to diabetes and other side effects quietly percolates through the courts, a couple of one-year anniversaries are due later this year that affords no cheer for health advocates concerned with the adverse event profile for rosuvastatin (Crestor), and other statin... - Testosterone Litigation Rising Amid Claims of Heart Attacks and Strokes
May-20-16 Manufacturers of testosterone therapy drugs put out ubiquitous print, television and internet advertising, asking men to speak with their doctors about “Low T.” Nearly 5,000 Testosterone lawsuits have been filed against drug manufacturers including AbbVie Inc., Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. as part of multidistrict litiga... - OxyElite Pro Linked to Acute Hepatitis FDA Warns
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), are investigating a growing number of reports of acute non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii. The Hawaii DOH has reported that 24 of these cases share a common link to a dietary supplement product label... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Leads to $350,000 Debt for Missouri Family
Nov-7-10 Hollister, MO The uninsured family of a Missouri girl recovering from Stevens Johnson Syndrome now faces more than $350,000 in medical bills, according to the Springfield News-Leader . The Mayo Clinic says that Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a condition that arises as a reaction to medication or infection. Those suffering from the disorder first exper... - More Adverse Effects linked to SSRI Celexa
Nov-14-06 Avalon, NJ: According to testimony at an inquest into the deaths of Roxanne Richardson, 30, and her children, Luke, 3, and Grace, 20 months, an autopsy revealed that at the time of their murders, husband and father-turned-killer, Michael Richardson, had Celexa in his system higher than prescribed which may have caused him to become agitated and irritable... - Florida Considering Limiting Payment for Some Children's Drugs
Psychiatrists Must Evaluate Prescriptions A Florida state panel met on Wednesday to determine whether Florida should draft more detailed policy concerning which drugs it should pay for. The Agency for Health Care Administration of Florida, as of late April 2008, requires doctors to obtain permission in order for the State's Medicaid program to f... - Tensor Heat Therapy Patch Recall by Health Canada
Health Canada Receives Reports of Skin Irritation and Burns Becton Dickinson Canada Inc., in conjunction with Health Canada is issuing an urgent recall of all TENSOR Heat Therapy Patches. This recall is being initiated based on consumer reports related to skin irritation and burns. Six models of TENSOR Heat Therapy packs are included in the recall. ... - Nestle Recalls Pure Life Purified Water
Five States Only Affected Nestle is recalling their one-gallon Pure Life Purified Drinking Water sold only in Shop-Rite stores in the five Northeast states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. This affects only the one-gallon size. Fewer than 150 one-gallon bottles of Nestlé Pure Life Purified Water are implicated, prod... - Another Victim of Tainted Heparin?
Dec-20-08 Orangeburg, SC: Amy was given heparin injections on two separate occasions to thin her blood: once before having her gallbladder removed and the second time for hernia surgery. Both operations were successful yet she is having symptoms consistent with heparin contamination . " I was given heparin in September of this year and again in December, both... - With Fosamax, Bone Breaks First, Then Causes a Fall
Nov-2-10 Prestonsburg, KY About 15 years ago Susan had a bone density test from a mobile clinic and was diagnosed with osteoporosis at only 45 years of age. "My doctor prescribed Fosamax , but 10 years later I found out that I didn't have osteoporosis. Instead I have severe Fosamax side effects, just like Diane Sawyer talked about," says Susan. Susan (not her... - Coca-Cola Faces ERISA Lawsuit
Sep-10-10 Seattle, WA Coca-Cola faces a lawsuit filed by its employees alleging violations of ERISA plan regulations. The employees say the soft drink producer illegally canceled their benefits in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). According to komonews.com on 8/27/10, Coca-Cola canceled the employees' health care plan one day... - Study to Examine Health Impact of BP Oil Spill
Sep-10-10 Bethesda, MD A US National Institutes of Health (NIH) study will look into the potential health hazards caused by the BP oil spill , using $10 million in funding from the oil giant. The NIH will also provide $10 million for this multi-year Gulf Worker Study, which begins this fall, according to FOXBusiness . The study's initial phases will be run... - Unum Taketh and Giveth Away
May-14-16 Chattanooga, TN: While Unum, or Unum Provident , gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. The giant insurer recently declared it contributed nearly $12.7 million and its employees volunteered more than 88,000 volunteer hours to charitable organizations in 2015. Perhaps Unum is so giving because it makes huge profits by denying it policyholders... - Health Canada Issues Warning on Hip and Knee Replacement Failure
May-15-12 Toronto, Canada Health Canada has joined other agencies and experts in warning about the risks associated with hip and knee replacement implant failure . Specifically, the health agency warned about the risks associated with metal-on-metal hip implants. Complaints about hip implant failures have resulted in hip replacement lawsuits, alleging the metal-o...