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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- FDA Asks for Actos Bladder Cancer Warning
Jun-16-11 Washington, DC The one-time benefactor of the strife afflicting Avandia is having troubles of its own, now that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has postulated that Actos is in need of a warning pertaining to the risk for bladder cancer—especially if the Type 2 diabetes drug is used for longer than a year. Diabetes, once diagnosed... - Seroquel Touted as a Miracle Drug. But is it Greed?
Oct-26-07 Wilmington, DE It's enough that the atypical antipsychotic drug Seroquel carries a host of potentially serious side effects that pose substantial risks. However, what's worse is an allegation that AstraZeneca, the makers of Seroquel, have been promoting the drug for off-label use for symptoms not approved or sanctioned by the US Food and Drug Adminis... - Inspections Show Serious Incidences of Care Center Abuse
Jan-17-13 St. Louis, MI Instances of residential care abuse , nursing home abuse or care center abuse occur across the US, but how states deal with those situations varies dramatically. This is according to information obtained by an online public interest journalism website, which tracks information on instances of nursing home deficiencies. Of particular concer... - As Some Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Are Settled, Others Move Forward
Jun-17-14 Miami, FL As one transvaginal mesh maker announces settlements in a large number of lawsuits, transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against another company continue to move ahead. In May, thousands of lawsuits filed against American Medical Systems, alleging transvaginal mesh complications caused patients to endure pain and suffering, were reportedly settle... - Wrongful Termination Suit Sees Firefighter Awarded $680K
Alameda County, CA: A veteran firefighter who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit stemming from his termination in 2006, was recently awarded $680,182 as settlement of his suit. Ronald Vanderheiden, who had worked for the Alameda Fire Department for 14 years, was fired after the city determined he was psychologically unable to do his job. Howeve... - Cilantro Recalled due to Possible Health Risk
Washington, DC: Satur Farms of Cutchogue, NY is recalling 138 pounds of Satur Farms Cilantro, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmone... - Plaintiffs Not Exactly Skinning a High-Five for AlloDerm by LifeCell
Jun-16-14 Washington, DC While it may not necessarily be an occasion to break out the balloons and noisemakers, 2014 is nonetheless an anniversary of sorts for AlloDerm by LifeCell . It was in 1994 that the skin graft product, harvested from cadavers via a carefully controlled process, made its debut on the market. Since that time, AlloDerm skin graft has enjo... - Jonathans Sprouts Recalls Alfalfa Sprouts Because of Possible Salmonella Contamination
Jonathans Sprouts of Rochester, MA is recalling its conventional alfalfa sprout products with sell-by date of 4/23, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy pers... - Charcuterie La Tour Effel Recalls Mousses And Dips
Washington, DC: Charcuterie La Tour Eiffel of Montreal, Canada, is voluntarily recalling all Summersweet seafood mousses and dips because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakene... - Asbestos Drilling Mud: When the Mud Is Deadly
Jun-14-14 New Orleans, LA Asbestos lawsuits often involve construction workers and employees who were exposed to products that were packed with asbestos, but some asbestos lawsuits involve drilling mud . Although drilling mud itself does not sound particularly harmful, according to lawsuits filed by people who worked with the substance, asbestos was used as an a... - Royal Sweet Bakery Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Fish
New York, NY: Royal Sweet Bakery, Inc is recalling HERRING IN VEGETABLE OIL FILLING discovered by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection and subsequent analysis of product by Food Laboratory personnel confirming that the fish was improperly eviscerated prior to processing. This product may... - Yasmin Lawsuits Still Rising
Jun-13-14 Chicago, IL A recent Yasmin settlement has resulted in a $14 million award for the plaintiff. As of April 8, 2014, approximately 3,900 Yasmin lawsuits and claims are pending in the US, and court records show that Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits are currently being filed and are proceeding through a number of state courts. According to Bayer’s newslett... - Medtronic's Fidelis Cardiac leads Defective: Lawsuits Filed
Oct-16-07 Minneapolis, MN Barely hours after Medtronic recalled Sprint Fidelis leads associated with its line of implantable defibrillators , the first personal injury lawsuits began rolling out, including one filed in federal court in Minneapolis, where Medtronic is based. At issue are the small wires, or leads, which connect the implanted defibrillator to... - Topps Beef Recall: What About Medical Expenses?
Oct-16-07 Rockway, NJ: Robert J. bought a box of Topps burgers and wound up in the hospital—on three separate occasions! "I assume that if the doctors don't know what to look for, they don't find it," says Robert. If he knew about the Topps beef recall, Robert could have saved himself two trips to the hospital and a whole lot money in medical bills. But now... - Avandia FDA Mole - Defends Off-Label Marketing of Natrecor
Aug-12-07 Washington, DC: It looks like that Mafia guy, Dr. Steven Nissen, leader of the Cleveland Clinic gang, who blew the whistle on the diabetes drug Avandia and before that Vioxx, was on to something when he voted against the FDA's approval of the heart failure drug Natrecor in 2001. Giving once- or twice-weekly outpatient injections of Natrecor does not... - Medical Malpractice Suits against Pennsylvania VA Clinic Settled for $1.4M
Jun-11-14 Families of four veterans who died due to medical malpractice at the Coatesville, PA, Veterans Affairs Medical Clinic were paid nearly $1.4 million in wrongful death cases following their treatment, according to reports from The Center for Investigative Reporting. The malpractice cases included failure to monitor a patient, improper management of a psy... - Beef Packers Salmonella Beef Outbreak Spreads
Aug-17-09 Fresno, CA California has now joined several states warning its citizens not to eat salmonella-contaminated ground beef, another foodborne illness . Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), has warned Californians not to eat ground beef manufactured by Beef Packers, Inc. between June 5 and 23, 2009 because the pr... - Ortho-McNeil Neurologics Voluntarily Recalls Two Lots of Topamax
Washington, DC: Ortho-McNeil Neurologics Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced it is voluntarily recalling two lots of TOPAMAX (topiramate) 100mg Tablets. These two lots were shipped between 10/19/2010 and 12/28/2010 and distributed in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. While the recall encompasses approximately 57,000 b... - Zetia heart attack may result in lawsuit
Zetia , an anti-hyperlipidemic drug, is prescribed to treat high cholesterol. Since its FDA approval in 2002, serious Zetia side effects have been reported, including Zetia liver and Zetia heart attack problems. These Zetia problems have led to a number of Zetia lawsuits . Zetia is also used in conjunction with statins to lower cholesterol, but it has... - Avandia Debacle Exposes Big Pharma's FDA Mole
Aug-6-07 Washington, DC: In May 2007, FDA spokesperson Douglas Arbesfeld made headlines when he waged a smear campaign against cardiologist Dr Steve Nissen, after his study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed the diabetes drug Avandia, sold by GlaxoSmithKline, allegedly increased the risk of heart attacks by 43% and cardiovascular deaths by possibly 64%...