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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Yasmin and Yaz Surpass Asbestos in Pending Litigation
Dec-5-12 Chicago, IL While Yasmin birth control and its close cousin Yaz have been around for barely a decade, lawsuits tied to the oral contraceptive duo have now surpassed asbestos as the largest pending litigation in the country, according to reports. Considering that the dangers of asbestos have been known for a hundred years, the story of Yasmin's rapid ri... - FDA Says Gadolinium Used Off-Label in Some MRA Procedures
Jul-3-09 Evansville, IN Much has been written about MRI health risks , specifically MRI kidney failure. The usual suspect here is the gadolinium contrasting agent that is often used in concert with MRI. Gadolinium is considered safe if it can be quickly eradicated from the body. However if it can't—as some patients with chronic kidney disease or kidney fai... - Car Crashworthiness: Auto Manufacturers must be held Responsible
Aug-20-07 Crewe, VA William Foster's son survived a collision but his passenger did not. Neither of their airbags deployed--yet another tragic example of auto defects and lack of car crashworthiness. "In November, 2004 my son, William Jr., was driving my 2004 Ford pick-up to work--he had a contract to haul mail for the post office and my vehicle was part of the... - 64,000 lbs of Chicken and Pork Products Recalled
Washington, DC: Taylor Farms Pacific, a Tracy, Calif., establishment, has recalled approximately 64,000 pounds of chicken and pork products because the broccoli used in these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture' Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The problem was identi... - $22 Million Settlement Reached for Some Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Lawsuits
May-7-14 San Francisco, CA Medtronic, the maker of a spinal bone graft product called Infuse Bone Graft, has said it will pay $22 million to settle about 1,000 lawsuits stemming from claims of adverse health outcomes related to the product and claims that the manufacturer illegally promoted the Medtronic bone product for off-label uses. Medtronic is also repo... - Researcher Reprimanded for Ties to GlaxoSmithKline
Jun-28-09 Atlanta, GA While pregnant women have to sift through the conflicting evidence regarding Paxil birth defects to determine whether or not the risk of reported Paxil side effects outweighs the benefits, news has emerged that at least 1 researcher had ties to GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Paxil, while he was conducting research about the drug. Although financ... - Tetracyclines Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Washington, DC: According to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, there is a potential association between the oral tetracycline class of antimicrobial drugs and Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD. In their paper, published in August 2010, the researchers concluded that "Tetracycline class antibiotics, and particularly d... - ACCU-CHEK FlexLink Plus infusion sets Recalled
Washington, DC: Roche Insulin Delivery Systems announced today that it is notifying its customers and healthcare professionals about the recall of the ACCU-CHEK FlexLink Plus infusion set, because of the potential for under delivery of insulin due to a kinked/bent cannula when inserting the ACCU-CHEK FlexLink Plus infusion set. If this remains unnotice... - Carolina Skiff Fined for Georgia Labor Law Violations
Apr-21-11 Waycross, GA Carolina Skiff, a manufacturer of fiberglass boats, was cited and fined more than $95,000 recently for violating Georgia labor law , according to a release from the US Department of Labor. According to the release, the alleged violations included the company's use of unapproved equipment, a lack of exit signage and failing to properly tr... - Public Citizen Wants Yasmin Birth Control Banned
Jun-27-09 Washington, DC A birth control pill that is classed as a third-generation contraceptive is the cause of concern for health advocates concerned with the potential for the Yasmin pill to foster blood clots. Yasmin , manufactured by Bayer and also sold as a generic, has been placed on a 'do not use' list published by Public Citizen, who petitioned the US F... - During Playoffs, the Ongoing Battle Over Traumatic Brain Injury in the Courts
May-5-14 New York, NY While hockey players and fans alike focus on the current rounds of playoffs that lead up to the iconic Stanley Cup Final later this spring, an issue that constantly simmers behind the drama of play is the potential for serious injuries related to the physical nature of the game. To that end, while the playoffs continue, and with fans caught up... - Two Lucky Women Dodged the Yasmin Bullet
May-4-14 Merrick, NY Corrine only took Yasmin for six months before she developed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - a blood clot that developed deep in a vein in her leg. “At first my leg ached when I stood for any length of time or when I walked,” says Corrine. “The first thing the ER doctor asked me was if I was on a birth control pill and if... - Sudafed Recall
Washington, DC: In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is recalling , at the wholesale level in the U.S., nine product lots of SUDAFED® 24 Hour, Pseudoephedrine HCl, Extended – Release Tablets, 10 count, 240 mg each. McNeil Consumer Healthcare initiated the... - Panacryl Sutures: Still Suffering After Three Years
Aug-13-07 Oceanside, CA After shoulder surgery, Timothy Gamble spent three years in constant pain, from a wound that wouldn't heal. Imagine his surprise when a second surgery revealed that Panacryl sutures --supposedly absorbable--were still in his body, and the cause of a nasty infection. In 2004, Gamble was in a motorcycle accident and required surgery for a... - Shishamo Roe Capelin 4L Recalled Due To Potential Of C. Botulinum
Washington, DC: Pacific American Fish Co, Inc. of Vernon, California is recalling SHI306 Shishamo 4L 5PC (23-28G) Wild, Pack 4/20TR, Lots 202885-2 & 201011-3, Master Carton information. Based on FDA Import Alert, this type of processing and size of product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause fo... - FDA Updates Pregnancy Section Labeling for Antipsychotic Drugs
Washington, DC: The FDA has notified healthcare professionals that the pregnancy section of drug labels for the entire class of antipsychotic drugs has been updated. The new drug labels now contain more and consistent information about the potential risk for abnormal muscle movements (extrapyramidal signs or EPS) and withdrawal symptoms in newborns w... - Simponi SmartJect autoinjectors Recalled
Washington, DC: Centocor Ortho Biotec, the maker of the tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor Simponi (golimumab ) used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, has recalled a single lot of Simponi 50 mg single dose SmartJect autoinjectors because the device may fail to deliver the full 0.5 mL therapy. The recall was prompted by a manufacturing error. Th... - Warfarin Recall Expanded To Include More Drugs
Washington, DC: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., of Maple Grove, Minnesota is voluntarily expanding its previously announced recall of Jantoven® Warfarin Sodium, USP, 3mg Tablets to include Amantadine, Amlodipine, Androxy, Baclofen, Bethanechol and Oxybutynin. These products were packaged on the same packaging line between May 17, 2010 and No... - Health Advocates Concerned as FDA Approves New Dosage Strength of Fosamax
Jun-4-07 Washington, DC The FDA has approved a new dosage strength of Fosamax Plus D, despite an avalanche of lawsuits related to Fosamax and concerns among health advocates. Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed related to Fosamax, Merck & Co.'s best-selling drug and one of the most prescribed drugs to increase bone density in patients with osteoporosis. "Th... - GranuFlo Recall Still Rankles
Nov-23-12 Lehigh, PA The closure of a billing office by Fresenius Medical Care does not appear to be in any way related to a GranuFlo lawsuit or alkali dosing errors related to the recalled GranuFlo, a product used in association with kidney dialysis. And aside from a recent GranuFlo lawsuit launched against the manufacturer of the now-recalled product, there...