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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Unum Still Denying Fibromyalgia but Unum Loses Lawsuit
Feb-4-14 Woodville, TX Incredibly, Unum, or Unum Provident still doesn’t recognize that fibromyalgia is a physical disease, not mental. Unum did acknowledge Susan’s disability briefly: she received short-term and long-term disability benefits, but last December, she was abruptly cut off - without so much as a warning. Susan, a schoolteacher, was... - Cantaloupes Linked to Salmonella
Aug-18-12 Kentucky An outbreak of salmonella that was linked to Indiana cantaloupe has killed two and sickened at least 150 people nationwide in the last month. The food poisoning outbreak that started in July has hospitalized about 31 people in 20 states, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Health officials are still trying to identify the sour... - In Interview with LawyersandSettlements.com Attorney Reflects on Side Effects of the ‘Mission: Space’ Theme Park Ride
Feb-3-14 LawyersandSettlements.com interviews Florida attorney Ben Stewart about Walt Disney World’s $100 million dollar* attraction ‘Mission: SPACE’ and the reported potential health effects of the ride. Orlando, FL (February 03, 2014): The winter season is high season for southern-based theme parks such as the iconic Walt Disney World Resor... - Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Heating Up—Litigation Update
Feb-1-14 New York, NY Over 40,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed in federal court involving vaginal mesh pelvic repair systems manufactured by multiple medical device companies. While some claims have been settled, a staggering 3,000 TVM lawsuits a month are still being filed. Thousands upon thousands of women claiming injuries due to transvagi... - How Voluntary Was the Fresenius Medical Care Recall?
Aug-15-12 Waltham, MA While it may lay claim as the strongest and most serious recall notice in the basket of tools available to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a Class 1 recall is not a recall at all, per se. In other words, according to ENP Newswire (6/28/12) an FDA Class 1 recall does not require the removal of the recalled products from the market... - Recalled Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guide System Fast-Tracked to Market
Jan-31-14 Kalamazoo, MI Any ShapeMatch Cutting Guide lawsuit , pundits say, might include reference to a loophole in product testing guidelines long maintained by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and widely derided by critics. To wit, any proposed medical device with a design similar to a product already on the market can bypass the usual clinical trial... - Factory Worker Awarded $30.4 Million for Popcorn Lung
South Elgin, IL: A jury in Cook County jury has awarded 45-year old Gerardo Solis $30.4 million as compensation for having developed a health condition known as popcorn lung'. It is the biggest award to-date in a 'popcorn lung' case Solis, a factory worker from South Elgin, alleged that his lung disease was caused by exposure to diacetyl, a chem... - Sandoz Recalls Methotrexate
Washington, DC: Sandoz Inc. announced today it has initiated a recall in the US of all 50mg/2mL and 250mg/10mL vials of Sandoz and Parenta brand Methotrexate Injection, USP product ("methotrexate") to the consumer/user level. Sandoz is initiating this voluntary recall of all 24 lots of the affected product following the finding of small glass fl... - Bayer to Pay $3.3 Million To Settle One A Day Vitamin Claims
Washington, DC: Bayer AG, maker of One a Day vitamins, has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle investigations into claims of deceptive marketing, specifically that the vitamin can cure, treat or prevent any disease including cancer, while lacking the scientific evidence to back up those claims. The settlement was reached with Attorney Generals... - California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products
Washington, DC: Autentico Foods, a Hawaiian Gardens, CA, establishment, is recalling approximately 54,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pork products that it did not produce in accordance with its food safety plan. The problem was discovered through a review of company records that uncovered evidence to show that the establishment's food safety recor... - Life Before and After Nexium
Jan-30-14 Lake Placid, NY “Before taking Nexium I was in top athletic form,” says Alan, “but Nexium side affects have diminished my quality of life tremendously. I blame the drugmaker and my doctor’s negligence: how could they not warn people about Nexium fractures?” Alan says his life is divided in two: before and after Nexium... - Amiodarone Interaction with Simvastatin Still a Global Concern
Dec-20-10 Shanghai, China The Republic of China has now caught on to the pre-existing concern over simvastatin when combined with amiodarone, given a release in November by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) in China warning about the risk of rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle injury that can lead to kidney failure and death. Simvastatin taken alone in hig... - Adderall Side Effects Can Literally Break Your Heart
Aug-13-12 Washington, DC Given the propensity for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) amongst the American population, it's little wonder that drugs designed to treat the condition are flying off pharmacy shelves. But what of the adverse reactions to drugs such as Adderall? Adderall side effects have proven more than just problematic for some people... - Drinks that Mix Alcohol and Caffeine Linked to Hospitalizations
Washington, DC: Beverages that contain caffeine and alcohol have been associated with a recent rash of hospitalizations among college students. Four Loko drinks, which are fruit flavoured malt beverages with an alcohol content of 12 percent and a high amount of caffeine are dangerous, according to doctors, because the caffeine masks the effect of... - Bayer excuse for hiding Trasylol Study Not Good Enough
Jan-7-07 Washington, DC: In October 2006, the German-based drug maker, Bayer AG, said it was a "mistake" to withhold a study from the FDA that showed the drug, Trasylol , can cause lethal side effects and that the company had suspended two employees involved in the fiasco. Critics say that's not good enough. An October 4, 2006 editorial, titled, "Bayer's Dup... - Januvia Pancreatitis Victim Blames Doctor and Merck
Jan-28-14 Fort Myers, FL Matthew had only taken Januvia for two weeks but he wound up in hospital with acute pancreatitis anyway. He blames the diabetes drug because he was diagnosed with pancreatitis back in 2002, and should never have been prescribed Januvia. Last December, Matthew was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and his doctor prescribed Metformin, whi... - Was Alleged Care Center Abuse and Neglect the Result of Planned Closures?
Jan-28-14 Woodbridge, NJ When one hears the phrase, “ care center abuse ,” one automatically thinks of nursing homes catering to elderly residents. But that’s only part of the story: there are care center facilities dedicated to all manner of individuals with special needs, regardless of age. To that end, the death last year of a patient in an in... - Certain Flavors of Mega Pops Recalled
Washington, DC: Colombina S.A. is recalling specific lots of Colombina Brand Mega Pops in 14-ounce and 28-ounce cellophane bags containing watermelon, cherry, orange and grape flavored pops. Affected Mega Pops can be identified by UPC Code numbers 0 14272 10873 9 or 0 14272 10862 3, and are in lots marked as Lot #1240695, Lot #1209708, or Lot #1209796... - Engineer Tracks “Mission Mars G-Force”
Jan-27-14 Orlando, FL: Once a year Mark Cseles and his family go to Disney World, Disney’s famous amusement park in Orlando, Florida, and spend hours on the midway rides. Cseles, an engineer who teaches physics at a college in southern Ontario, Canada, is fascinated by the Mission to Mars ride. He’s been strapped into the dazzling cockpit and lau... - NuvaRing: Lawsuits Allege Merck Downplayed Risks
Aug-9-12 Newwark, NJ When it comes to dealing with birth control, although the form of contraceptive might change the injuries sustained by women who suffer from side effects tend to be similar. Women who have suffered NuvaRing side effects and side effects from other forms of birth control tend to have complaints about venous thrombolic events (VTEs). NuvaRing...