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Nov-1-08 Fine, NY Dan was looking around the Internet a little while ago when he discovered an article about asbestos exposure on LawyersandSettlements. It got him thinking about the breathing problems he has developed and wondering if they could be related to the asbestos-containing zonolite insulation he used in his cellar over 13 years ago. Zonolite was ma... - CDC Researchers Find Hepatitis Outbreak Linked to Anesthesia
Atlanta, GA: Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have found that people receiving intravenous administration of anaesthesia may be at risk for infection with hepatitis B and C. According to a report on UPI the CDC investigated reports of an outbreak of acute hepatitis B and C in patients at two gastroenterology centers who ha... - Mice Direct Recalls Frozen Reptile Feed
Washington, DC: Biggers & Callaham LLC, D/B/A Mice Direct of Cleveland Georgia is recalling frozen reptile feed (mice, rats, chicks), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling contaminated pet food can becom... - Real Life Transvaginal Mesh Horror Stories
May-24-12 Toronto, ON With lawsuits over transvaginal mesh ricocheting across both the US and Canada, a noted health writer for a major Canadian newspaper says it's time to bring transvaginal mesh complication out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Andre Picard, writing in The Globe and Mail (5/8/12), notes there about 25,000 surgical procedures each ye... - Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning Class Action in Canada
Sep-19-10 Victoria, BC Imagine you are blessed with good health—the kind of health that allows you to work 12-hour days on top of running, or jogging and maintaining your fitness well into middle age. Then one day, allegedly due to Fixodent denture adhesive , you can't talk, you can no longer walk. "It happened at work," Amanda Davies, from Victoria BC, tol... - Specialty Farms Recalls Organic Alfalfa Sprouts
Washington, DC: Specialty-Farms, LLC is voluntarily recalling Specialty Farms brand Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Organic Sprout Salad. The sprouts are being recalled because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. Listeria Monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections... - Raquel's Brand Products Recalled due to Potential Listeria Contamination
Washington, DC: Quong Hop & Co, of South San Francisco, California is voluntarily recalling all "Raquel's" hummus, salads, wraps, sandwiches, and other food items, because they 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... - Pasco Packaged Corn and Poblano Peppers Recalled
Washington, DC: Pasco Processing is recalling 2087 cases of 20lb bulk packaged Corn and Poblano peppers, (SKU 10071179017738) because of 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 weakened immune systems. Heal... - Canada Pulls Toxic Imported Toys Off Store Shelves
Oct-28-08 Ottawa, ON Here we go again. A toy recall , after numerous products—most of which were made in China—were found to have dangerous levels of lead. This time the issue is on Canadian soil, but an issue that has affected Americans in the past, who have seen recalled toys from China. To the US toy buyer, a toxic toy recall is nothing new. In Canada, g... - Lexapro Birth Defects Litigation Set for Trial in May
Nov-17-13 Cole County, MO While not particularly active in the headlines of late, Lexapro birth defects is an issue that has nonetheless kept percolating in the shadows, and is poised to make a return to the public conscience with the start of the consolidated Lexapro/Celexa Products Liability Litigation trial in May of next year. Lexapro (escitalopram) is a... - FDA Warns of MRI Health Risks for Kidney Disease Sufferers
Sep-15-10 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration is warning health professionals that a certain class of injectable imaging drugs can pose MRI health risks to those with kidney disease. According to the Associated Press , the FDA will add its strongest warning yet to MRI imaging drugs that contain the chemical gadolinium. The label will warn abou... - TVT Mesh Settlement Talks Continue, Lawsuits Could Top 50,000
Nov-15-13 Richmond, VA There are already in excess of 30,000 TVT sling lawsuits in the pipeline that a federal judge, before whom such lawsuits have been consolidated, is trying to move along. But as unwieldy as that number already seems, experts predict that number could swell to more than 50,000. “The liability seems pretty clear on these cases, so se... - Joyful Slim Herb Supplement Recalled Nationally
Washington, DC: J & H Besta Corp, has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analysis of Joyful Slim Herb Supplement distributed by the company was found to contain undeclared Desmethyl Sibutramine Desmethyl Sibutramine. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. The FDA has... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Impacts Young and Old Alike
May-19-12 Newquay, UK If there is one thing about Stevens Johnson Syndrome , it is not a respecter of demographics and spares no one, regardless of age. To that end, a young boy in England had his life cut short due to a large extent from the fallout from a disease that affects the skin and replicates a serious burn. On the other end of the scale, an 88-year-old... - Nursing Home Giant Focus of Class Action Lawsuit
Oct-23-08 Bremerton, WA A class-action lawsuit alleging nursing home negligence has been filed against one of the largest operators of nursing homes in the country. Hardly surprising, given the widespread concern over nursing home abuse. Meanwhile, a blogger once employed at one of the nursing homes cited in the lawsuit tried for a year "to change the way they did... - “A Long 10 Years for Risperdal Payout,” Says Whistleblower’s Attorney
Nov-13-13 New Brunswick, NJ While the payout to Johnson & Johnson Risperdal whistleblowers is one of the biggest awards ever, attorney Gary Farmer - whose client was one of the Risperdal whistleblowers - says it is not much more than a slap on the wrist for the giant drug company. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company of J&J, will pay the fe... - Frozen Chicken Nuggets Recalled
Washington, DC: Perdue Farms, Inc., a Perry, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 91,872 pounds of frozen chicken nugget products that may contain foreign materials. The products subject to recall include: 1-pound, 13-ounce bag of "GREAT VALUE Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets." Each bag bears the establishment number "P-33944" as well a... - Preemption - True Motives
Oct-21-08 In the original petition for writ of certiorari filed in the US Supreme Court in March 2007, under reasons for granting the petition, Wyeth reveals the true motives behind the pharmaceutical industry's all-out push for a preemption win against a lone citizen from Vermont, Diane Levine, when stating: "There are tens of thousands of individual claims, and p... - Slim- 30 Herb Supplement Recalled
Washington, DC: J & H Besta Corp, has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analysis of Slim-30 Herb Supplement distributed by the company was found to contain undeclared N-Desmethyl Sibutramine and traces of Sibutramine. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. The FDA has not... - "Multaq Not a Very Safe Drug"
May-16-12 Louisville, KY Any doctor will tell you that every drug has side effects—including heart drug Multaq. In fact, Multaq side effects are compelling. But even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has Multaq under a microscope and issued a cautionary statement about dronedarone (Multaq) as recently as February, the agency is resisting any...