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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Veterans Are Proof of Toxic Fumes at Open Pit Burns
Feb-27-12 Locust Grove, OK Bob says he was fit and healthy his entire life, but after just two months in Iraq he still suffers a litany of health problems. The only explanation Bob can come up with is that he was exposed to toxic fumes from military open burn pits —he was stationed at Balad Air Force base, notoriously known for the worst burn pit operations... - Purina Recalls Some Lots of Horse and Poultry Feeds
St. Louis, MO: Purina Mills, LLC, is recalling two specific lots of 50-pound bags of Strategy® Professional Formula GX horse feed and one lot of Layena® SunFresh® Recipe Pellet poultry feed. The recall is being implemented due to the discovery of metal fragments in a limited number of bags from one of the Strategy® product lots. At the time the re... - Incremento sobre efectos secundarios de Propecia en los hombres
Feb-26-12 Ottawa, ON Health Canada ha investigado los posibles efectos secundarios de Propecia en los hombressiguiendo el descubrimiento por la organización de varios casos de cáncer mamario masculino, alegadamente causados ??en personas que toman el medicamento, de acuerdo con CBC News. "Los temores sobre aumento de efectos secundarios de Pr... - Overtime: Quit or Keep Quiet
Jul-19-06 "I worked at a medical practice in San Bruno, CA for almost seven years and was paid hourly. Some of us worked a lot of overtime, sometimes more than 50 hours per week, but I was never paid overtime," says Frances of Stockton, California. "One employee was terminated so the doctors could avoid paying her overtime and they told the rest of us that if we did... - Salmonella Tomatoes Without Borders
Jul-9-08 Ontario, CA: There certainly is something to be said in "buy local, eat local." The same strain of salmonella that has sickened almost 1,000 people throughout the US since April has made its way to Canada. Health officials confirmed that four Canadians were affected with the Salmonella saintpaul strain—and the source of the tomato salmonella outbreak... - Parade of Trials Continues for Avaulta Mesh
Aug-31-13 Charleston, WV The Avaulta mesh lawsuit that recently ended in a ruling favoring the plaintiff could set the tone for similar lawsuits regarding the Bard Avaulta mesh implant and other implants designed to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). One of the points argued by plaintiff lawyers at the trial was that officia... - More Experts Speak Out against Energy Drinks
Aug-31-13 Newark, NJ More experts are speaking out against energy drinks , especially when they are used by children and adolescents. Despite being asked at a senate hearing on energy drinks to not market the drinks to anyone under the age of 16, because of a reported risk of energy drink hospitalization or death, energy drink makers have only said that they woul... - Nationwide Recall of Dietary Supplements Expanded to Include Erectzia and Vigor 100
Washington, DC: Atlas Operations is expanding its December 12, 2009 voluntary nationwide recall of the company's dietary supplements for sexual enhancement to include Stamin It, Erectzia, and Vigor 100. These products were sold as dietary supplements throughout the United States. Atlas Operations, Inc. is conducting a recall after being informed... - Young Stage Actress Sues Bayer, Alleges Yasmin Stroke
Jun-8-10 New York, NJ A stage actress who understudies for the Broadway musical "Wicked" is suing the manufacturers of Yasmin after suffering a stroke three years ago. Brenda Hamilton, who was 27 at the time, alleges that the birth control pill caused grievous side effects that threatened her life and career. According to a story Monday in the New York Post... - Valproate (Depakote) Birth Defect Risk 30 to 80 Times Higher
Jun-8-10 Washington, DC It has long been known that Depakote , which is used to treat and manage epilepsy, carries a high risk for birth defects when prescribed to pregnant women. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly issue a "reminder" to women and their doctors in December of last year with regard to the risks associated with valproate sodium and r... - Advanced Cetyl M Joint Action Formula for Dogs Recalled
Washington, DC: Response Products, Broken Bow, NE is voluntarily recalling Cetyl M for Dogs, lot numbers 1210903 and 0128010, due to a possible Salmonella contamination from the hydrolyzed vegetable protein component provided by Basic Foods of Las Vegas, NV. Tests conducted by Basic Foods to detect Salmonella produced negative results; however, Respons... - New Report Finds Toxic 'New Car Smell' Chemicals Linked to Health Risks
Feb-21-12 Washington, DC According to the fourth annual consumer guide to toxic substances in car interiors, produced by the Ecology Center, consumers remain at risk for exposure to bromine and other toxic chemicals that produce that "new car smell" despite the fact that overall, the use of these types of chemicals is being reduced by manufacturers. Among the wo... - Putting a Human Face on an Alleged Drospirenone Statistic
Aug-27-13 Washington, DC The similarities between various drospirenone-based contraceptives in the Bayer birth control quiver suggest that the lines are blurred between products such as Yaz, which has been linked by some studies to a higher risk for blood clots, and Beyaz, which is essentially Yaz with added folate. “Folate lowers the risk of having rare neura... - Tissue Transplants may be contaminated with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis or syphilis. Contact a tissue transplant lawyer.
Tissue and bone transplants from improperly screened donors are being investigated by authorities. The FDA issued an alert to physicians, hospitals and tissue processing plants that tissue received from Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd. (BTS) in Ft. Lee, New Jersey may not have met FDA donor requirements and may contain infectious diseases such as HIV, H... - Zonisamide Linked to Metabolic Acidosis
Younger Patients Affected More Severely and More Frequently Following a review of updated clinical data, The Food and Drug Administration issued information today on the risk for metabolic acidosis in some patients taking the anti-convulsant agent zonisamide (Zonegran). Zonisamide is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial se... - Stryker Rejuvenate “Best before Date”?
Aug-26-13 Tucson, AZ If a surge in Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits is any indication, the hip replacement device may have reached its “best before date” for many unfortunate recipients. Connie thinks her Stryker hip replacement is way past its shelf life. Unfortunately, she can’t simply get a new one. “I had a total hip replacement in... - Stud Capsule for Men Recalled
Washington, DC: Kanec USA and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a nationwide recall of Stud Capsule For Men [Lot #060607-01/060108-01, Exp 6-2013], after being informed by FDA that laboratory analysis of a sample found the product to be adulterated with sildenafil, an FDA approved drug. Use of this product may pose a threat to consumers b... - FDA Not Concerned About Januvia Side Effects, but Consumers Might Be
Aug-24-13 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it will not update the warning label regarding Januvia side effects because there is no evidence to confirm a link between the drugs and an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Even though the FDA has taken such a stance, patients have filed Januvia lawsuits, alleging a link between Janu... - Camolyn Eye Drop Products and Fisiolin Nasal Drops Recalled
Washington, DC: US Oftalmi, of Hallandale, Florida, is conducting a nationwide recall of all Over-the-Counter Eye Drops and Nasal Drops. Products are packaged in 15mL plastic bottles and were distributed nationwide to food and drug distributors for retail sale. For a complete list of affected products see the link below. This recall is being initiated... - Cardiac Monitoring For Patients On Novantrone
FDA Warns of Need for On-Going Monitoring The FDA is advising physicians who care for patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and who are taking mitoxantrone, also known as Novantrone, or generics, of the need to undergo cardiac function monitoring not only while they are on the drug, but also every year once they've come off the drug. In a news re...