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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Ayuda Legal Para Victimas del Fraude al Consumidor o Fraude Financiero
Los derechos financieros de los ciudadanos y los residentes pueden ser violados y dañados por la promoción por las empresas de servicios, productos, inversiones, y oportunidades fraudulentos. Estas actividades ilegales pueden ser clasificadas como fraude de consumido y el fraude financiero. La protección de usted y sus vecinos cont... - Proving the Case - Pancreatic Cancer Patients Point Finger at Diabetes Drugs
Aug-23-13 Philadelphia, PA Health regulators in the US, Canada and Europe have shown they are far from ready to curtail sales or change the labels on any of the widely used type 2 diabetes medications that may or may not have a causal link to increased rates of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. While the FDA and others may not see enough evidence to show a... - Veteran's PTSD Rates Reportedly Higher in Current Iraq Conflict
May-30-10 Washington, DC The horrors of armed conflict coupled with combat stress and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), creates for the veteran a war that continues in their head long after they arrive home to safe harbor. Veteran's disability all too often extends beyond obvious physical trauma, such as flesh wounds or lost limbs. Veterans PTSD is a huge an... - Safyral Is Just Yasmin Beefed Up with Vitamin B
Aug-21-13 Falmouth, NS While the Bayer birth control product Safyral lacks the profile of the more talked-about Yasmin and Yaz, any accusation against the latter is a damnation against the former. In other words, there is just as much concern over Safyral blood clots as any of the others. That’s because they all contain drospirenone, which some studies hav... - From Gavel to Shackles: Celeb and Sierra Club Protest Fracking
Aug-20-13 San Francisco, CA The Sierra Club, along with the Center for Biological Diversity filed a fracking lawsuit this past April on the heels of a legal victory against fracking and drilling on public lands. About 17,000 acres in Monterey, San Benito and Fresno counties are in dispute. On its website , Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club... - Da Vinci Robot Recommendations Result in FDA Scrutiny
Aug-19-13 Sunnyvale, CA Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is facing scrutiny regarding its reported da Vinci robot issues. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a report about the company’s actions in the past few months regarding the da Vinci Surgical System device. Meanwhile, da Vinci faces lawsuits alleging patients suffered serious injury as a re... - Barbecue Potato Chips Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Lance, Inc. with headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina is recalling 28,087 cases of Tom's Barbecue Potato Chips packaged in 1 oz (UPC 021900060406), 2.25 oz (UPC 021900011477) and 8.5 oz (UPC 021900062417) sizes because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed in the following states: Al... - Birth Injury Lawsuit Nets $5.5 Million for Plaintiffs
Feb-10-12 Burlington, IA Just a few days shy of her 5th birthday, a Burlington girl and her parents were awarded $5.5 million by a Des Moines County court jury for birth injuries sustained when Nyasia Gerling was born on February 1, 2007. The little girl suffered a shoulder dystocia at birth and has limited use of her right arm. According to a recent report i... - Patients Left with Bjork Shiley Valves Implanted
Feb-10-12 Detroit, MI When recalls of products are announced, consumers are often relieved to have a potentially dangerous product out of their home, but when products like the Bjork Shiley Heart Valve are taken off the market, patients often wind up with even greater concerns. The Bjork Shiley valve was removed from the market because of concerns about serious... - Was Yasmin Birth Control FDA Panel Vote Conflicted?
Feb-9-12 Washington, DC A recent decision by an expert panel convened under the auspices of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Yasmin birth control continues to be mired in controversy. Now, recent revelations suggesting conflicts on the part of some panelists add further substance to arguments by some that the panel vote should be overturned,... - Masxtreme Capsules Recalled Across the Country
Washington, DC: Natural Wellness is warning consumers not to purchase or consume the product known as MasXtreme, Lot# 911035. This product which is being marketed as a dietary supplement contains undeclared amounts of Aildenafil, as well as the drug Phentolamine which is an alpha-adrenergic blocker. Aildenafil is close in structure to Sildenafil and is... - Fired Nurse Launches Ohio Employment Lawsuit
Aug-17-13 Columbus, OH An operating room nurse who was fired following a failed kidney transplant operation has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit under Ohio Employment and federal laws. The plaintiff, Melanie Lemay, was a 30-year employee with the University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC) when she was let go following a paid administrative leave. A differ... - CardioGen-82 Problems Result of User Error
Feb-8-12 Princeton, NJ The voluntary CardioGen-82 recall by Bracco Diagnostics Inc. last July and the subsequent FDA alert to health care professionals to stop using CardioGen-82 for cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scans prompted one Tennessee hospital to test more than 100 cardiac patients for radiation exposure. However, in January 2012, the FDA sa... - Pfizer to Pay $141M Penalty For Neurontin Promotion
Boston, MA: A federal jury has concluded that Pfizer unlawfully promoted its epilepsy drug Neurontin, for off label use and must pay a $141 million penalty. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, alleged that Pfizer misled them into believing that Neurontin was effective as treatment for migraine... - Did Crestor Issues Stop Me Cold?
Aug-16-13 Toronto, ON Okay, it’s time to get personal about Crestor. Full disclosure. I take it, and have for about two years now. No, I don’t have heart disease. But my doctor has been concerned about my levels of so-called “bad cholesterol” (LDL) and put me on 10 mg initially. After 10 mg didn’t appear to make a dent, I was moved up t... - Autism Drugs among Those That Increase Health Risks for Kids
Feb-6-12 Vancouver, BC Researchers in British Columbia have found a genetic variation in children that puts them at up to six times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when they take certain drugs for mental health problems, including autism medication , according to The Vancouver Sun . The news source reported that metabolic syndrome is a bundle o... - Two more ReNu Injuries
Jun-20-06 More people continue to suffer pain and vision loss from ReNu: even after the product was recalled, it was alleged to have been sold in Wal-Mart! Here are two testamonials... I had used ReNu solution for more than a year and during that time I noticed my eyes were getting really dry when I was wearing my contact lenses. This would have been around Februar... - McCain All American Roasters Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: McCain Foods USA is recalling McCain All American Roaster frozen potato product listed below which contains a pepper ingredient that could be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product contains black pepper which has been recalled by Mincing Overseas Spice Company because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella... - Three Infant Deaths Prompt Recall of Infantino SlingRider Baby Slings
Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), in cooperation with Infantino LLC, of San Diego, CA, are recalling one million Infantino "SlingRider" and "Wendy Bellissimo" infant slings sold in the US and 15,000 in Canada. CPSC is aware of three reports of deaths that occurred in these slings in 2009; a 7-w... - “I’m on a Transvaginal Mesh Blacklist”, Says Canadian TVM Victim
Aug-12-13 Toronto, ON Like thousands of women who had a transvaginal mesh implant for urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse, Mary trusted her doctor. “He said it was the best thing since sliced bread and it would fix everything,” says Mary. But she has been suffering horrific TVM side effects for more than two years. “My doctor also...