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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Lawmakers Catch Glaxo Hiding Paxil Suicide Risks - Again (Part II)
Feb-13-08 Washington, DC Apparently, GlaxoSmithKline is still trying to hide damaging information about Paxil, because 9 pages of a report released from under a court order last month, are not available to the public. However, Senator Charles Grassley has instructed Glaxo to provide him with the full report by February 14, 2008. In the report, which is dated roug... - “We Can Light Our Water on Fire,” Says Fracking Victim
May-19-13 Carroll County, OH Joe and Dawn live in a part of Ohio that has seen a boom in the gas, oil and shale industry. And with it has come a fracking problem, to the point where they can light on fire water from their well. Because of fracking, their once artisan spring water is contaminated with methane gas. The oil and gas industry was already here... - Ortho Evra: Two Women's Accounts
Feb-3-06 Despite the late warning by the FDA, the patch has not been taken off the market! Will more women suffer the agony of blood clots like Maria Urenda and Hillary Burris? Why has it taken so long, so many serious injuries and even fatal deaths for the makers of Ortho Evra to warn consumers? Ortho McNeil, a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary, in conjunction... - Asbestos in Iowa: Was the Equitable Building a Health Hazard?
Feb-11-08 Des Moines, IA Asbestos has been on the minds and in the headlines in Des Moines in the wake of a redevelopment of the historic Equitable Building. At issue is the alleged improper handling of asbestos, and a risk for asbestos mesothelioma cancer , during renovations. Asbestos, a known carcinogen whose use is tightly controlled and restricted, was a... - FDA Issues Early Safety Communication About Meridia Diet Pill
Washington, DC: The FDA is reviewing preliminary data from a recent study suggesting that patients using sibutramine have a higher number of cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, or death) than patients using a placebo (sugar pill). The preliminary data from the SCOUT study show that cardiovascular events were repo... - Bactrin: Another Drug Linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
Feb-1-06 "Something needs to be done about these drugs that cause Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), says Jean Farrel McCawley, founder of the SJS foundation. Approximately every third caller to the SJS Foundation has been prescribed the drug Bactrin, and the rate of calls is increasing. "We now get about fifteen new calls a week [from people who have taken this drug... - Rochester Meat Recall: Meat Producers Will Pay, But Is It Enough?
Feb-9-08 Washington, DC A proposed federal budgetary measure is aimed at financing increased testing at meat packing plants --such as Rochester Meat --and hopefully reducing E.coli contamination in the food you eat. It's part of a long-overdue US Department of Agriculture (USDA) response to last year's record recalls of over 30 million pounds of E. coli-tainted g... - California Overtime—the Great Divide
Oct-28-11 Sacramento, CA Undoubtedly a lot of California employees who are paid hourly, who have worked more than 40 hours per week and have not been paid California Overtime are outraged at the recent news: A California nurse last year made $269,810 by tripling her regular wages with overtime hours. Not only did Jean Keller, a nurse in a California men's p... - Prozac Side Effects Highlighted in FDA Warning
Oct-28-11 Silver Spring, MD The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an updated statement regarding Prozac side effects that can arise from a combination of the drug and linezolid, according to MedPage Today . The FDA issued the warning due to the potential for serious central nervous system toxicity when patients take serotonergic psychiatr... - Oklahoma Firm Recalls Frozen Beef Steak Fritter
The Advance Food Company of Oklahoma is recalling approximately 110,730 pounds of frozen beef steak fritter products that may contain foreign materials. The products subject to recall include: 9.75-pound bulk cases of "ADVANCE FOOD COMPANY, Beef Steak Fritter, For Country Frying, Chopped & Formed, Keep Frozen, 13/12. Each case label bears the... - Water Park Lawsuit Settled for $1.3 Million
May-14-13 Albany, NY With summer just around the corner, many thoughts will turn to amusement parks and water parks as ways of spending the hot days. Of course, with the opening of such parks will come reports of amusement park accidents and water park injuries. Most of the time, reports of theme park injuries involve trauma caused by an accident on a ride or pe... - Nursing Home Sexual Assaults Alleged
May-14-13 Columbus, GA Many times when people think of care center abuse , they think of abuse perpetrated by staff or management at a care center. Certainly, a great deal of residential care abuse comes in the form of physical or mental abuse or neglect on the part of staff that is entrusted to take care of residents. In some cases, however, the perpetrators of... - Massachusetts Plaintiff Sues Over Adderall Death and Other Prescribed Drugs
May-13-13 Boston, MA An Adderall lawsuit filed by Wellesley, Massachusetts resident John Edwards against Harvard two years after his son Johnny Edwards committed suicide, alleges the dedicated student’s downward spiral began following an examination at Harvard University Health Services at which the student was prescribed Adderall and antidepressant drugs... - Beyaz Side Effects: More Birth Control Options Not Necessarily Better
May-12-13 Redmond, WA For many women, the availability of Beyaz birth control has meant more options in contraception. But for some women, Beyaz side effects have meant their lives have drastically changed, leading critics to ask if more birth control options really are better for women, given that older methods of contraception are just as effective and, as sug... - Avaulta Mesh: Risk of Complications without Increased Benefits
May-11-13 Philadelphia, PA Women who have had an Avaulta mesh implant say they have been harmed by the mesh, which is alleged to have been defectively designed. The Avaulta lawsuits are not the first involving transvaginal mesh products, some of which reportedly caused serious health problems for women. Bellwether trials involving the Avaulta mesh implant are ex... - Bayer Acknowledges, Agrees to Settle Yasmin Gallbladder Problems
May-11-13 Mountain View, CA In moves that will only serve to baffle the everyman, Bayer AG is set to pay $1.1 billion to acquire a California-based contraceptive manufacturer, while at the same time setting aside $24 million to settle a series of Yasmin birth control gall bladder claims. This, on top of the $1 billion Bayer set aside to settle 4,800 claims of Yasm... - Majesty Canteloups Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Brawley, CA : Five Crowns Marketing is recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because of a potential health risk due to possible contamination of Salmonella. The recall comes after a Lab analysis conducted by a consignee on a lot of cantaloupes packed by Five Crowns Marketing on November 4, 2009, resulted in a confirmed positive for Sal... - Stork Craft Recalls 2.1 Million Drop Side Cribs Following Reports of Suffocation
Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximatel... - Philip Morris to Pay $300 Million in Tobacco Lawsuit
New York, NY : A 61-year old Florida resident has won her lawsuit against the tobacco giant Philip Morris, and been awarded a $300 million settlement. Philip Morris has stated it will appeal the decision, but if the verdict holds, the settlement will be the largest award of damages for an individual lawsuit against a tobacco company in the US. Lucinda... - Unpaid Overtime: Questions answered by a lawyer
Jan-20-06 From a phone interview with Robin Workman, Trial Attorney, Qualls & Workman, LLP Q: Why would some companies rather pay fines than pay overtime? A: It is simply a cost benefit analysis. From a fiscal standpoint it is more cost effective for some companies not to pay overtime. Companies can roll the dice and they may never get sued. A large corporati...