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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- $33 Million Awarded to Boy Injured by Drunk Driver
A 19-year old boy who was involved in a drunk driving accident and rendered paraplegic has been awarded a $33 million settlement in his lawsuit against the driver. William Klairmont, the driver of the sedan, was drunk when driving, and smashed the car into a utility pole head-on. His friend, George Baldwin, who was in the passenger seat, suffered paral... - $1 million in stimulus funds to improve technologies and reduce MRI health risks
Nov-17-09 Houston, TX Houston's Rice University, in conjunction with the Texas Heart institute, is the recipient of a $1 million Challenge Grant from the National Institute of Health to improve the sensitivity of current MRI technology while lowering the chance of MRI health risks , the most common of which is the toxic metal known as gadolinium. The grant wil... - Lawmakers Warn Drug Makers To Knock It Off After Avandia Debacle - Part I
Nov-20-07 Washington, DC: On November 15, 2007, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Charles Grassley, sent a not-so-subtle warning to the pharmaceutical industry when he invited scientists to contact his office if a company threatens their career or attacks their reputation when they raise alarm about a possibly dangerous drug. ... - FDA: Mirena Claims Misleading
Mar-20-13 Seattle, WA Women looking for a method of birth control often rely on marketing material to help make their decision. Women who chose to use Mirena birth control were likely no different, even though the marketing material has since been deemed to have minimized the Mirena side effects. Those side effects reportedly include a risk of Mirena uterine per... - FFDA Issues Warning about Stolen Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution and Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to use certain respiratory medications purchased after Sept. 8, 2009 and manufactured by Dey L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc, because the medications might have been part of a shipment being transported on a tractor-trailer stolen in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 8, 2009. The respiratory m... - Celexa Side Effects Potentially Include Strokes
Aug-23-11 Boston, MA Depression appears to increase the risk of serious strokes in middle-aged and older women, with Celexa side effects seemingly elevating this risk even further, according to a recently published study. ABC News reports that senior study author Dr. Kathryn Rexrode, an internist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, sai... - Da Vinci Robot Not Recommended for Some Surgeries
Mar-19-13 Washington DC The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a statement regarding the use of the da Vinci Robot for hysterectomies. The organization issued its advice, noting that surgeries involving the da Vinci surgical robot did not appear to be more successful than traditional surgeries. The organization did not note if reporte... - Chantix Blamed for Attempted Suicide and Psychosis
Nov-13-09 Raleigh, NC It's tragic enough that Chantix nearly destroyed Kristi's life, but she also has to pay thousands of dollars in medical bills after the smoking-cessation drug caused her to attempt suicide and more. "I want to warn anyone considering Chantix who has suffered from depression to never take this drug," says Kristi. Kristi, who has bipolar d... - Denture Cream Users Sticking It to Denture Adhesive Makers
Nov-13-09 Marshall, TX More lawsuits have been filed by consumers suffering from denture cream poisoning after using products such as Fixodent denture adhesive and Super Poligrip. The lawsuits allege that consumers were not properly warned of the risk of denture cream zinc poisoning if they overused their denture adhesive. Lawsuits filed in Texas on October 9... - Class 1 Recall of LIFEPAK CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators
The FDA has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of certain LIFEPAK CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators (AED) manufactured and distributed from July 9, 2008 through August 19, 2008. An extremely humid environment may cause the affected devices to improperly analyze the heart rhythm and may cause the device to delay or fail to del... - FDA Issues Warning about Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection
The FDA has issued a notification to healthcare professionals that a Boxed Warning is being added to the prescribing information for Promethazine Hydrochloride products, describing the risks of severe tissue injury, including gangrene, requiring amputation following intravenous administration of promethazine. The Boxed Warning will remind practitioner... - Paralysis Linked to Gardasil Vaccine
Gardasil has been linked to paralysis and even death in girls and women who received the vaccine. One girl developed a degenerative muscle disease 15 months after receiving the vaccine and two lawsuits have now been filed against Merck & Co., the maker of Gardasil, alleging the vaccine caused paralysis in two other girls. Gardasil and Paralys... - Icy Hot Heat Therapy Burn Injuries
Chattem, Inc., the manufacturer of Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, has issued a nationwide recall of its "heat therapy" products due to reports of skin irritation and burn injuries. To date, more than 200 people have reported getting first, second and third degree burns and other skin irritations from Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, prompting Chatt... - California Firm Recalls Beef and Bean Burritos for Possible Listeria Contamination
Windsor Foods is recalling approximately 2,268 pounds of beef and bean burrito products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following products are subject to recall: 18-pound bulk cases containing individually wrapped "BUTCHER BOY RED CHILE BEEF & BEAN BURRITOS." Each case of Butcher Boy brand burritos subject to recall... - Salmonella Spice Outbreak
Nov-10-09 Los Angeles, CA The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke continue to prosecute cases from the West Coast outbreak of rare Salmonella Rissen. In the past year, 90 people across five states have been sickened by this strain of foodborne illness , and 22 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported yet. The outbreak investigation On Ma... - Feds Crack Down on Medical Device Implant For Profit Industry - Part I
Nov-12-07 Washington, DC: On September 27, 2007, criminal complaints were filed against four device makers, charging the companies with conspiring to violate the federal anti-kickback statute by using consulting agreements with orthopedic surgeons as inducements to use a company's artificial hip and knee replacement and reconstruction products. The anti-kickback... - Judge Requests Mass Tort Status for Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella
Nov-9-09 Passaic, NJ Due to the increasing number of Yaz/Yasmin and Ocella lawsuits alleging that the oral contraceptives have caused strokes and other serious health problems, the New Jersey judiciary is considering a judge's request for mass tort status against the manufacturer, Bayer Corp., located in Wayne, NJ. Plaintiffs in these lawsuits claim that Ba... - As the Deathwatch Continues, Recalled Trasylol is Still Breathing
Nov-10-07 Washington, DC In the days immediately following the widespread voluntary recall of Trasylol from the world pharmaceutical market, it has become increasingly clear that Bayer AG has taken this action as a precaution, and has no plans to abandon Trasylol entirely save for the potential of damming results from a randomized Canadian study. In fact, even... - Deadly Frozen Pizza in Your Freezer?
Nov-7-07 Wellston, OH The box may say it's crisp 'n tasty, but the potential for an unseen ingredient in your Jeno's or Totino's frozen pizza could put you in the hospital with E. coli, and has resulted in a massive frozen pizza recall . It is, in fact one of the largest recalls that General Mills has seen in years. On November 1st, the huge manufacturer vol... - Class 1 Recall Issued for Penumbra Neuron 5F Select Catheter
Penumbra and FDA notified healthcare professionals of the Class 1 recall of the Neuron 5F Select Catheter, used to remove blood clots or foreign objects from blood vessels. Due to a manufacturing error, the catheters may contain pin holes and exposed wire braids which may result in a brain clot or a blood vessel puncture, and this may lead to possible d...