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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Beyond Mirena Uterine Perforation, An IUD That Travels
Feb-14-13 Morris County, NJ Much has been written about the benefits of so-called “long-acting reversible contraceptives” such as IUD devices like Mirena, with the IUDs leading the way with 8.5 percent of US women, according to the not-for-profit Guttmacher Institute. USA TODAY (10/30/12) cited recent federal data that agreed with the Guttmacher findin... - Lymphoma, Leukemia Linked to TNF Blockers
The FDA has notified healthcare professionals that it has completed its analysis of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers and has concluded that there is an increased risk of lymphoma and other cancers associated with the use of these drugs in children and adolescents. This new safety information is now being added to the Boxed Warning for these product... - Did Terbutaline Cause Heart Defects in Newborn?
Jul-14-11 Washington, DC The debate over Terbutaline Sulfate continues, with some doctors adamant that use of Terbutaline during pregnancy for the express purpose of stemming preterm labor is important to the viability of the child. Other doctors aren't so sure, whereas some parenting and pregnancy advocates approach Terbutaline with varying degrees of disdain... - Asbestos Drilling Mud by Any Other Name
Jul-10-11 Raleigh, MS It's hardly surprising the defendant in a drilling mud case that saw the largest jury award thus far handed to a mud engineer now sick with asbestos poisoning wants the case tossed. The size of the award is one thing: $322 million in actual and punitive damages awarded to plaintiff Thomas Brown. The other issue in the view of defendant Unio... - STEAM Dietary Supplements Recalled Nationwide
Nutracoastal Trading LLC announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of the company's dietary supplement product sold under the following name: STEAM. The Company has been informed by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis by FDA for Lot 80214 found that the product contains sulfoaildenafil, a... - Cilantro Recalled in 5 States due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Frontera Produce, of Edinburg, TX, is voluntarily recalling one lot of cilantro because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. The company is working with the FDA to inform consumers of this recall, and no illnesses have been reported to date. The lot in question, 118122, was distributed to 2 retail store chains in Texas, Oklahoma, C... - SSRI Birth Defects Likely Include Autism
Jul-9-11 Oakland, CA While antidepressants such as Zoloft and Prozac have previously been linked to a range of side effects, new research indicates that SSRI birth defects include an increased risk of complications like autism. Health Magazine reports that a new study, which was led by researchers at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, sugges... - Haifa Smoked Fish Recall
Haifa Smoked Fish, Inc is voluntarily recalling all Haifa Smoked Fish brand Cold Smoked Whitefish sold between December 7, 2008 and June 18, 2009. The product is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in you... - Lettuce Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Tanimura & Antle, Inc, of Salinas, CA, is recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled romaine was sold to retail, wholesale and food service outlets in Canada, Puerto Rico and the following 29 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,... - Drilling Mud Engineer Remembers Asbestos “Like Being in a Sandstorm”
Feb-6-13 Austin, TX Les had a long and successful career as an asbestos mud engineer, but he’s paying for it now. He was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it could be a whole lot worse. Many of his co-workers exposed to asbestos - from rigs to mines - have succumbed to asbestos mesothelioma . Les worked with asbestos dri... - Lexapro Birth Defects: Talk about Navel-Gazing…
Jul-6-11 Washington, DC Birth defects are not only tragic, they remain a source of guilt for the parent—and there are always a million questions. What could I have done to prevent this? Had I done something differently, could the tragedy have been avoided? Worse still, is the gnawing suspicion that the SSRI antidepressant you ingested while pregnant might hav... - Town Sues BP and Shell for Cancer, Cancer Risk and Collapsing Property Values
Jul-5-11 Chesterfield, MO Roxana, Illinois, population 1,547, is a tiny little klatch of wood frame homes resting along the Missouri border, some of them built not more than 500 feet from the site of the Shell Oil refinery that sprang up there at the beginning of the 1900s. Most of the families in Roxana have been there for decades and they once went to sleep at... - No Shell Game Settlements for Attorney Patrick Perotti
Feb-4-13 Cleveland, OH Attorney Patrick Perotti has guided more than $25 million in unclaimed class-action settlement money to Ohio charities. His determination to make sure the leftover cash goes to the right place has earned him praise from non-profit groups and scorn from fellow class-action lawyers. “My Irish Catholic mother always said to me, &lsq... - Brain Injury: Touchdown Concussion
Feb-3-13 For millions of contact sports fans, today is the ultimate sporting event and party. But not for Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of The Tipping Point and Blink, and staff writer with The New Yorker magazine. He likens football to a blood sport and is boycotting the Superbowl game this year. He feels it is a matter of morality that the fans are complic... - Beyaz a Concern for Some Women
Feb-1-13 Chicago, IL Most young women do not consider deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism on the list of health problems they should worry about, but women who claim they have suffered from Beyaz side effects after using Beyaz birth control may know all too well how serious a blood clot can be. These women allege they suffered blood clots and other serio... - Drager Stabilet Infant Warmer Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Drager Medical Inc., has initiated a voluntary recall of Stabilet Infant Warmer models 200, 300, 1250, 1500, 200/3000, 2000, 2200/3200, 3000, and 3200. This action is in response to an event that took place in a neonatal unit of a hospital in Minnesota in 2008. ECRI conducted an investigation of the event and concluded that the likely cause was the St... - Cilantro Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Sweet Superior Fruit LTD. Co., of McAllen, Texas, is recalling 104 crates of fresh cilantro (coriander) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected... - Ketek: The Importance of Reporting Adverse Effects
Sep-11-07 Washington, DC Clinical studies of a pharmaceutical drug are generally not enough to foresee adverse effects. The antibiotic Ketek is a prime example. Recently prescribed for sinus infections -- from bronchitis to bacterial sinusitis to pneumonia -- it is now only prescribed for the latter, and it also comes with added warnings. This changes came about o... - Maintenance Firm to Settle Washington Employment Lawsuits
Jan-31-13 Seattle, WA As of December, ABM Industries Incorporated was awaiting court approval of settlements in two pending Washington employment court cases involving millions of dollars in unpaid overtime and other violations, according to Class Action Reporter (12/17/12). American Building Maintenance (ABM) represents a collective of companies involved i... - First DePuy Lawsuit Now at Trial, How Much Did Defendant Know?
Jan-30-13 Los Angeles, CA The hen has come home to roost for litigants dealing with the aftermath of DePuy Hip Replacement . And there are plenty of them, with over 10,000 lawsuits encompassing two MDLs, and by the manufacturer’s own admission, likely more to come yet. The resulting furor says as much for the medical device industry overall as it does for a...