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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Weight Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From US and Canadian Markets
Oct-8-10 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending against continued prescribing and use of Meridia (sibutramine) because this drug may pose unnecessary cardiovascular risks to patients. The FDA has requested that Abbott Laboratories—the manufacturer of Meridia—voluntarily withdraw this drug product from the Unite... - Double-Trouble for DePuy ASR Hip Patient
Jun-9-12 Whitehall, PA Imagine you're 51 years old and you've already had two hips replaced. Now imagine that both those hips have been recalled and you could be facing revision surgery. Or not, as not all patients qualify. Many will be forced to live with a defective DePuy hip implant for the remainder of their lives. "It was disturbing," said Steve Lorenz,... - Actos Bladder Cancer Risk Doubles Two Years Out
Jun-8-12 Montpellier, FRANCE The downside of clinical research: you sometimes have to talk out of both sides of your mouth. Such is the case with the latest research surrounding Actos bladder cancer , which suggests that patients taking pioglitazone for more than two years face a doubled risk for bladder cancer. In the same breath, they say in absolute terms... - Tylenol Linked to Risk of Asthma in Children
Acetaminophen Also Associated with Eczema and Hay Fever One of several studies published in The Lancet has found a link between acetaminophen and asthma in children. In one study, data on 205,000 children found a 46 percent higher risk of asthma by age 6 or 7 in those who were given acetaminophen in the first year of life. Acetaminophen is more com... - Even With Restrictions on Avandia, FDA Still Cautious
Oct-5-10 Washington, DC The European Medicines Agency EMA) has moved to completely banish type 2 diabetes drug Avandia from shelves in European countries. Meanwhile, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to have neither the willingness nor the ultimate power to effect that same decision. The FDA has instead ordered severe restrictions that ultim... - Nursing Home Abuse: When Elder Care Isn't There
Nov-15-08 Minneapolis, MN The elder care industry is a growing one, given the advancing age of the baby boomers and the aging of the general population. And elder care will never go out of fashion provided the numbers are there to support it, as they are now and for the foreseeable future. Demand for elder care is high and going higher; witness the number of oper... - Mars Petcare Recalls Dry Pet Food Manufactured at Everson PA Plant
Dry Food Could Be Contaminated with Salmonella Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of products manufactured at its Everson, Pennsylvania facility. The pet food is being voluntarily recalled because of potential contamination with Salmonella serotype Schwarzengrund. This voluntary recall only affects the United States. The company stopped... - PB Heat Recalls Defective Gas Boilers
Potential for Carbon Monoxide Build-Up and Poisoning About 1,200 gas boilers are being recalled by PB Heat, because the pressure switch could have an internal defect that could fail to shut down the boilers under vent or air inlet blockage. This switch defect could allow the boilers to produce excessive levels of carbon monoxide, posing a risk of carbon... - Zyprexa Takes Major Hit In Alaska
Sep-30-06 A major legal victory recently occurred in the highest court in the state of Alaska, for all people who oppose forced psychiatric drugging - including Zyprexa . In a resounding affirmation of personal liberty, the Alaska Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Myers v Alaska Psychiatric Institute and found Alaska's forced drugging regime to be un... - Study Questions Paxil Side Effects
Jun-4-12 Memphis, TN Yet another study has been conducted that suggests infants may be susceptible to Paxil side effects and side effects from other, similar medications. Although the study did not examine the risk of Paxil heart defects, it did study what effect maternal use of an SSRI had on a newborn infant. The study found that there is some risk of Paxil s... - Dilantin Takes its Toll
Sep-28-06 Thornton, CO For John Canacari, Dilantin is a blessing and a curse. Although it has helped to control his epileptic seizures , the effects of Dilantin have taken its toll over the years and his health has deteriorated. "I've been taking Dilantin since I was 19 and now I'm 46," says Canacari. "When I first started taking Dilantin, I threw up just abou... - FDA Still Dodging Bullets Over Ketek
Sep-27-06 Washington, DC: In recent months Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) has been like a dog with a bone when it came to investigating why FDA officials approved the antibiotic Ketek , despite its knowledge that the main pre-approval study on the drug was riddled with fraud. Ketek first sought approval in 2000, but approval was denied due to indications of s... - 70,000 People May Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder From 9/11
400,000 Believed to Have Suffered Serious Exposure to the Disaster Results from a public heath registry following people involved in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, show that as many as 70,000 people may have developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the attacks. Estimates suggest that up to... - Twelve Years On, St. Jude Silzone Heart Valve Patients Remain Unsettled
Jun-2-12 Washington, DC When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Silzone mechanical heart valve manufactured by St. Jude Medical in 1997, the approval took nine months and the FDA would only allow the device on the market with conditions. The defective heart valve would come off the market three years later, due to problems with the silver... - Omnicare Qui Tam Whistleblowers
Sep-29-10 Boston, MA Omnicare has deep pockets when it comes to qui tam whistleblower lawsuits. In the past few years, the nation's largest pharmacy for nursing homes has been involved in a number of lawsuits involving claims that it paid kickbacks and made improper medication substitutions for patients. It has already paid millions upon millions of dollars to s... - Former Chief Executive of UnitedHealth Group to Pay $30 Million Settlement
In addition to the more than $900 million settlement announced last month by UnitedHealth Group, Former Chief Executive William McGuire, has agreed to pay$30 million into a fund established in a class action settlement involving stock options for the country's largest health insurer. The settlement is subject to court approval, and it remains to be det... - Colon Cancer Patients May Not Be Receiving Proper Care
Only 38 Percent of Hospitals Follow National Guidelines Patients with colon cancer may not be receiving adequate follow-up after surgery, putting them at risk for continued illness. According to a new study, only 38 percent of approximately 1,300 hospitals adhere to national guidelines with respect to follow-up treatment for patients with colon cancer... - Lucky Country Black Licorice Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Products Recalled Across the US Lucky Country Inc, of Lincolnton, NC, is recalling all of its natural black licorice products from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington State due to elevated levels of lead. Lucky Co... - A Tale of Two NuvaRing Studies With Vastly Different Outcomes
May-29-12 Washington, DC A recent study on NuvaRing side effects published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) is at odds with results of another study funded by NuvaRing manufacturer Merck. One study claims the risk of NuvaRing blood clot is insignificant, while the other suggests a risk as high as 90 percent. Guess which study was funded by the manufactu... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Lawsuit Nets Record Award
May-29-12 New York, NY A Stevens Johnson syndrome lawsuit, alleging malpractice on the part of various New York hospitals, has resulted in a record award to the plaintiff. Although the case did not involve Zithromax Stevens Johnson syndrome , it did question how hospitals treat patients when they develop the condition. Not much is known about whether Zithromax...