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Feb-11-08 Washington, DC: It has been ruled by a federal appeals court that the Clean Air Act has been violated by a rule created by the EPA. The EPA evaded cuts in toxic mercury pollution from oil-fired power plants and pollution from coal that violates environmental law . This ruling takes the validity out of the EPA's "Clean Air Mercury Rule." This rule would ha... - American and European Drug Authorities Square off over Meridia
Jan-28-10 Washington, DC The release of preliminary data from a six-year study on Meridia sibutramine hydrochloride has not only sparked debate over the diet drug and its effectiveness, but has also showcased the divergent actions of drug authorities on opposite sides of the Atlantic. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to stick Meridia with a w... - Head Games: Meat Packing Plants Pose Risks to Workers
Feb-8-08 Austin, MN You've often heard the phrase, "he's got more brains than he knows what to do with..." In the town of Austin, Minnesota that phrase has taken on new meaning, thanks to a bizarre health issue that appeared to be affecting certain employees of a meat processing plant there. In fact, as truth is stranger than fiction, you would be forgiven if... - Doctor Malpractice, Two doctors pay $25,000 fine for prescribing unnecessary drug and performing an unnecessary treatment
Indian River County, FL: (Dec-05-07) The State Board of Medicine brought charges against two doctors, Dr. Joseph Altieri and Dr. Ralph Monnett, alleging malpractice. Altieri, a Vero Beach psychiatrist, was charged with prescribing various drugs including methadone, Zoloft, and Xanax to a 29-year-old man with a history of problems with pain pills. Another p... - Fixodent Denture Adhesive Linked to Nerve Damage
Jan-25-10 Charlotte, NC Fixodent denture adhesive has been linked to adverse health effects, largely due to the amount of zinc found within the product. This includes frequent complaints of nerve damage from longtime users of denture cream, like Johnny Howell. Howell, a 20-year user of both Fixodent and Poligrip, recently began losing feeling in his legs while... - Judge Removed in Asbestosis Cancer Case
Oct-25-11 Raleigh, MS The Mississippi Supreme Court granted a request by Dow Chemical Company's Union Carbide unit to disqualify the judge who presided over a recent asbestosis cancer case that ended with a verdict of $322 million against the business, Bloomberg reported. According to the news outlet, Union Carbide argued that state Circuit Court Judge Eddi... - Conflict of Interest Alleged Against FDA and Heparin Contamination
Jan-23-10 Washington, DC An allegation of conflict of interest that grew out of the heparin contamination case of 2008 is still very much alive today. While patients became ill and died from tainted heparin injections, the director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research found herself embroiled in controversy. As summarized in the 1/21/10 editio... - Suicides by Chantix Users Prompt FDA Advisory
Feb-3-08 Rockville, MD: Serious neuropsychiatric symptoms have occurred in patients taking Chantix (Varenicline). These symptoms include changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and attempted and completed suicide , according to a Public Health Advisory issued February 1, 2008 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA i... - Recalled Beef in California Could be Two Years Old
Jan-20-10 Montebello, CA Even as Congress wrestles with health care reform, there continues to be an ongoing problem with the nation's food supply. Concern over the potential for E. coli has prompted a beef recall that could affect over three-quarters of a million pounds of ground beef. According to a story published yesterday in the Associated Press (AP), th... - Genetically Engineered Grass, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. pays $500,000 fine for failing to follow buffer zone and cleaning regulations
Washington, DC: (Nov-26-07) The Agriculture Department brought charges against Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., alleging that the company failed to comply with US rules while testing a genetically engineered grass variety that could one day be used on lawns and athletic fields. Allegations included failure by Scotts to follow proper equipment cleaning procedures an... - Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuits Growing
Oct-20-11 Washington, DC Given the facts that one in 10 women will suffer from depression during her pregnancy or the postpartum period, that the antidepressant drug Paxil sales reached $1 billion in 2007, and Paxil has been linked to birth defects, it's no wonder that Paxil birth defects lawsuits are growing. Since the FDA issued an alert in 2005 that requir... - Inmate Safety, McLennan County pay former employee $30,000 wrongful termination and retaliation settlement after reporting illegal and dangerous conditions
Waco, TX: (Nov-21-07) Charlcie Woodruff, the former McLennan County Jail nursing supervisor, brought charges against McLennan County, alleging that she was fired for reporting neglectful medical care for inmates. In her law suit, she claimed that inadequate health care staffing at the jail, improper dispensing and disposing of drugs, missing narcotics and... - Contamination Found in Soda Fountain Drinks
Jan-14-10 Roanoke, VA A collection of commercial soda fountain machines in 30 fast food restaurants within a 22-mile radius of Roanoke, Virginia have tested positive for coliform bacteria , according to a recent study. The results could possibly reflect the presence of fecal contamination. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that all drinking... - Concerns About DES Side Effects Grow
Oct-15-11 Boston, MA It may have been decades since women were given diethylstilbestrol to prevent miscarriage, but according to reports, side effects of the drug, known also as DES, are still a concern. The issue now, however, is the impact that diethylstilbestrol side effects are having on the children of women who took the medication. According to a study... - Possible Tainted Transplants Lawsuit
Federal officials are investigating three hospitals after transplant patients received organs from a donor infected with HIV and hepatitis. Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network procured the organs and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, and the University of Chicago Medical Center were responsible for the actual surgeries... - PPH and Fen-Phen: Early Warning Signs Ignored
Jan-21-08 Rochester, MN: It is a well known fact that certain diet drugs , now banned, have been linked to the emergence of PPH , or Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, a rare and potentially life-threatening lung disorder. However, often overlooked is the fact that prior to the very drugs under suspicion being approved in the US, published reports reveal that as many... - Should Coffee Replace Prozac As Antidepressant for Pregnant Women?
Oct-12-11 Boston, MA Given that there is some concern about the risk of Prozac side effects , which could allegedly include Prozac birth defects, pregnant women may want to have alternatives to antidepressant medication during their pregnancy. Although the exact link between Prozac and birth defects is not clear, some studies suggest a link between the use of Sel... - Prison Medical Workers at the Heart of Recent California Overtime Controversy
Jan-9-10 Sacramento, CA A recent report found that the number of inmates who died in California state prisons has dropped over the past 4 years, which may not be surprising considering the $2.1 billion the state spends on prison medical care. Yet the recent budget crisis has cast a critical eye toward the roughly $60 million in California overtime paid to prison... - Off-Label Drug Marketing, Cephalon agrees to $425 million settlement for promoting the use of drugs for unapproved uses
Washington, DC: (Nov-14-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against Cephalon following an investigation that revealed that the company promoted off-label marketing of products including its pain reliever Actiq. Experts stated that Actiq is approved by the FDA for use in cancer patients, but is often prescribed by physicians' off-label for other... - "Transvaginal Mesh Makers Treated Women Like Guinea Pigs," Says Attorney
Oct-10-11 Athens, GA "To some extent women have been treated like guinea pigs with transvaginal mesh surgery," says attorney Henry Garrard III of the Georgia law firm of Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. "This TVM mesh has changed their lives; they can't be made whole again and surgery cannot put them back together again." With over 500 transvagin...