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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- FDA Panel Recommends Changes to Fosamax Side Effects Label
Sep-28-11 Washington, DC An advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended changes to warning labels concerning Fosamax side effects . The panel was convened in light of concerns about the link between Fosamax and femur fractures, and a concern about Fosamax osteonecrosis. Despite the recommendations, however, the panel did not recom... - Federal Program Eases Strain on Ohio Employment
Dec-23-09 Washington, DC A federal program that focuses on unemployment in Ohio has recently qualified up to 4,000 workers in auto-related industries across Ohio for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). The automotive manufacturing sector has taken a hit in Ohio in recent years, leaving many automotive workers in Ohio unemployed or underemployed. In the shadow... - Trial Over SeaWorld Amusement Park Accident Continues
Sep-24-11 Sanford, FL The trial involving an amusement park accident that reportedly resulted in the death of a SeaWorld trainer in Florida continued recently when government attorneys refrained from showing video of the incident. According to The Associated Press , SeaWorld is reportedly asking an administrative law judge to dismiss three federal citations... - Apartment Closure Injunction, Juanita Apartments pay city of Burien $200,000 fine for health and safety code violations
Burien, WA: (Oct-23-07) The city of Burien brought charges against property owners of a Juanita apartment complex after it shut its building doors during a 2004 emergency closure. Records show that Burien filed a nuisance abatement action in January 2004 against the owners of the Juanita and then got a court ordered injunction to close the apartment comple... - Despite Positive Study, Depakote Side Effects Still Exist
Sep-23-11 Zurich, Switzerland A recent study suggests that adding an older seizure drug to standard treatment can help extend the lives of people suffering from the brain cancer glioblastoma, but the fact remains that Depakote side effects still present a serious health issue. According to WebMD , the study, which was published in the journal Neurology , fo... - Foster Care Concealed Abuse, Florida Department of Children & Families pays family $10 million for failing to provide adequate information on the background of their three adopted boys
Miami, FL: (Oct-22-07) A former Boynton Beach couple brought a lawsuit against Florida's Department of Children & Families (DCF), alleging that they were not given adequate knowledge of the boys that they adopted. The suit, filed in 2001 stated that the couple was not told about the full extent of the boys' background and deep seeded psychiatric problems... - ADHD sudden death, stroke, heart attack
ADHD Medications allegedly linked to Sudden Death, Heart Attack, Stroke Children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have substantially increased over the years. At school, children now line up to receive their daily ADHD medications. The National Institutes of Heath estimates that 2... - Palladone
On July 13, 2005, the drug manufacturer of Palladone, Purdue Pharma, agreed to the FDA's request to pull the drug completely from the US market because of possible deaths that may occur when combined with the use of alcohol. Palladone, approved in September 2004 for patients with chronic moderate to severe pain, is a formulation of the controlled... - Actos Side Effects Could Include Eye Disease
Sep-21-11 San Diego, CA A new study suggests Actos side effects could include an increased risk of eye disease. This is in addition to a reported link between Actos and bladder cancer, and a possible link between Actos and heart failure. The study was presented in June at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting. According to Bloomberg (06/24/11),... - Quarry Sinkholes, Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc. and Oldcastle Materials Inc. to pay city of Opelika $1.1 million settlement
Opelika, AL: (Oct-17-07) The city of Opelika brought a lawsuit against Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc. and Oldcastle Materials Inc., two quarry operators, alleging that violations at their facilities were damaging the health and properties of their neighbors. The civil suit against Oldcastle Materials and former quarry operator Hanson Aggregates Southeast... - Avandia: "Starting to Sound A Lot Like Vioxx"
Dec-22-07 Montreal, QC: Mark D. is fighting for justice on behalf of his brother, Grant, whose health has gone downhill since he was prescribed Avandia. Grant started taking Avandia two years ago after he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Prior to taking Avandia, he had no history of heart problems. "Grant had never had any problems in the past," Mark says... - Emergency MRI Burns Toddler
Dec-15-09 Athens, AL Among the health risks associated with MRIs are burns that can result during the procedure. Such was the case with a 21-month-old boy from Alabama who was injured during an MRI scan at Children's Hospital. According to an article dated December 5 in the News-Courier of Athens, Alabama, Noah Crowe was in the hospital in late November to... - FDA Panels Advise Label Clarification to Prevent Fosamax Side Effects
Sep-19-11 Washington, DC Two advisory panels to the US Food and Drug Administration recently recommended that in order to prevent more instances of dangerous Fosamax side effects , the label for the drug and other similar medications should become more clear. According to The New York Times , while the FDA panels suggested improving the labels of bone-buildin... - Hispanic Bias, B&H Photo and Electronics Corp. pays employees $4.3 million discrimination settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-17-07) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against The B&H photo store in Midtown, alleging bias. The suit claimed that B&H Photo and Electronics Corp. paid Hispanics less than others, and failed to promote them or provide health benefits. The case was being considered in Manhattan federal court. As part... - Contaminated Soil, Residents of Buffalo subdivision awarded $7.2 million for hazardous land
Buffalo, NY: (Oct-17-07) Close to 220 current and former residents and their family members brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging personal injury and property damage. The suit claimed that the city developed the Hickory Woods subdivision in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a model of Brownfield's renewal, but later the residents discovered that the... - Shareholder Merger, Martek Biosciences Corp. awards OmegaTech shareholders 341,061 shares worth $10.2 million
Columbia, MD: (Oct-16-07) Former shareholders of OmegaTech brought charges against Martek Biosciences Corp., over Martek's 2002 purchase of OmegaTech. Records show that Martek, a developer of health and wellness food and supplements, acquired OmegaTech in April 2002. The suit, filed against it, addresses shareholders concerns related to certain milestones... - Three Lawmakers Give Terminal Cancer Patients Early Xmas Gift
Dec-19-07 Washington, DC Three members of Congress recently sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee calling for a hearing to examine the conflicts of interest involved in the FDA's decision to deny the approval of Provenge, a new life-extending vaccine for use with terminally ill prostate cancer patients who have no other treatment options. In th... - Is Chantix Worth the Risk?
Dec-11-09 Seattle, WA Critics of Chantix say that patients should pay close attention to the warnings before they start taking the drug. One critic, Dr. Mercola, writing at foodconsumer.org (December 10, 2009), warns against using pharmaceuticals to help quit smoking, noting that the drugs come with side effects that are harmful to a person's health. "Chantix... - Texas Oysters Recalled for Norovirus Contamination
Dec-7-09 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a health alert regarding oysters harvested from the San Antonio Bay, which have been linked to the Norovirus . CNN reported yesterday that the state health department in Texas recalled all oysters harvested in San Antonio Bay between November 16 and 25. The Bay has also been clo... - MRI Health Risks Lead the FDA to Reconsider Rules on Imaging Drugs
Dec-7-09 New York, NY An FDA advisory panel is set to convene next week to determine whether new regulations may be required for three imaging drugs that contain the chemical gadolinium, a compound that poses significant MRI health risks . The three drugs, which allow for a more thorough image of a body when injected in patients prior to MRI scans, have been...