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Little Rock, AR: (Mar-20-07) Leroy Johnson, 41, died on April 24, 2006, at the Alexander Human Development Center in Saline County, where he was a resident. Johnson was disabled and had been in state care since he was a child. He was mentally retarded and suffered from coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, and an enlarged heart. Following his deat... - Ballet Teacher's Career on Hold, Courtesy of Levaquin
Apr-6-11 Toronto, ON "The first day that I took Levaquin (earlier this year for a slight sinus infection), I woke up later that night to a high-pitched ringing in my head—I thought it was the fire alarm," says Marcia, a ballet teacher. "I jumped out of bed but the sound came with me, it was in my head." The next day, Sunday, Marcia saw the doctor at a... - Researcher Warns About Risk of Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning
Apr-2-11 Baltimore, MD A report published in the March/April 2011 issue of the journal General Dentistry warns dentists to be careful about exposing patients to denture cream zinc poisoning . The paper comes after warnings about the risk of denture adhesive zinc poisoning when patients use too much product that contains zinc, such as Fixodent denture cream. ... - Mothers Suffer Guilt Over Use of Paxil
Jun-6-09 Montgomery, AL Unless you have been told that something you did might have caused your child's birth defects, you probably do not know the overwhelming guilt that mothers whose babies were born with alleged Paxil birth defects feel. These women, who believed that taking the antidepressant was better for the baby than if they did not, now face a lifetime... - Bixby Medical Center Infant Wrongful Death Settlement
Adrian, MI: (Mar-13-07) The Lenawee County Circuit Court ordered a settlement of $495,000 to be awarded to Heather Barnes and James Hill, parents of a baby who died two days after he was born at Bixby Medical Center in 2004. The settlement was agreed upon though neither Bixby or nurse midwife Barbara Van Kainen or two registered nurses who were also named... - Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King Inflated Rent Settlement
Portsmouth, NH: (Mar-08-07) The US government filed a lawsuit stemming from allegations by a whistleblower that the doctors, Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King received inflated rent payments from HealthSouth, which operated a sports medicine facility in return for patient referrals. Eberhart and Holzaepfel are both partners in the Seaco... - BP Plc OSHA Violations Fine
New York, NY: (Mar-07-07) BP came under a federal regulation probe after violating norms at its Toledo and Midwestern refineries. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had inspected the refinery in the wake of the March 2005 blast at BP's Texas City, TX, refinery which killed 15 people and injured 170 others. On April 24, 2006, OSHA i... - Wrongful Death Settled for $2 Million, but Questions Remain
Jun-4-09 Brooklyn, NY The family of a woman who died while lying on the floor of a hospital lobby in Brooklyn, New York and alleged the wrongful death of their loved one was vindicated late last month by way of a $2 million settlement. Wrongful death lawsuits, while unfortunate can also be necessary as this family discovered after contacting a wrongful death atto... - Whistleblowers Go Directly to Attorneys—Bypass Feds
Mar-31-11 Washington, DC Increasingly, attorneys are taking on qui tam whistleblower cases without waiting for the go-ahead from the Department of Justice (DOJ). In fact, about 80 percent of the cases filed under the False Claims Act (FCA), which are mostly Medicare-related, were recently filed without the DOJ's intervention. For instance, whistleblower Se... - More DePuy Canada Complaints
Mar-30-11 Toronto, Canada Since Carol had a DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System—an artificial hip implant—in 2008 at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, she has been in chronic pain. "My artificial hip is always sore and stiff and I have less flexibility than before surgery," she said. Because Carol is concerned that she will need revision surgery, she is hopi... - Hydroxycut Recall a Sign of Wanting Regulation
Jun-2-09 Washington, DC The voluntary recall of Hydroxycut supplements last month points to more than a problem with Hydroxycut diet supplements. There appears to be a far larger issue with regard to the regulatory process involved for dietary supplements, a process which—were it more rigid and thorough—might prevent things like Hydroxycut liver damage. A... - Oral Sodium Phosphates—a History
Jun-2-09 Washington, DC: It is necessary for the colon to be free of solid matter to allow a doctor to examine the large colon and part of the small bowel during a colonoscopy. Purgatives (also known as bowel cleansers) such as oral sodium phosphates , which were readily available over-the-counter until recently, are generally administered to clear out the bowels... - Railroad Injuries: What to Do When Life Goes Off the Rails
May-14-07 Cleveland, OH In spite of the overall decline of rail travel in recent times, as goods are increasingly shipped by truck, and human cargo travel by air or commute by cyberspace, the railroad continues to be one of the most dangerous industries in the nation, if recent litigated settlements are any indication. And the dollars can be fairly substantial... - Patient Concerned About Possible Heparin Reaction
Jun-1-09 Park Ridge NJ Stephen J. says he is not positive his health problems are related to the recent Heparin contamination. However, he says that he did receive a Heparin injection, through Heparin syringes, in late 2007, and now experiences health issues that he did not have prior to his Heparin exposure. Although he is not sure that the Heparin caused his tr... - New Study Finds Gadolinium in Rodents Lingers for One Year
Jun-1-09 Washington, DC As more is written about MRI health risks in relation to MRI and kidney failure, more research is emerging with regard to the length of time gadolinium can linger on the skin. Gadolinium, an imaging agent commonly used during MRI to enhance the image for doctors, is thought to be relatively safe given the body's capacity to expel the mater... - Pennsylvania Couple Sues Over Failed DePuy Pinnacle
Mar-27-11 Williamsport, PA The latest DePuy Pinnacle lawsuit was filed in mid-March by James and Jodi Britton, who allege the March 19, 2009, implantation of a DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant has caused Mr. Britton no end of frustration. According to the March 22 edition of the News-Item of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, the plaintiff fears that he will nev... - Could Fertility Drugs Foster Mad Cow Disease in Humans?
Mar-26-11 Vancouver, BC For the first time anywhere, a Canadian study has revealed a potential for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) associated with the use of fertility drugs. A close cousin of CJD is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as "mad cow disease." Study authors stress that so far the danger is theoretical—and if there... - Asbestos Drilling Mud Engineer Considers Himself "Lucky"
Mar-25-11 Katy, TX "I started working on drilling rigs when I was sixteen and at that time I had no idea about the danger of asbestos," says Ron, age 66. "I was a mud engineer in the 1960s; I sat on drill hoppers and mixed 50-lb bags of Asbestos Drilling Mud long before I knew about asbestos-related diseases." But Ron knows he isn't out of the woods yet—m... - Former Florida Businessman to Be Sentenced on Stock Fraud Charges
Mar-25-11 Lakeland, FL The former owner of a staffing firm in Lakeland, Florida, is expected to be sentenced in the coming days by a Santa Rosa County Circuit judge on a number of stock fraud charges, the Ledger reports. According to the news provider, 67-year-old Ellis Hinton pleaded no contest recently to 15 counts of securities fraud and another count of... - Non-Sterile Environment at Shelhigh Shocking
May-8-07 Washington, DC: On May 2nd, 2007 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration formally requested (in other words, an order) that Shelhigh Inc. recall all of its medical devices in the marketplace due to concerns regarding sterility. (Shelhigh initially refused a voluntary recall.) The recall includes Shelhigh medical devices in the marketplace and in hospital i...