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Sort by date 7,890 pages found matching health insurance- Internal Revenue Service Winn-Dixie Tax Refund Settlement
Miami, FL: (Feb-08-07) Twenty claims were filed by the IRS against grocer, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. Co-counsel for Winn-Dixie told the US Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida that Winn-Dixie will receive around $19 million from the IRS before February 13, 2007. Winn-Dixie claimed in the original filing that it was owed tax refunds from the IRS for... - The Debate Rages: Does hCG Melt Pounds? Is It Safe?
Mar-13-11 New York, NY For years, Americans have been fascinated—some say blindsided—by an obsession with their weight. The fast food nation, coupled with modern-day conveniences like television remotes that don't require you to get up to change the channel or volume, don't help. And while most health advocates agree that weight control is a careful... - Doctor: Finasteride (Propecia) Has Destroyed Patients' Lives
Mar-13-11 Newark, NJ A lawsuit has been filed alleging Propecia side effects have had a serious and long-lasting impact on patients. Among the alleged Propecia side effects in men are Propecia sexual dysfunction and mental and emotional symptoms. Furthermore, plaintiffs allege, the Propecia side effects have long-lasting effects that do not always go away once t... - Drugmaker Sued over Failure to Warn of Avandia Side Effects
Mar-13-11 New Orleans, LA Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has been hit with another lawsuit over accusations that it did not properly warn of Avandia side effects , the Louisiana Record reports. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in New Orleans, contends that users of the diabetes medication have suffered strokes, heart attacks and heart failure as a re... - Seroquel Linked to Diabetes
Apr-23-07 Pittsburgh, PA: The makers of the anti-psychotic drug, Seroquel are being called to the carpet for a host of issues ranging from alleged promotion of the drug to doctors for off-label purposes, to the rising incidents of diabetes and high blood pressure in patients with little or no history of the condition. AstraZeneca has been named, along with a ha... - Mom: Did Terbutaline Cause Children's Health Problems?
Mar-11-11 Los Angeles, CA Prior to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent announcement about terbutaline sulfate , some people may not have given Terbutaline side effects a second thought. Like Lisa H. (real name withheld), some women may have been given terbutaline during pregnancy to hold off preterm labor, but not realized that they or their babies... - Symptoms of Gadolinium Toxicity?
May-12-09 Seattle, WA Many people who have undergone a MRI with gadolinium contrast agent , who may not have kidney or renal problems, are nevertheless concerned that their symptoms of joint pain, muscle weakness and skin problems could lead to Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), also known as Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD)— a preventable but potenti... - Edge Hospital, Sheffield Medical Malpractice Settlement
Chesterfield, UK: Oxygen starvation at birth resulted in Nicholas Smith's spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, a rare form of brain damage. Smith, now 27, was born in Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield. He was a breech baby delivered by forceps, but his lawyers argued that there had been a negligent delay of two hours in delivering him and said that medics... - Seroquel taken for PTS led to Diabetes
Apr-20-07 Bay City, TX Gaye Young was prescribed Seroquel six years ago for post traumatic stress syndrome. It helped for a few years, but a blood test revealed that her glucose and sugar levels were dangerously elevated. Her doctor told her to stop taking Seroquel but it was too late - she had diabetes. "My psychiatrist prescribed Seroquel in 2001; he was tryi... - Salmonella Sprout Outbreak: More Reports and Lawsuits
May-11-09 Washington, DC: As of mid-March, seven states reported outbreaks of Salmonella Saintpaul that sickened at least 35 people. Health officials linked the outbreak to raw alfalfa sprouts from restaurants and retail outlets. The initial investigation has traced the contaminated raw alfalfa sprouts to multiple sprout growers in multiple states. The numbe... - hCG Dieter Suffers Pulmonary Embolism
Mar-10-11 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a report of a pulmonary embolism occurring in a patient on the hCG diet. According to Christopher Kelly, a spokesman for the FDA, the hormone, which is injected daily as part of an extremely low calorie diet, carries risks of blood clots, depression, headaches and breast tenderness or enlargement. ... - Death Rate of Seniors in Car Crashes Studied
May-10-09 Los Angeles, CA Car crashes are something that can affect everyone at any age. A car accident is no respecter of income or stature. When you're in a car, car crash safety is the same for everyone. Or is it? According to a recent study, the older a driver is the higher the risk of death in a crash. And while it has been suggested that older drivers po... - A Fentanyl Roundup—And It Ain't Pretty
Mar-9-11 Warrensburg, MO As serious as they were, prior problems with the Duragesic Fentanyl patch—which included a recall when a small number of defective patches were found to allow unrestricted movement of the potent fentanyl medication—pale in comparison to what's going on these days. For one, the addictive fentanyl, which is some 80 times mo... - More Yasmin Lawsuits Filed
Mar-8-11 Galveston, TX Another Yasmin side effects lawsuit has been filed, alleging Yasmin birth control use led to severe health problems. In this lawsuit, the plaintiff alleges that use of the Yasmin pill and Yaz birth control pills led to gall bladder problems that ultimately required surgery. The plaintiff in this case, Lana Speck, filed a lawsuit agains... - Target Corp. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-based Target Corp. agreed to pay $775,000 to a group of black store workers in Pennsylvania to settle a racial discrimination and retaliation case. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit in September 2005 on behalf of former employee Michael Hill and 13 other black employees of a Springfield,... - First Salmonella Rissen Spice Lawsuit Filed
May-8-09 Houston, TX The first lawsuit has been filed in the US stemming from a multi-state salmonella spice recall after an outbreak related to Lian How and Uncle Chen's spices manufactured by Union International Food Company of Union City, California. The spices contained Salmonella Rissen – a very rare but potent strain of salmonella. The suit was... - Hydroxycut, Fen-phen and Ephedra: The Weight Loss Nightmare
May-8-09 Houston, TX If you have been using dietary supplements to aid in your weight loss, then you are by now probably aware of the recent Hydroxycut recall announced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Iovate Health Sciences. The recall was announced after the FDA received reports of serious Hydroxycut side effects, including liver failure. So far... - SJS Patient: "I Thought I Was Dying"
Mar-5-11 Phoenix, AZ In the two years since she developed Stevens Johnson Syndrome , Laura L. says she has been in and out of the hospital for tests, MRIs and health problems. She says she is lucky to have survived her SJS ordeal, because many people do not, but she will suffer lasting effects from the Stevens Johnson Syndrome and the SJS rash. "I had been de... - Government Agencies Warn Against Zoloft During Pregnancy
Apr-13-07 Washington, DC: If you want a healthy baby, government agencies in both Canada and the United States warn that you might want to quit taking Zoloft during pregnancy. Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its Canadian counterpart, Health Canada, both issued warnings about combining Zoloft and pregnancy. "A recently published case-contro... - Avandia Decline Not Affecting GlaxoSmithKline
May-3-09 Philadelphia, PA While profits may have been down in the first quarter when compared to a year ago, Avandia manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo) appears to be doing well. And while the risk for heart attack and other Avandia side effects continues for Type 2 diabetes patients—and critics continue to lobby for an Avandia recall—Glaxo's own health appe...