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Jan-27-09 Kissimmee, FL Steve was just 8 years old when he began his career as a mechanic. For 45 years he worked around asbestos, intensively. Now, at 53, he has a mass in his lungs and his bladder. He's waiting to find out whether the tumors are asbestos mesothelioma . "I worked as a mechanic for my father when I was just 8," Steve said. "My father had a cri... - What did Bayer know about Trasylol?
Dec-23-06 Washington, DC: In January, 2006, the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory for Trasylol , based on the serious health risks found in two studies, "A Propensity Score Case-Control Comparison of Aprotinin and Tranexamic Acid in High Transfusion Risk Cardiac Surgery," by Karkouti et al, in the Journal of Transfusion, and "The Risk Associated with Aprotinin in... - DePuy Warned for Three Years About Defective Hips
Dec-5-10 Adelaide, Australia Issues surrounding DePuy Hip Replacement are not limited to the US. In fact, concern over the allegedly defective medical devices in Australia appears to pre-date that of North Americans. Even as the DePuy replacement hips were pulled from the Australian market before they disappeared in the US, it has been reported that the makers... - FDA Ignores Bayer Trasylol Fraud
Dec-21-06 Washington, DC: On December 15, 2006, the FDA said a new label for Trasylol will specify that it should only be used during coronary artery bypass graft surgery but the agency said nothing about what it plans to do about the fraudulent conduct of Bayer Pharmaceuticals in concealing a study that showed the increased risks associated with the drug. Righ... - Birth Defects and SSRIs –A Game of Russian Roulette
Jan-22-09 Fresno, CA The number of women who have given birth to babies suffering from respiratory problems, persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), heart defects, seizures, SSRI withdrawal symptoms, and other possibly SSRI related birth defects is not known. However, the effect is measurable and devastating for moms and babies alike. Many women were told by... - Paxil Birth Defect Trial Tossed Out of Court
Dec-1-10 Summerville, SC It was a heartbreaking end to a Paxil birth defects trial in Philadelphia, after a judge ended the proceedings at about the midway point, finding for GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo), the defendant. The lawsuit, the first Paxil trial to be undertaken since Glaxo agreed in July to settle 800 cases by paying out more than $1 billion, attempted to... - Ketek Liver Warnings Too Late
Dec-16-06 Chattanooga, TN: Trisha will think twice before taking another antibiotic. Her doctor prescribed Ketek for a sinus infection and Trisha believes she is "lucky to be alive," after she only took two pills. In March 2006, Trisha (not her real name pending a lawsuit) visited a local walk-in clinic complaining of flu-like symptoms; she was concerned because,... - Asbestos Mesothelioma – One Boilermaker's Story
Jan-19-09 New Port, RI: John worked as a boilermaker all his life, which involved working extensively with asbestos in the repair and fabrication of asbestos gaskets. When John became ill with the asbestos mesothelioma he had to have a lung removed. His case recently went to court and the jury awarded him a settlement of $4,390,000. A Terrible Price to Pay f... - Veteran Medical Malpractice: Protecting yourself before it's too late
Dec-14-06 Being in the care of Veterans Administration (VA) does not guarantee that you won't be a victim of medical malpractice . Mistakes can and do happen in any medical setting. Some of these errors are minor and cause slight frustration for the patient. However, other errors can put the health of the patient at risk and can result in death. Because there i... - New York Contractor Convicted in Asbestos Case
Nov-29-10 Rochester, NY A federal jury recently convicted an upstate New York contractor and his company for allegedly exposing workers and the public to asbestos during a demolition project at Genesee Hospital, the Associated Press reports. Keith Gordon-Smith and his company, Gordon-Smith Contracting, were convicted recently of eight counts of asbestos-rem... - Cipro Side Effects Run the Gamut
Nov-28-10 Burbank, CA Reading the stories of people contending with Cipro side effects is heartbreaking, knowing the realities involved in dealing with such adverse reactions on a daily basis. Two contributors to a consumer's Web site lamented the need for Cipro, and the effect ciprofloxacin has had on their bodies and lifestyles. "LE," writing from Westfield... - Experts Says Warn About Stents - FDA Says No
Dec-11-06 Washington, DC: What to do about the problematic over-use of drug-eluting stents has become a problem in itself. A recall is out of the question, because 3 million people in the US already have the devices implanted in their chests, according to USA today. Drug-eluting stents (DES) are mesh tubes used in patients with heart disease to keep their arter... - Study Finds Hospitals Still Unsafe
Nov-27-10 North Carolina The first large study in a decade finds efforts to make hospitals safer for patients are falling short, reported The New York Times yesterday. The most common problems were complications from procedures or drugs— medical mistakes —and hospital-acquired infections. The New England Journal of Medicine study reviewed the... - Nursing Homes in Illinois House the Elderly with Felons, Mentally Ill
Nov-26-10 Chicago, IL If you have an elderly relative destined for a nursing home—and in particular, an Illinois nursing home —you stand an increasing chance of having your loved one housed in a facility, or even sharing a room with either a felon or someone who is mentally ill. Sometimes both. As the Chicago Tribune discovered during an investigati... - California Overtime Law Case Affects IT Workers
Nov-26-10 San Diego, CA The California overtime law settlement between Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its IT workers will be closely monitored by drug companies, where pay rate lawsuits can be abundant, CBS's BNET reports. The $2.9 million settlement threatens to bring IT staff into the overtime wage fray, according to the news provider. The case centere... - New Warnings Given for Avandia Risks
Nov-26-10 Ontario, Canada A new warning about Avandia risks will be displayed on the diabetes drug package in Canada, according to manufacturers of the drug, CBC News reports. In September, Avandia was taken off shelves in Europe, while regulators in the US restricted its use due to the risk of heart attacks, according to the news provider. At that time, ma... - Makers of 7 Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages Stop Production
Nov-25-10 Washington DC – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the manufacturers of seven caffeinated alcoholic beverages labeled a "public health concern" have stopped producing or shipping the products. The move follows warning letters sent by the FDA last week to the makers of the drinks, stating that the agency had not appr... - Mental Illness Epidemic Hits US
Dec-7-06 Washington, DC: In the run-up to the December 13, 2006, meeting of the FDA's Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee, to review the suicidality data from adult SSRI studies, a host of newly identified disorders have been popping up in the media, all treatable with SSRIs. The committee is expected to vote on whether the association between the sel... - Meridia Is Off the Market, but Consumers Could Still Be at Risk
Nov-23-10 Rockville, MD Although Meridia has been pulled from the market due to the risk of serious Meridia side effects, consumers could still be exposed to Meridia-related side effects. Meridia is known generically as sibutramine, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a list of weight loss products that contain sibutramine and could therefo... - Kugel Mesh Patients Have Much to Worry About
Jan-10-09 Tacoma, WA If you had the Kugel Mesh patch implanted during your hernia surgery, there is a chance that you feel the cure was far worse than the disease, so to speak. That is because some patients have experienced problems with their Kugel Mesh hernia patch, problems that cause serious, life-threatening conditions. When you were told that you had to...