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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Food Poisoning Always a Concern Over the Holidays
Dec-22-08 Rockville, MD Two huge food poisoning stories appear to have been finally put to bed as the year draws to a close: chicken pot pies linked to salmonella food poisoning in the US, and deli meats infected with lysteria up in Canada. As 2009 is about to emerge, a food supplements story is emerging along with it: a dietary supplement that has been recalled d... - The Various Faces of Depakote
Nov-5-10 Washington, D.C. The potential for Depakote birth defects will most assuredly be on the agenda in December when the Health and Human Services Department with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) holds a meeting of the Pediatric Advisory Committee. The Washington Daybook identifies the meeting as taking place December 7th and notes that participa... - New Study Examines Mechanism Behind MRI Contrast Agent Illness
Nov-5-10 Philadelphia, PA A study published this November in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases by the Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine of Thomas Jefferson University has shed light on some of the mechanisms by which a common MRI contrast agent affects the body, according to a Jefferson Hospital press release. The study examined collagen-producing c... - Proton Pump Inhibitor—Bone Inhibitor?
Nov-4-10 Burlington, NC When Laurie heard about proton pump inhibitor (PPI) side effects, specifically increased risk of hip, wrist or spine fractures, she asked her doctor if these heartburn drugs that she had taken for many years could have caused her bone density problems." He said that the clinical studies associating PPIs to an increased risk of fra... - FRS Energy Drink Versus an Apple
Nov-3-10 New York, NY The makers of FRS healthy energy drinks and other FRS energy brand of products advertise that they contain quercetin, a plant-based chemical found mainly in apples. But health experts and savvy consumers know that old adage—an apple a day keeps the doctor away—rings true, but not for an FRS energy drink. An energy drink, alt... - Christus Settlement Part of Larger $62.9 Million Qui Tam Whistleblower Case
Nov-2-10 Los Angeles, CA A Qui Tam Whistleblower case that put the spotlight on a hospital chain based in Texas has been resolved after Christus Health Systems agreed to pay almost a million dollars to the federal government in an effort to settle whistleblower allegations of Medicare fraud. The settlement is part of a larger lawsuit that has been on the boo... - FDA and Big Pharma Gang Up On Joe Citizen
Nov-6-06 Washington, DC: The botched safety processes at the FDA have had an extremely negative impact on the nation's public health and tens of thousands of people have died as a result of its negligent handling of the Vioxx debacle alone. Americans today can no more trust what's in their medicine cabinets than could the pioneers in the 1800s who filled their m... - UK Man Files Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against British Government
Oct-30-10 Leigh, England A former coal worker in the UK has filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against the government, claiming he contracted the deadly cancer as a result of his work for the National Coal Board. Benjamin Derbyshire received his diagnosis of mesothelioma earlier this year, according to Wigan Today . Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by asbestos... - Qui Tam Whistleblower—$750 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Oct-28-10 Boston, PA Judging from the increasing number of Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuits—and huge settlements—Medicaid fraud is rampant in the US. The latest settlement has cost GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) $750 million in civil and criminal charges for manufacturing and selling adulterated drug products to Medicaid and other government health plans. Th... - Kentucky Gets Part of Lexapro Settlement
Oct-28-10 Frankfort, KY The state of Kentucky will receive $3.1 million as part of a settlement with generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Forest Laboratories, Inc., which was accused of providing misleading information about Lexapro birth defects and other potential adverse reactions to some of its drugs, Attorney General Jack Conway recently announced. Kentuc... - Canadian Program Informs Mothers of Accutane, Other Drug Risks
Oct-27-10 Toronto, ON A unique program at a Canadian hospital provides information to expectant mothers about the risks posed by certain drugs, including Accutane side effects . The program, called "Motherisk," started in 1985 with one person answering expectant mothers' questions at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, and 25 years later the program has help... - Pinecrest Hospital and the Department of Health and Human Resources Patient Assault Settlement
Buster Lee Webb suffered a fractured hip when he was assaulted by another Pinecrest patient in July 2000. Webb died of a blood clot on November 26th, 2000. His sister filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Raleigh Circuit Judge Robert Burnside approved a $300,000 settlement. (A... - Delay in Removal of Meridia Criticized
Oct-26-10 Washington, DC The headline says it all: 'Why did it take so long to get this diet pill off the market?' The October 25th edition of the venerable Globe and Mail , one of two newspapers published nationally in Canada, observed that Meridia sibutramine —a drug that allows a dieter to feel full and thus be less compelled to linger in the buffet lin... - Tempo Real Estate Corporation Toddler Drowning Settlement
On July 26th, 2003 nearly three-year-old Jonathan Flores entered the pool area of his parents' apartment complex through a broken gate at The Cliffs. He fell into the pool and drowned to death. Tempo Real Estate Corporation had been cited 21 times by the DeKalb County Board of Health because the broken pool gate was neither self-closing nor self-latchin... - Avandia Heart Attacks Force FDA to Severely Restrict Drug's Use
Oct-25-10 Washington, DC Coming shortly after the British Medical Journal said that an increased risk of Avandia heart attacks should force the diabetes medication to be pulled from the market, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that it would severely restrict its use. The FDA, along with health officials from Europe, recently announced that Avan... - Will We Start Hearing of Bydureon Acute Pancreatitis One Day?
Oct-23-10 Washington, DC The manufacturers of Byetta continue to pursue their quest to bring a new, once-weekly injectable suspension to market. Known as Bydureon exenatide extended-release, the product provides much promise for diabetes patients who tire of daily injections, and is expected to do well. The prospect of having to undertake an injection once per w... - Tackling Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Cases
Dec-6-08 Los Angeles, CA Attorney and SJS expert Brian Witzer says 85 percent of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) cases his firm becomes aware of involve a precipitating drug of some kind, including Children's Motrin, Ibuprofen, Ketek and Dilantin . His firm is reviewing information on an ongoing basis to determine "whether the manufacturer of these drugs had sign... - He Killed His Own Son While on Paxil
Oct-22-10 Huntsville, ON Anyone who ever felt that antidepressants are generally safe need only know the story of David Carmichael, a Canadian who lost his son to Paxil side effects . That's because Carmichael, while taking Paxil, strangled his 11-year-old son in a hotel room. It was 2004, and Carmichael was severely depressed and taking Paxil at the time. Th... - Oops - Bayer forgot to tell FDA about Lethal Side Effects of Trasylol
Oct-26-06 Washington, DC: On September 29, 2006, the New York Times reported that Bayer "failed to reveal to federal drug officials the results of a large study suggesting that a widely used heart-surgery medicine might increase the risks of death and stroke," citing an FDA announcement. That drug is aprotinin, marketed as Trasylol. Bayer's memory lapse... - FRS Healthy Energy Revamping In Spite of Questions
Oct-21-10 Foster City, CA In the midst of an ongoing debate concerning the effectiveness and the science behind FRS energy , the company that manufactures the line announced a new look for its products, together with a "fresh, new taste" that will not only enhance the marketability of the products, but may also help to deflect criticism from the brand. While F...