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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Forest Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $300M in Criminal Penalties
Sep-21-10 Washington, DC The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), working in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ), has announced that Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc, has entered into a plea agreement in which the company accepted responsibility for criminal actions including distribution of an unapproved new drug, distribution of a misbra... - Hives, blood clot and breast cancer: was it from the Ortho Evra Patch ?
Oct-30-08 Wilson, NC Teresa woes the days she wore the Ortho Evra Patch . Back in 2004 her ObGyn prescribed the contraceptive, right after she had a physical. But 3 days later she broke out in hives, called the nurse and she was told to stop using the patch—it had caused an allergic reaction. But Teresa says it caused a lot more than hives… Let's back up for... - Veteran Suing Military Contractor, Seeks Increase in VA Benefits
Sep-17-10 St. Charles, MO Sometimes you don't need to take a bullet or shrapnel to be in need of VA benefits . In the case of Tim Wymore, being in the line of fire in Iraq and Afghanistan had nothing to do with munitions, guns, land mines or other explosive devices. For Wymore, it was being within close proximity to open-air burn pits that were operated on US mil... - Fatal Kansas City Truck Accidents Decline
Sep-17-10 Kansas City, MO Last year saw the fewest number of fatal Kansas city truck accidents and deadly crashes involving other types of vehicles since 2001. There were 192 traffic fatalities in the Kansas City area last year, according to the Kansas City Star . The Kansas City numbers reflect a trend across the country. Nationwide there were only 33,80... - Proton Pump Inhibitors Not for Long-Term Use
Sep-15-10 Columbia, SC If you use proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications as a preventative measure against ulcers or heartburn, you may increase your risk of bone fracture. As a result, people using proton pump inhibitors are not advised to take them for longer than a year. It makes sense to a lot of people: if taking a pill for a few days can clear up prob... - A Victory, Dead or Alive
Oct-25-08 Nashville, TN The case of a young woman who contracted asbestos mesothelioma through second hand exposure made the news this September. She was exposed to asbestos from the time she was born--literally--because her father came home wearing clothes contaminated with asbestos. She was born prematurely and had to remain in hospital for the first 3 month... - A Yasmin Birth Control Plea from a Young Mother
Sep-14-10 Chicago, IL We know her only as Rachel—and the face of this beautiful young woman peering into her laptop camera belies a difficult story, told in her own words, about her experience with Yasmin birth control . Among the side effects attributed to Yasmin and its cousin Yaz are blood clots, known medically as thrombosis. Rachel, the woman in the... - Qui Tam Whistleblowers in Line for $37.8 Million
Sep-12-10 Washington, DC Five qui tam whistleblowers will be in line for a combined $37.8 million as their share of a settlement stemming from a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Botox Therapeutic. The alleged promotion by Allergan Inc. of Botox Therapeutic for unapproved medical uses through Medicaid resulted in a combined $600 million in civil and criminal... - The Digitek Drug Debacle Going to Congress
Oct-21-08 Washington, DC In the wake of the Digitek recall , and the more recent recall of every drug manufactured at the Actavis Totowa facility in Little Falls, New Jersey—it has been revealed that the Digitek drug debacle, together with Digitek and heart problems will be the subject of a Congressional investigation. Earlier this month congressional drug wat... - Stryker Corporation, CNOS and Siouxland Surgery Center federal kickback Settlement
From 2000 to 2003, Stryker Corporation, based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, allegedly made payments to The Center for Neuroscienses, Orthopedics & Spine (CNOS) and Siouxland Surgery Center, of Dakota Dunes, to buy its orthopedic surgical products. Stryker Corp., an artificial joint manufacturer, along with the Dakota Dunes health clinic, has reached an agreem... - Asbestos Mesothelioma: "It's a Steady Stream of Death"
Sep-10-10 Trail, BC The individual tasked with a multi-year study on the affects of asbestos mesothelioma knows all too well the dangers of asbestos, even with minimal exposure. Larry Stoffman, who chaired an asbestos study on behalf of Health Canada for eight years, told the Vancouver Province on September 5, "There are cases where people have only been expos... - Hughes Aircraft, the City of Tucson, and the Tucson airport contamination Settlement
More than 25 years ago, the largely Hispanic South Side community in Tucson started getting sick and they were told it was because of their ethnicity, not because of an industrial solvent contaminating their water. Scientists later determined that trichloroethylene, or TCE, contamination was linked to health problems in Southside and more than 1600 resi... - Law and the Environment: It's All Around You
Oct-19-08 Washington, DC In his book, 'The Making of Environmental Law,' author Richard J. Lazarus recalls fondly his evenings working as a bartender while pursuing his degree and putting the wheels in motion to become, what was a bit of a novelty in 1975, an environmental lawyer. He recalls a conversation with a customer in the bar one autumn evening that year... - $1.5 Million Awarded in First Ever Vaccine Autism Settlement
Sep-9-10 Washington, DC The family of Hannah Poling, a young child who at the age of 18 months allegedly developed autism after receiving vaccines against nine diseases in one doctor's visit, has been awarded $1.5 million. The case of Hannah Poling was in fact settled by the government in 2008, before going to court. The government then had the documents sea... - Paxil and Zoloft "Hurting Babies"
Oct-18-08 Chicago, IL Women who take SSRIs such as Paxil or Zoloft when pregnant try to deal with the devastating aftermath, but they often find their lives are forever changed. They have children born with birth defects or other serious health problems. Some have children who do not survive past a few weeks. Many say they believe if they had not taken Paxil, Zolo... - "I'm on Oxygen for the Rest of My life"
Oct-15-08 Lorain, OH Larry worked in a steel mill in Ohio for 19 years. Unfortunately, asbestos was used in the mill, around pipes and in the brake shoes of large tractors. So he and his co-workers suffered asbestos exposure the entire time they worked at the mill. Today, Larry can't breathe without supplemental oxygen. "I started working at the mill in 1966,"... - UK Medical Agency Concerned About Avandia
Sep-6-10 London, UK: An investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that the UK Commission on Human Medicines advised regulators in the UK to withdraw GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) diabetes drug Avandia from the market, because it believes the risks associated with the controversial medication outweigh the benefits. The recommendation was made in Jul... - The Trials and Tribulations of Trasylol
Oct-14-08 St. Clair County, IL Trasylol heart failure , and the sad state of affairs behind the Trasylol story serves to paint a grim picture of the US pharmaceutical industry, and the regulators who are supposedly watching over it. Meantime, Trasylol kidney failure and various other Trasylol side effects are still an issue—that's because Trasylol was never banne... - Veteran Files Lawsuit against Pennsylvania VA Hospital
Sep-4-10 Philadelphia, PA Soldiers returning from duty often have to turn to VA hospitals for help with serious health problems. Yet some receive a lower standard of care and are left filing lawsuits alleging veteran medical malpractice . One lawsuit reportedly filed against the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Dr. Gary Kao, and the University of Pennsylvania... - Paxil Researcher Pleads Guilty to Charges
Sep-2-10 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline is the subject of more bad publicity after a researcher was allegedly found to have falsified data in trials about Paxil. Meanwhile, the drug maker faces lawsuits alleging newborns suffered Paxil Birth defects when they were exposed to Paxil prior to birth. The psychiatrist who reportedly falsified clinical data, Dr. M...