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Apr-16-10 Sherwood, OR A Senate subcommittee recently suggested that medical professionals had been paid to cover up Avandia side effects , leading health advocates and concerned citizen groups to call for more traditional treatments for diabetes like diet and exercise. A collection of four new studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest t... - FDA Grants Guinea Pig Status To US Citizens
Feb-28-06 "It is outrageous that, for all intents and purposes, the FDA allowed a clinical trial to proceed, which makes every citizen in the United States a potential "guinea pig," without providing a practical, informative warning to the public." The statement of outrage above was included in a letter to acting FDA Commissioner, Dr von Eschenbach, from Senator Ch... - Asbestos Disease – Please Be It Resolved
Apr-15-10 Mt. Pleasant, SC Every year, thousands of hard-working Americans find that workplace exposure to tiny, odorless, invisible particles of asbestos has caused their chests to fill with malignant tumors that literally squeeze the last breath from their body. "It is a painful death," says attorney Anne Kearse. "And there is no safe level of asbestos exposur... - Asbestos Found in Children's Toys
May-5-08 Oakland, CA A children's toy allegedly containing harmful asbestos has resulted in state and federal lawsuits filed Friday in California. Named in the lawsuits are Planet Toys Inc. and CBS Broadcasting Inc. after asbestos was allegedly found in a line of popular CSI toy science kits modeled after the equally popular CSI drama series. Planet Toys m... - Off-Label Use Of Lilly's Evista Multiplies Risks
Feb-26-06 On October 24, 2002 the Cancer Prevention Coalition issued a press release that said women taking the osteoporosis drug Evista, marketed since 1997 by Eli Lilly, were at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. "There is ample scientific evidence that Evista poses risks of ovarian cancer," wrote Samuel Epstein, MD, Chairman of the Prevention Coalit... - Duragesic Pain Patch: "I Just Want Answers"
May-3-08 La Porte, IN A major problem with the Duragesic Pain Patches is that many of the patients who are given the patches have health problems, so it is difficult to know if their injuries were caused by the patch or by those health problems. Julius T. says his mother died only a couple of days after being put on the Duragesic patch. Now, he is left wondering... - Adderall Online - Black Market Profits In Plain Sight
Feb-24-06 Dubbed "Kiddie Coke," Adderall is being abused by increasing numbers of high school and college students all across America. It's difficult to quantify the extent of the abuse among students due the availability of the drug through legal prescriptions and on the internet. Adderall is an amphetamine, a class of stimulant drugs that were widely abused wh... - Landmark Chinese Drywall Ruling Finds for the Plaintiffs
Apr-12-10 New Orleans, LA A US District Court judge in Louisiana has delivered a landmark ruling in a Chinese drywall lawsuit, ordering a manufacturer of the defective drywall to pay a total of $2.6 million to seven Virginia families toward the remediation of their homes. The trial is the first in a series of lawsuits alleging defective drywall. The defendan... - DuPont Co. Teflon Fine Settlement
The Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against the chemical company over allegations of hiding information regarding the dangers of a toxic chemical used to manufacture Teflon. DuPont allegedly violated the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by withholding information about the potential health and env... - Final Four Coal Miners Found Dead
Apr-10-10 Montcoal, WV Rescuers and family members hoping that the final four miners not accounted four after a coal mine explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine might have survived the ordeal had their hopes crushed, when it was determined that the four did not survive. The mine explosion was the worst US coal mining disaster since 38 people were killed in... - Generic Prozac Ruling: "Another Nail in Preemption's Coffin"
Apr-8-10 Washington, DC Is a generic manufacturer of a name-brand drug like Prozac hamstrung by federal rules that govern the labeling of the drug originally approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? Or does a generic manufacturer have the right and responsibility to alter the labeling of its generic drug in an effort to warn consumers and the heal... - Saudi Arabia Suspends Avandia
Apr-8-10 Washington, DC Saudi Arabia has suspended Avandia for six months, saying the risks of the drugs outweigh the benefits. The type 2 diabetes medication has been shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular events, including congestive heart failure. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority announced that the risk of using Avandia "outweighs its benefits, es... - Florida Hospital Tests New Machine to Lessen Risks of MRI Contrast Side Effects
Apr-8-10 Bradenton, FL A Manatee County hospital upgraded its medical scanning technology in an attempt to reduce the risks of MRI contrast side effects . The Toshiba Titan is a powerful open-bore magnetic resonance imager (MRI) that addresses some of the design flaws of MRI models that are more prevalent in the American hospital system. Using a 1.5 tesla mag... - West Virginia Coal Mine Explodes, Kills 25
Apr-6-10 Montcoal, WV A deadly explosion yesterday afternoon at a coal mine in West Virginia left 25 miners dead and four missing. Search and rescue efforts are underway to free the trapped miners, but are hindered by the presence of poison gases. The explosion occurred underground on Monday afternoon, at Massey Energy Co's enormous Upper Big Branch mine, lo... - Agency Monitoring California Labor Law Comes under Fire for Workplace Safety Violations
Apr-6-10 Eureka, CA A workplace safety agency in the Golden State has come under fire in recent months due to alleged violations of California labor laws . In a hearing held late last month, Senator Mark DeSaulnier, head of the State Senate Labor Committee, accused the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) appeals board of showing favor... - Texas Family Wins $11 Million Lawsuit over Asbestos-Containing Painting Material
Apr-5-10 Dallas, TX A Texas jury awarded a Dallas couple a settlement of roughly $11 million in a lawsuit alleging that working with asbestos -containing construction material caused the husband to develop mesothelioma. Vernon Walker, a 67-year-old retiree, had worked for years as a union painter, helping to construct strip malls, skyscrapers and private home... - The Hell of Chantix: In Their Own Words
Apr-24-08 Chicago, IL There is nothing more compelling than someone's own story, and the stories involving Chantix and its Canadian and European counterpart Champix, abound. The smoking-cessation system introduced by Pfizer in 2006 does, indeed work for some. However, it appears that a greater proportion of users encounter serious side effects , not the least... - Settlement Announced in Accutane Lawsuit
Apr-2-10 Atlantic City, NJ A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed he suffered serious side effects after using Accutane . The plaintiff, Jason Peipert, alleged the acne medication caused him to develop inflammatory bowel disease. The settlement was reportedly reached on March 24, 2010, after Peipert and Roche Laboratories Inc a... - Did Tainted Heparin Kill My Brother?
Apr-21-08 Montreal, QC Bob's brother Paul was diabetic, and was suffering complications from his diabetes in November 2007, for which he was hospitalized. His complications involved water retention, which was treated successfully. However, while Bob's brother was in the hospital he was given heparin, possibly tainted, and shortly thereafter he died. Bob believes tha... - Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Sufferer: "I'm Angry"
Apr-1-10 Reno, NV Laura Tennant is angry that she wasn't informed about the potential side effects of Reglan , despite the fact they were known at the time the medication was prescribed to her. "I'm angry because I appear to be suffering from permanent central nervous system damage associated with the prescribed drug Reglan (brand name for metoclopramide) prescr...