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Mar-27-08 Walbridge, OH "My weight problem started years ago, in the 1970s," says Leila M. "I was an overweight child and my mother took me to a diet clinic. The doctor put me on a diet drug and I lost 61 lbs; that got me down to 128 lbs. But as time went on, I started gaining it back. Fast forward to the 90s. At that time, another doctor prescribed Fen-Phen and... - Attorney Speaks About Accutane and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mar-9-10 Edwardsville, IL Patients who feel that they were not adequately warned about Accutane side effects such as inflammatory bowel disease may want to speak with an attorney. Bob Rowland, attorney and partner at Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, says there is still time for patients who suffered inflammatory bowel disease to file a lawsuit against... - Salmonella Suspected Contaminant in Alamosa Water Supply
Mar-25-08 Alamosa, CO: As careful as you are to mitigate germs in the kitchen to ward against salmonella, you might be forgiven for becoming angered when despite your best efforts, the salmonella that could make you and your family sick could be coming from your tap water. That's the case in the city of Alamosa, Colorado after an outbreak of salmonella poisoning h... - Food Poisoning Victim Wants to Warn the Public
Mar-8-10 Toledo, OH Alice is angry: she was diagnosed with a foodborne illness while on vacation and found out later that the restaurant had racked up eight food violations in one month alone. "I want to warn the public about this restaurant and possibly prevent people from suffering as much as I did," says Alice. "I am a nurse so I know the potential serious s... - Flavor Additive in Hundreds of Foods Recalled for Salmonella
Mar-8-10 Washington, DC A food enhancer used in hundreds of products has been subjected to a food recall due to the presence of salmonella in food samples. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg stresses that the problem was identified and dealt with before anyone became ill. Hydrolyzed vegetable protein, known in the indust... - Chantix: Vast Majority of Trial Participants Failed to Stay Smoke-Free
Mar-24-08 New York, NY As Chantix is poised to go on the market in India, questions remain as to its adverse affects related to mood swings, and suicide ideation. The smoking cessation drug from Pfizer, on the market in the US for only a couple of years, is sold as Champix in the UK and will also be patented under that name in India. It has been reported that... - Is Trasylol Still Being Used?
Mar-22-08 Portland, OR: For quite some time, Trasylol has been under fire by the medical community because of the fact that it is estimated the drug has caused approximately 22,000 deaths between being approved by the FDA in 1993 and being voluntarily removed from the market by Bayer, its manufacturer, in November 2007. Ironically, studies conducted as early as 19... - Lupron: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?
Mar-6-10 Las Vegas, NV Lupron has not received the same widespread media attention to which other medications have been subjected, but for some patients, Lupron side effects can be devastating. Some say the drug is dangerous; others call it a poison. A number of websites have sprung up to provide Lupron users with a forum in which to share their experiences and... - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Negligence and Wrongful Death Settlement
Mentally disabled Sherry Coffman was under the care of the state Department of Health and Human Resources. In December 2004, Coffman took her five year old son Jonathan to her unheated home in Charleston. He died from hypothermia. The boy's uncle filed charges against the agency alleging negligence and claiming officials were aware Sherry's heat had bee... - Our Daily Meds: This New Book is an Eye-Opener
Mar-18-08 New York, NY A new book about the pharmaceutical industry slams drug makers, and makes the case for a nation hooked on prescription drugs—which is exactly what Big Pharma wants. Our Daily Meds' - How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves Into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen is a... - Gulf War Syndrome Medical Claims to Be Reviewed
Mar-2-10 Washington, DC The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will review disability claims and update regulations affecting veterans, including those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. Reports suggest that as many as 700,000 veterans who served in the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from chronic fatigue, heightened chemical sensitivity, skeletal pain,... - Bextra, Bextra! Read All About It! First trial to be heard in May
Mar-17-08 San Francisco, CA Nearly four years after Bextra was taken off the market for cardiovascular risk , the first Bextra trial is scheduled to be heard May 5th. On the heels of the mammoth $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement, the Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Court for the Bextra/Celebrex litigation is finally ramping up in California. Bextra was only on th... - Shell Oil Co. Environmental Violations Settlement
San Diego county and city officials claimed the company violated environmental health laws at its local gas stations. More than 2,200 violations, including tampered leak detection sensors, improper waste disposal, and problematic record keeping, were found during routine county inspections at Shell and former Texaco stations. Shell Oil has agreed to pay... - Trasylol: "Bayer Should Be Held Responsible"
Mar-15-08 Montgomery, AL: Thanks to a fairly high profile in the media lately, patients are learning more about the risks of Trasylol. Unfortunately, many are learning about these risks too late. They, or their loved ones, have suffered kidney failure and other serious complications due to Trasylol . Now, patients are investigating a possible lawsuit against Bayer,... - Paxil Suicide Lawsuit Can Go Ahead
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC The Seventh Circuit Court ruled this week that a lawsuit brought against GlaxoSmthKline (GSK), the makers of the antidepressant Paxil, can go ahead. The lawsuit alleges that Paxil may have induced Tricia Mason to commit suicide. The 23-year-old killed herself just two days after taking the antidepressant. According to the National Law... - Pfizer Updates Ads for Chantix
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC When health officials expressed concern over Chantix side effects in 2008, Chantix manufacturer Pfizer started airing new television ads that feature more than a full minute of safety warnings. Previously, the ads contained about 14 seconds of safety content, according to Bloomberg News. Pfizer is not alone—all drug manufacturer... - Siblings Share Nearly $2 Million of Late Sister's Estate
Feb-26-10 Philadelphia, PA The siblings of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who starved to death in her mother's apartment have settled their civil lawsuit against the social service agency they held responsible, earning nearly $2 million on behalf of their sister's estate . The MultiEthnic Behavioural Health agency had been contracted by the Philadelphi... - Second Mistaken Mastectomy in Ontario, Same Surgeon Involved
Feb-25-10 Windsor, ON Just days after it was revealed that a Canadian surgeon removed a patient's breast in error comes news that the same surgeon made a similar mistake in 2001. Dr. Barbara Heartwell has voluntarily stopped performing surgery pending the results of a hospital probe at the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor. CBC reported last night that... - Psychologist Sued by Family for Daughter's Death
Mar-11-08 Miami, FL: Rachel Finzi, 20, was an aspiring model that met a premature demise. She overdosed and died in the apartment of her psychologist on May 24, 2006. Now the family of the young woman is suing the psychologist, saying that his negligence and recklessness contributed to the wrongful death of Finzi. The psychologist, Adam Feder, 40, was charged... - Most Cases of Foodborne Illness Go Unreported
Feb-24-10 Edmonton, AB According to the 2/18/10 Edmonton issue of 24 Hours, a lot of food poisoning goes unreported. And when that happens, says Nyall Hislop, a senior advisor for Alberta Health Services Food Program in Edmonton, more people get sick. Hislop, an inspector with 13 years in the trenches, noted that 390 suspected cases of food poisoning were inv...