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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Veteran Malpractice: Heartbreaking Stories, Shameful Conduct
Mar-10-08 Marion, IL One would assume that putting one's life on the line for one's country would be met with obligations in kind, including top-notch health care after the veteran comes home. However, that appears not to be the case, as more reports of veteran malpractice at Veterans Affairs hospitals come to light. One of the most recent reports originates in... - Medtronic: No Human Testing of the Failed Sprint Fidelis Lead
Mar-10-08 Stamford, CT In a blockbuster revelation published in the March 6th, 2008 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), we learn that Medtronic was allowed to take the defective Sprint Fidelis lead to market with only bench testing, without the need for a human trial. Medtronic halted sales of the ultra-thin leads after a spate of adverse... - Reforms To New Jersey Labor Laws Could Cut Worker Pensions and Benefits
Feb-22-10 Trenton, NJ Senators from both parties are touting new legislation that could drastically change New Jersey labor law by cutting government workers' pensions and reducing health benefits. The legislation, which is comprised of four separate bills, each with enough bilateral support in the Senate to pass, was created in response to the financial cris... - Reliving the Terror of Avandia
Mar-8-08 Thunder Bay, ON "The whole Avandia process was not just physically painful but it was like living with a terrorist inside," says Joy. "I never knew from one minute to the next if my eyesight was going or my heart would stop. There was a lot of emotional stress involved." "My family doctor prescribed Avandia over two years ago because it seemed like... - Chantix Scrutinized for Suicidal Tendencies
Mar-6-08 South Bend, IN: Physicians across the country are beginning to hold Chantix , the smoking cessation drug, with a high level of scrutiny. Recent reports have alleged suicidal thoughts and tendencies in many patients using the drug to stop smoking. Generally, the findings have been that Chantix wields this affect upon patients that have a history of menta... - Sheldon Bradshaw - Bush Administration Preemption Gang
Mar-4-08 Washington, DC: Sheldon Bradshaw stepped in to replace the pharmaceutical industry's inside guy, Daniel Troy, in the Office of Chief Counsel at the FDA in April 2005, and the Bush Administration's steadfast protection of the industry did not miss a beat. On September 20, 2005, an article by Lily Henning entitled, "Is FDA's New Chief Counsel a Change in... - GlaxoSmithKline Removing Zinc from Denture Cream
Feb-18-10 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline announced that it is removing zinc from denture cream following numberous allegations of denture cream zinc poisoning . Zinc poisoning has been linked to serious neurological and blood problems. According to the Associated Press on 2/13/10, GlaxoSmithKline will stop manufacturing and marketing Super Poligrip Original, U... - Accutane (isotretinoin) Association with Cases of Severe Skin Reactions
Feb-16-10 Ottawa, ON: Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, in consultation with Health Canada, is informing prescribers and the public of important new safety information regarding the use of ACCUTANE® ROCHE ® (isotretinoin). ACCUTANE is a retinoid indicated for the treatment of severe nodular and/or inflammatory acne, acne conglobata and recalcitrant acne. Ther... - The ETHEX / KV Pharma Recall: One Year Later
Feb-16-10 St. Louis. MO It has been a little over a year since ETHEX Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical , also known as KV Pharma, recalled a number of drugs due to the fact that the tablets were oversized, putting patients at risk of accidentally overdosing on prescribed medications. On February 3, 2009, ETHEX distributed an updated... - Pacific Market International, LLC (PMI) Announces Recall of 45,000 Stanley Vacuum Bottles
On September 21, 2005 Pacific Market International, LLC (PMI) announced a recall of about 45,000 Stanley thermos bottles due to reports that the handles on the thermos bottles can break, causing the vacuum seal to be broken injecting non-toxic carbon powder into the air. Inhalation of the powder can cause short-term vision and breathing issues, posing a... - MRI Contrast Agent Side Effects Can Be Debilitating
Feb-14-10 Glasgow, UK One woman's ordeal with MRI contrast side effects may have changed how UK doctors use gadolinium-based contrast agents. The woman, who is now confined to a wheelchair, has filed a lawsuit against the maker of the agent. Margaret Roxburgh, a 54-year-old grandmother in the UK, was given Omniscan prior to a routine magnetic resonance angiog... - U of C Study: Botox Spreads into Neighboring Tissue
Feb-28-08 Calgary, AB: Research conducted at the University of Calgary in Canada has found that Botox seems to have a mind of its own when injected into the body. This means that it is not as controllable as was previously thought because it spreads into tissues and muscles near the injection site. These findings come as a result of a study involving 60 anima... - Trasylol: "Making Everybody Scared"
Feb-26-08 Como, MS Christine S. says she and her husband watched the 60 Minutes Trasylol article in shock. When the report ended, she says they looked at each other and said, "That sounds like Mother, doesn't it?" "Mother" was actually Christine's (not her real name) mother-in-law, Sarah (not her real name), who died in 2005 at age 82 after being diagnosed wi... - Prison Health Services Inmate Overdose Settlement
Thirty nine year old Ruth Hubbs was found dead in the Leon County Jail infirmary on May 16, 2003. She died from an antidepressant overdose and her family filed a lawsuit against the company that oversees inmate care at the facility. Hubbs had been given large doses of the antidepressant Doxepin; she had an intoxicating level of the drug in her system at... - Denture Creams Stick It To You in More Ways Than One
Feb-10-10 Louisville, KY A leading neurologist and lead author of a paper on the potential effects of denture cream zinc poisoning says that denture cream should not even be necessary if dentures are fitted properly. Even so, says Dr. Sharon Nations, denture cream containing zinc—such as Fixodent denture adhesive—should be used sparingly and at best... - Legal Issues Imminent for Makers of Duragesic/Fentanyl Patches
Feb-23-08 Raritan, NJ Duragesic/Fentanyl patches have been the object of recall on two separate occasions in less than one week. The first recall was from PriCara and Sandoza, recalling all patches of 25 microgram/hour. The patches were produced by Alza. Less than one week after the PriCara and Sandoza recall, fourteen lots of the Duragesic patches were recall... - Death Toll Climbs to Five in Connecticut Explosion
Feb-8-10 Hartford, CT Five people have been confirmed dead in the thunderous explosion that rocked a Connecticut power plant Sunday. Church services were just winding down yesterday at 11:17 am when much of the state shook with earthquake force from the blast at Kleen Energy Systems, located 15 miles south of Hartford. The New York Times reported late yeste... - Mississippi Man Loses Veteran Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Stemming from Faulty Surgery
Feb-8-10 Jackson, MS A retired soldier who sought treatment at the GV Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center has filed a lawsuit claiming that VA hospital malpractice caused him to suffer from several serious conditions. Percy Applewhite entered the medical center in 2002 to discuss treatment for his advanced prostate cancer. Applewhite met with Dr Steve... - Head of Toyota Japan Issues Apology, but Problems Continue to Build
Feb-5-10 Flint, MN Guadalupe Alberto didn't like to drive fast. In fact, the 77-year-old avoided the freeway because of it. She was in good health and drove cautiously to a fault. Never got a speeding ticket. So it was a shock when the former GM worker from Flint, Michigan was killed after her 2005 Toyota Camry , which had only 17,000 miles on the odometer, ran... - It's Happened Again: Largest Beef Recall in US History
Feb-18-08 Chino, CA: In a recall of staggering proportions, the US Department of Agriculture announced Sunday that 143 million pounds of ground beef have been recalled , easily representing the largest meat recall in US history. The recall, being carried out by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company based in Chino, California, easily dwarfs the huge Topps beef rec...