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Jan-24-08 Kenilworth, NJ: Merck/Schering-Plough announced on Tuesday January 22, that they are pulling all direct-to-consumer (DTC) television advertisements for their Zetia and Vytorin products. Zetia is Merck/Schering's branded anti-cholesterol drug which is also used in Vytorin, which contains Zetia and the statin drug Zocor (simvastation). Merck/Schering's... - Children Exposed To Toxin in Jewelry
Jan-13-10 Los Angeles, CA Products made in China are once again in the spotlight after an Associated Press (AP) investigation of children's jewelry made in China found that 12 of 103 pieces contained at least 10 percent of the toxic metal cadmium. Some of the jewelry, such as the "Best Friends" charms sold for bracelets at Claire's stores, contained as much as 8... - Congressional Investigation and Class Action Lawsuit Target Zetia Manufacturers
Jan-23-08 Washington, DC: The House committee that has been investigating Merck/Schering-Plough's two-year delay in releasing the ENHANCE test results for its Vytorin combination drug now wants information on the company's marketing practices. The results of the ENHANCE tests, which were completed in April 2006, were only released in January 2008. The results sho... - Controversy over Association of Brain Injury and Long-Term Brain Disorders
Jan-12-10 Detroit, MI A controversy is brewing over comments made by a brain injury doctor to Congress last week. According to the January 6 issue of the New York Daily News, Dr. Ira Casson told the House Judiciary Committee convened in Detroit on January 4 that there is insufficient evidence to link concussions and other traumatic brain injuries to neurological... - Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Begins for Disabled New York Woman
Jan-12-10 Poughkeepsie, NY A Poughkeepsie women who received treatment at the Vassar brothers Medical Center has launched a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital and the deceased surgeon she holds responsible for her permanent disability. In September 2003, 46-year-old Martha Meyer was re-admitted to the hospital six days after undergoing surgery f... - Rochester Meat Recall: Where's the Beef?
Jan-22-08 New York, NY: In the wake of the Rochester Meat recall , things have been quiet—as they say in the westerns, "Yeah, too quiet." Minnesota-based Rochester Meat Company announced the voluntary recall of 188,000 pounds of ground beef suspected of E. coli contamination after six people fell ill in Wisconsin and California. The beef was sold in bulk... - Seroquel Has a New Cousin, While Lawsuits Continue
Jan-9-10 Washington, DC Seroquel received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two specific indications but was allegedly marketed by its manufacturer for a host of off-label uses. Now the antidepressant drug has a cousin. Late in 2009 the FDA granted approval to AstraZeneca for Seroquel XR, an add-on treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (... - Hi-Lex Worker Killed in Industrial Accident
Jan-9-10 Battle Creek, MI A production operator working for Hi-Lex in Battle Creek was the victim of a tragic industrial accident this past week. Details of the event are still sketchy, but the local police believe that 52-year-old John Barlow, a 25-year veteran of Hi-Lex, was operating a stand-up forklift at the Fort Custer Industrial Park when several plasti... - Baptist Memorial Hospital Workers File Class Action Suit for Unpaid Overtime
Jan-18-08 Memphis, TN: The list of plaintiffs is growing in a federal class action lawsuit against Baptist Memorial Hospital of Memphis, charging a deliberate policy of unpaid overtime for "off the clock" work. Baptist Memorial Hospital is part of Baptist Memorial Health Care, one of the nation's largest nonprofit health care operations, with 15 hospitals, 12,00... - New Jersey Employment Lawsuit Launched in Jersey City
Jan-8-10 Jersey City, NJ An attempt to initiate a furlough system in Jersey City is about to be contested in court. A lawsuit filed just before Christmas will test the validity of the furloughs, in association with New Jersey labor law . The city appears to be taking a cue from the state of California, which announced furloughs last year in response to the... - State Agency Wins More Than $230K in California Labor Code Dispute
Jan-5-10 Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles Superior Judge has ruled in favor of a Los Angeles-based attorney in a California labor code lawsuit against a local real estate development firm. The suit was filed on behalf of Jaqueline M. Fabe, an attorney who briefly worked as an in-house attorney for Cahuenga Partners and was denied due wages upon her resignation... - Statins Star Rises, But Zetia?
Jan-11-08 Kenilworth, NJ: The outlook on cholesterol-fighting statins only gets better, while cholesterol drug Zetia continues to be cloaked in a shroud of secrecy. At issue is a study on Zetia's safety and effectiveness that was completed two years ago by Merck and Schering-Plough, but was never released. The so-called Enhance study, which should give the best in... - Police Officer Could Be Liable for Taser Personal Injury
Jan-2-10 Coronado, CA In Coronado, California, a man who was Tasered while stopped for an alleged traffic violation has successfully sued for damages. If the decision is allowed to stand, it could serve as an important legal precedent in determining when police officers are allowed to use the Taser weapons. In 2005 a police officer in California pulled over... - Patient Told Heparin Is Mandatory
Jan-2-10 Seattle, WA Andie was admitted to the hospital for three days with a back injury and was given several shots of heparin . A nurse told her that heparin injections were mandatory, even though Andie said she didn't want them. "I was admitted to the hospital in July 2007—my back injury was so bad that I had to get an ambulance, even though I live... - Asbestos Dumper Fined $40,000
Dec-31-09 Baton Rouge, LA : Trucks owned by Charlie Hampton of Hamp's Enterprises, LLC and Hamp's Construction, LLC were caught dumping asbestos -laden construction debris. An investigation into the matter ended in Hampton's arrest on charges of submitting documents containing false asbestos inspection certifications. At the end of April 2009, Hampton, 55, wa... - Avandia: "A Big Risk to Your Heart"
Jan-8-08 Montgomery, AL: Joyce A. says she did not know that Avandia could cause so many health problems, at least she did not know until her doctor took her off Avandia and put her on another drug. Unfortunately, this happened after she was hospitalized two times with severe chest pains. Although she has started to recover since being taken off Avandia, she says... - Zinc Overdose: the Trouble with Denture Cream
Dec-28-09 Santa Fe, NM People who use Fixodent and other denture adhesives may be aware of the risk of denture cream zinc poisoning. What they may not realize is that denture adhesive zinc poisoning has been shown to cause neurological damage—some of it irreversible—and that it is very easy to ingest excessive amounts of zinc. According to an arti... - New Safety Concern Linked to Seroquel Side Effects
Dec-27-09 Washington, DC A new study of antipsychotics, including Seroquel , notes that the medications are reasonably effective and well-tolerated treatments for mood and psychotic disorders, but they do have a dark side—side effects that cause diabetes and hyperglycemia, among other adverse reactions. The most recent issue of Biological Psychiatry ad... - Groups Call Upon the EPA to Update Indiana's Environmental Law Policy on Clean Water
Dec-26-09 Indianapolis, IN Reflecting growing concerns over the state's water pollution control program, a group of three green advocacy agencies are petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the state's environmental policy law or turn its control over to private organizations. The Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC), the Hoosier E... - No Word on Birth Defects in New SSRI Research
Dec-26-09 Chicago, IL The debate over Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) birth defects and various other side effects will undoubtedly see more play in the wake of a new study that showed that SSRI antidepressants help depressed individuals become more optimistic, self-confident and outgoing. Such a response could be a boon for female patients who are...