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May-1-09 Atlanta, GA This isn't about swine flu, but there are parallels nonetheless. In a modern, democratic society—of which the US is justly proud—the provision for basic civil human rights is a hallmark of life in a respectful and advanced population. When that hallmark is sullied through a breach in civil and human rights, civil rights law is there to pr... - Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims 80,000 Lives each Year: Report
Apr-30-09 Washington, DC In spite of all the progress made in the breast cancer arena and public awareness that has advanced light years, breast cancer misdiagnosis remains not only a problem but also an increasing liability. Breast cancer misdiagnosed can affect a huge emotional toll on a woman and her family, not to mention the physical risks from botched breast... - FDA Finally Yanks Permax Off the US Market
Apr-6-07 Washington, DC: On March 29, 2007, the FDA withdrew Permax (pergolide) from the market because it increases the risk of valvular heart disease. Permax belongs to a class of drugs known as dopamine agonists that help regulate balance and movement in Parkinson's patients who suffer from a lack of dopamine. When Permax was FDA approved in 1988, Eli Lilly... - Asbestos Mesothelioma: A Pipe Fitter's Story of Kaylo
Apr-28-09 St. Petersburg, Florida At 69, George was just getting into his retirement stride. But there's been an unexpected complication. He was recently diagnosed with asbestosis, very often a precursor to asbestos mesothelioma , a form of cancer for which there is no cure. George worked around asbestos for 45 years and most of his adult life– from 1963 to h... - Salmonella Alfalfa Sprouts Cause Outbreak in Six States
Apr-27-09 Washington, DC Another salmonella outbreak has sprouted, this time involving alfalfa sprouts. The popular greens are often used in salads, but overnight the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers not to eat alfalfa sprouts due to a potential outbreak of alfalfa sprout salmonella that has sickened people in 6 states. This... - Ketek: Sales Reps Push Profits over Safety
Apr-3-07 Seattle, WA: Andy Johnson is 35 years old, doesn't drink and has no family history of liver problems - there was no reason not to have a healthy liver. Until he took Ketek. "My doctor prescribed Ketek for a sinus infection that was not responsive to other antibiotics and Ketek seemed to be the hot new drug at the time; this was around December 2005 an... - Doctors Ignore Black Box Warnings On SSRIs
Apr-2-07 Washington, DC: The FDA has issued numerous public health advisories and black box warnings over the past several years about the increased risk of suicidality associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, but many doctors ignore them. In October 2004, the FDA added a black box warning about an increased risk of suicidality i... - "I had an Allergic Reaction Immediately after the MRI Gadolinium Injection"
Apr-24-09 San Diego Jason says he has been having complications from a gadolinium based-contrast agent he was injected with during an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). "I had an allergic reaction immediately after the gadolinium injection," says Jason. "Nobody told me beforehand about the risk factors, or even what it was." Jason found out later that gadolinium... - Whistleblowers to Receive Almost $8 Million
Apr-22-09 Norwalk, CT While the whistleblower has often been romanticized in the movies as swashbuckling characters driven by testosterone and appearing larger than life, actual whistleblowing is more often than not carried out by ordinary people who are often scared, but speak up anyway out of a sense of duty. You will be glad to know that the Whistleblower Act a... - Who is Protecting You From Avandia?
Apr-22-09 Beaumont, TX The list of Avandia side effects that patients are complaining about is staggering. At the top of the list is the potential increased risk of heart attack, one of the more severe side effects that have been linked to the diabetes medication. There has not yet been an Avandia recall announced, leaving some people wondering who is protecting p... - Hostile Work Environment Contrary to the California Labor Law
Apr-20-09 Palm Springs, CA Mark says his supervisor is making his life "a living hell" so that he will quit??"she can't justify firing him because he is good at his job. Although working in a hostile environment is contrary to the California Labor Law , Mark should be very careful before he says, "I quit", and he should get advice from a labor lawyer first. ... - Chantix Patient Knew She Would Die
Apr-19-09 Grand Rapids, MI Her name is Valerie and she's a sales rep in Michigan. She is 55 years old and like many people of her generation she is a smoker. She is also a survivor—a survivor of Chantix danger . In December of 2007, Valerie thought that kicking the habit would be a wonderful Christmas present for her friends and family who didn't smoke. It als... - One Mother, Three Children with Birth Defects
Apr-18-09 Washington, DC It is certainly sensational and beyond the normal scope of pharmaceutical intervention. However, the plight of a young mother and the affect various drugs and SSRI antidepressants had on her children only serves to galvanize public opinion with regard to SSRI birth defects and birth defects in general. Her name is Teresa Cooper. She wa... - New Study Drops the Coffin Lid on Asbestos
Apr-17-09 Reno, NV Implausible as it may seem, if there was ever any doubt as to the danger of asbestos exposure, that doubt has been put to rest with the release of a new study appearing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine . Asbestos mesothelioma is but one deadly result in an environment that carried a whopping 95 percent risk of developing asbestos canc... - The Spice of Life is Not Salmonella—The Spice Recall
Apr-16-09 Union City, CA Spices are supposed to improve the taste of your food, not improve your chances of getting sick. But that's exactly what is happening with a line of spices marketed under the 'Lian How; and 'Uncle Chen' brands—products that have been caught up in an ever-widening salmonella spice recall . Salmonella is anything but the spice of li... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis: Four Have Died During Extractions
Apr-8-09 Washington, DC Two years after Medtronic stopped selling the vilified Sprint Fidelis lead, there is a growing concern as to its continued viability—and while Medtronic and the medical community in general recommend not replacing working leads unless they fail, some doctors are doing just that. The problem lay with the tricky surgery necessary to... - Pistachio Recall Widens Further
Apr-7-09 Terra Bella, CA The pistachio nut recall announced by Setton Pistachio in late March was widened last night and could wind up rivaling the size and breadth of the peanut recall that affected hundreds of brands. It's starting to look like the peanut recall all over again, with one difference: so far, no illnesses have been tied to pistachio nuts, or pi... - SSRI Birth Defects: "My Child is the Victim"
Apr-7-09 Paris, AK Catrenia is upset and angry. Her son was born with a heart condition that could have killed him, and will certainly affect him for the rest of his life. He has a hole in his heart that is very likely an SSRI birth defect that could have been prevented. Aside from the obvious reasons, Catrenia is angry because she was never given any inform... - Pistachio Recall Widens
Apr-5-09 Terra Bella, CA When the pistachio recall first rolled out on March 24th there were no reports of any illnesses. That may not be the case now, after pistachio nuts from Setton Pistachio are being investigated and a food recall is expanding. This latest recall—which was voluntary on the part of Setton Pistachio—first came to light a little more th... - J&J's Charite Spinal Disc Bonanza Short Lived
Mar-10-07 Newport, RI The Charite artificial spinal disc was FDA approved in October 2004, as an alternative to spinal fusion surgery. But in reality, experts say, the superiority of the two procedures is limited to the cost. Charite disc replacement can run as high as $50,000, while spinal fusion surgery costs less than half that at roughly $23,000. The Charit...