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Apr-3-09 Atlanta, GA While various reports have hospital MRSA infections dropping, about 100,000 people develop MRSA infections every year. Of those, 86 percent are reported to be health care-associated—in other words, infections that result from a hospital, or some other healthcare setting. About 19,000 people die every year. MRSA, or methicillin-resistant... - Veterans Affairs a National Failure
Mar-6-07 Washington, DC: Walter Reed Medical Center may not be a Veterans Affairs (VA) center but problems at the hospital highlight the treatment that some veterans receive when they return home from active duty, including medical malpractice, poor living conditions and lost files. Unfortunately, the recent problems at Walter Reed Medical Center are not new b... - SSRI Birth Defects – "I Had No Idea"
Mar-31-09 Alameda, CA Christy was taking an antidepressant when she became pregnant, and, like hundreds of women, didn't think anything of it at the time. In fact, it was only recently when she started doing some research that she began to wonder if her daughter's heart condition could be an SSRI birth defect . "My daughter was born about 5 weeks premature," Ch... - Nursing Home Abuse Continues to be a Scourge
Mar-30-09 Carthage, NC No nursing home abuse article would be complete on a day such as today without a passing reference to the tragic shooting yesterday of more than a dozen people at the Pinelake Health and Rehab nursing home in Carthage, North Carolina. The motive of the shooter, who survived, has yet to be determined. However, 7 residents—mostly in thei... - Another lawsuit filed against Eli Lilly's Zyprexa
Feb-25-07 Chicago, IL: Eli Lilly faces yet another court appearance to defend its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa after a lawsuit was filed late last month in Illinois. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit claiming he now suffers from diabetes and permanent bodily and mental harm after taking Zyprexa. He also argues that his illness has caused mental anguish, emotiona... - Light Cigarettes Could Carry Heavy Price Tag for Philip Morris
Mar-21-09 Boston, MA A landmark decision brought down by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, has paved the way for smokers to sue cigarette manufacturers for misleading advertising . The ruling, announced in the media March 19, effectively green lights a 10-year-old lawsuit against cigarette giant Philip Morris. The suit alleges that the use of the terms 'lig... - Actress Succumbs To Traumatic Brain Injury
Mar-19-09 New York, NY [Update: A coroner has confirmed that the cause of Natasha Richardson's death was an epidural hematoma caused by blunt impact to the head. Her death has been ruled an accident.] It was the tumble heard around the world. On Monday, March 16, actress Natasha Richardson, only 45 years old, fell down while skiing on a beginner's slope. Two days... - "I almost Died from Fentanyl"
Mar-18-09 Munroe, NY: " I almost died from fentanyl in the Duragesic patch ," says Vito. "Six patches in a box is like playing Russian Roulette—the third patch I wore definitely leaked and left me comatose." Vito says he taking other pain meds before this potentially lethal incident occured but his doctor recommended fentanyl because it was cheaper and he... - Do Raptiva's Risks outweigh Benefits?
Mar-16-09 Washington, DC: On February 19 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory concerning three confirmed, and one possible report of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare brain infection, in patients using the psoriasis drug Raptiva . However, the FDA knew of Raptiva's potentially lethal side effects back in O... - Depakote Adversely Prescribed
Feb-15-07 Pewaukee, WI In October 2006, the FDA approved safety labeling changes for Depakote . It warns that Depakote can cause harm to an unborn baby, particularly in the first trimester, and not to use Depakote without your doctor's consent if you are pregnant. For one new mother, the warning may have come too late. Tara Devereaux was taking Depakote and th... - Veteran Affairs Malpractice: VA Hospitals facing Higher Patient Numbers
Feb-8-07 Washington, DC: Some veterans who are treated at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals have complained that they have been victims of medical malpractice. They have pointed to long wait times, overworked staff, and poor standards of care as part of the problem. Unfortunately, the number of veterans seeking medical aid at VA hospitals is only going to incre... - Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable-Betrayal of Innocence
Mar-8-09 Washington, DC The following is the third and final article in the series Psychiatric Drugging of Children . Part 2 explains how a -year-old girl named Rebecca Riley died of an overdose after being diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder by Dr Kayoko Kifuji, at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, and placed on a three-drug cocktail.... Reb... - Settlements and Verdicts: Banner Health.
A $6.1 million settlement has been reached with the federal government in Wyoming. The suit was filed regarding allegations that the company submitted false Medicare claims. (Jul-03-04) [ BILLINGS GAZETTE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit y... - Higher Standards for Ortho Evra?
Feb-5-07 Philadelphia, PA The FDA has recently considered setting higher standards for new birth control drugs before they are approved for market. Some pills seem to be less effective at preventing pregnancy because manufacturers have started using lower doses of hormones that stop ovulation, while the Ortho Evra patch has seen the reverse: higher doses of ho... - One Down, One to Go: Could Pre-Emption for Medical Devices Be Next?
Mar-5-09 Washington, DC Yesterday's pre-emption ruling by the US Supreme Court that federal laws cannot pre-empt state laws with regard to lawsuits against drug companies, may have a bearing on similar protections for medical device manufacturers. It was just a year ago that the US Supreme Court ruled that federal law does, indeed shield manufacturers of medi... - The Role of Personality Disorders in Employment Litigation
Mar-4-09 You may not be familiar with the formal diagnostic term, Personality Disorders, but as a practicing attorney, you undoubtedly have encountered individuals with these conditions. It's a fair bet that most of those encounters ended unpleasantly. For the plaintiff attorney, these are the clients who come in with a convincing and impassioned recitation of all th... - Drug Companies Not Shielded From Lawsuits
Mar-4-09 Washington, DC In a major victory for consumers, the Supreme Court has ruled that approval of a drug's labeling does not shield the pharmaceutical manufacturer from personal injury lawsuits. The judges' decision came in a 6-to-3 ruling, which found that lawsuits brought under state law are not pre-empted by federal laws. The decision has far-ranging im... - Consumer Concerned: "Could I Have Toxic Chinese Dry Wall?"
Mar-4-09 Indio, CA: Robin moved into her brand new home 18 months ago and right away she noticed chemical vapors coming from the walls. "Sometimes I can see a white cloud through my house—it is actually hazy in here—and others also notice," says Robin. At the time, she hadn't heard of Chinese Drywall problems, but now she believes that her house was built wit... - Fentanyl Fines and Lawsuits
Mar-4-09 Wellsburg, WV State officials reported to the Associated Press that a judge has fined the giant drug company Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica $4.5 million for providing West Virginia physicians misleading information about two prescription drugs, including the Duragesic pain patch , also known as the fentanyl pain patch. Th... - Cymbalta and Birth Defects
Jan-30-07 New York, NY: Cymbalta , the brand name for duloxetine, has been recently linked to an increased risk of birth complications and serious birth defects including Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), which occurs when a newborn's circulation system does not adapt to breathing outside the womb. Cymbalta is used to treat major depressiv...