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Aug-26-08 Washington, DC Boston Scientific is recalling its NexStent carotid artery products because part of the stent's delivery system can detach and cause injury, U.S. health officials said on August 14, 2008. NexStent was approved in October 2006 for patients with clogged neck arteries, which carry blood between the heart and the brain. The stent is threade... - Ketek and the FDA: Medicinal Terrorism?
Aug-25-08 Washington, DC There are those who feel that the real threat to the American people isn't terrorism: it's the seemingly endless supply of dangerous prescription drugs that carry approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ketek is alleged to be one of them, after patients have died or been seriously harmed from the antibiotic. Ketek ca... - Jalapeno and Serrano Pepper Salmonella Lawsuit
Aug-24-08 Seattle, WA Since the Salmonella outbreak began, it has spanned 43 states and Canada. At least 1,319 people have been sickened, 255 hospitalized and two people have died and those numbers may rise: as of August 22, 2008 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say they do not believe the tomato/pepper salmonella outbreak has ended. The fi... - Settlements and Verdicts: Kerr-McGee Corp.
Twenty-nine settlements have been reached in several lawsuits, including one class-action suit filed on behalf of 500 plaintiffs. The suits alleged that the company's former wood treatment facility in Avoca, PA caused ground contamination which lead to serious health problems or deaths. (Nov-07-03) [ CITIZENS VOICE ] Legal Help If you have... - How Long Has Digitek Double Dose been Going On?
Aug-21-08 Washington, DC On August 1, 2008 drug manufacturer Actavis Totowa LLC finally did the right thing and announced a voluntary recall of all drug products manufactured at its Little Falls, New Jersey facility. But countless people, Digitek patients and their loved ones in particular--are wondering why both the Digitek recall and now this complete recall too... - Ronald Goldman: The Flying Attorney's View on Helicopter Crashes
Aug-21-08 Los Angeles, CA Without a doubt, Ronald Goldman is one of America's definitive experts on aviation law. A lawyer, a pilot, a professor and a pioneer in the field of aviation law, Goldman is the lead attorney in the aviation law department of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei and Goldman based in Los Angeles. Lawyers and Settlements asked Goldman to comment on the... - Levaquin: Potential Tendon Problems a Serious Limitation
Aug-20-08 Titusville, NJ The problem with a drug prescribed for one malady, yet having a serious side effect impacting a totally different part of the body, is the surprise with which the occurrence often happens. Such is the case with Levaquin , an antibiotic used to treat infections—and its relationship to tendonitis and ruptured tendons . So what's the bi... - Renewed Concerns About Byetta After Patient Deaths
Aug-20-08 Washington, DC A drug previously linked with acute pancreatitis is once again under scrutiny by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after reports continue to come in with regard to Byetta , the injectable medication from Amylin and Eli Lilly used as a treatment for Type 2 Diabetes. The FDA said Monday that it is giving consideration to an updat... - Ortho Evra: She Was Only 14…
Aug-18-08 La Crosse, WI Teen sex is every parent's worst nightmare—especially the thought of your teen experimenting with such an ultimate intimacy far too young. However, just imagine the nightmare experienced by the parents of a 14-year-old girl who died after being put on the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch . Alycia Brown is considered to be one of the y... - Asbestos Board – A Potentially Lethal Home Improvement
Aug-16-08 Aspen, CO Lolli is suffering from asbestosis , and she contracted it under very unusual circumstances. Her constant shortness of breath and sudden total breathlessness, coupled with persistent coughing, are signs that her exposure to asbestos has seriously harmed her health. Over thirty years ago Lolli was a young, stay-at-home mother. She, and her... - "We Lost our Mother because of Heparin"
Aug-16-08 Santa Barbara, CA: "My mum was hospitalized on several occasions and I know she was given Heparin every time," says Antoinette. "According to her physician, Heparin was also given to her so she wouldn't get blood clots during dialysis." Although Antoinette's mum had kidney failure, she was doing OK with the dialysis. "She would be given Heparin by a d... - Truck Accident: Failing to Keep it Together
Aug-14-08 Hamilton, ON It happened in Canada and no one was killed, but the truck accident could have happened anywhere and could have been far worse. Semi trucks. Tractor-trailers. The big rigs. They're the giants of the road, behemoths weighing hundreds of tons sharing asphalt with cars weighing a fraction of that. Those cars are getting smaller, what with th... - Salmonella: Peppering the Food Industry to Tighten Controls
Aug-14-08 Washington, DC As the first lawsuit stemming from the Salmonella saintpaul outbreak involving, it is now believed, jalapeno peppers from Mexico, questions remain about the ultimate safety of the nation's food supply, given the flaws in the system that experts suggest lend themselves to the problem. After all, the salmonella poisoning that so far has... - Ortho Evra, the FDA and YouTube
Aug-14-08 Washington, DC The power of YouTube is being harnessed by the Food and Drug Administration to try and warn women about the dangers of the Ortho Evra birth control patch , specifically venous thromboembolism . The FDA is becoming a seasoned hand at posting on YouTube, as the Ortho Evra videos attest. So far, they have posted three professional quality... - VA Medical Malpractice: Infection Ignored
Aug-14-08 Palm Beach, FL Some hospital administrators argue that complete disclosure reduces medical malpractice litigation, but when it comes to many VA Medical Malpractice "incidents", secrecy seems to be policy. Regardless of whether or not a mistake is made by a VA physician or other health care professional, every patient is entitled to an open and honest... - Judge's Ruling May Impact SSRI Lawsuits
Aug-13-08 Indianapolis, IN A federal judge reversed a prior decision to dismiss a Paxil lawsuit in a move that may have repercussions for SSRI birth defect lawsuits. In making his decision, which effectively re-opens a lawsuit against Paxil regarding a patient's suicide, the judge said that he, "failed to appreciate the fact that the ongoing ability, authority,... - Yogurt Company Target of Class Action and There Will Be Blood
Aug-13-08 Los Angeles, CA Extraordinary claims made by the Dannon company about the benefits of its probiotic yogurts are about to be tested in a class action law suit filed on behalf of consumers represented by attorney Tim Blood from Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins. According to the documents filed by Blood, Dannon spent $100 million promoting clinica... - "Digitek Maker Ruined People's Lives"
Aug-13-08 Pasadena, TX Winnifred was prescribed Digitek in December 2003 for congestive heart failure and A-fib. She was doing fine, no problems with her health until early 2007. "I went to hospital because my heart was racing," says Winnifred, "and they kept me for three days. Then in March of this year, I had severe chest pains and had to go back in the h... - Suffering Cipro's Side Effects
Aug-12-08 Perryville, MD Sophia's urologist first prescribed Cipro last October when she was diagnosed with kidney stones and again after she had surgery. But the pain she experienced back then was minor compared to what she is suffering now--Achilles tendonitis. "I was still bleeding about three weeks after surgery so my urologist treated me with another round... - Daughter says Heparin contributed to Father's Death
Aug-10-08 St. Louis, MI: Although Lisa's dad wasn't in the best of health, she believes he died needlessly. Her father passed away after having received Heparin on and off for three months, just before he died. "My dad was admitted to hospital at the end of 2006 with blood clots and his kidneys weren't working too well," says Lisa, "but he got worse in the hosp...