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Aug-6-08 Whittier, CA Although Ryan M. and his family haven't been diagnosed with an asbestos-related illness , he is still concerned. "The problem with asbestos is that the injury shows up years later but my whole family has been exposed to asbestos," says Ryan. Ryan found asbestos in his rental apartment indirectly. The building was riddled with toxic mold... - "Digitek Almost Did Him In"
Aug-5-08 Port Smith, AR Although Brenda's Dad just turned 91, he was "extremely vital" until he took almost a whole bottle of double-dose Digitek . In fact, he was set to be the oldest licensed electrician in the state of Arkansas. "Ninety is the new 70 where my dad is concerned, but Digitek has really done a number on him," says Brenda. "I still don't know if... - Digitek Double-Trouble: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Aug-1-08 Talladega, AL As heart patients continue to reel over the reality that they may have been unwittingly poisoning themselves, and putting their lives at risk by taking Digitek tablets , the lawsuits continue to roll in. One of the latest involves a couple from Talladega, Alabama—home of the famous Talladega Motor Speedway—who, in late July, filed wha... - PPH Denial
Jul-31-08 Youngsville, NC Aletha doesn't want to know if she has developed PPH , even though her symptoms and history indicate that she probably has. Aletha took Fen-phen to lose weight and soon after was diagnosed with mild mitral valve regurgitation. One year later it moved up to the "moderate" category. Aletha is concerned that her condition changed from mild... - Asbestos – You Can't Say No in the Navy
Jul-31-08 Grant's Pass, OR Carl has scarring of the lungs, and has had chronic breathing problems for more than 50 years. When he was young he worked in the Navy and was exposed to asbestos . Recently, he underwent a lung biopsy and was diagnosed with asbestos mesothelioma. "I was a seaman first class," Carl said. "It was early in 1946, and I was just 17 years... - "Just a matter of time before Cipro Kills Me"
Jul-26-08 Tampa, FL David F. has quite the story to tell regarding Cipro and other, similar drugs. His saga started back in the mid 1980s when he was prescribed Floxin for pneumonia. Over the next 20 years, David was prescribed other fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to be toxic to tendons, cartilages, the nervous system and other organs. Floxin t... - Fosamax: Why was it Prescribed?
May-29-06 Cleveland, OH My doctor put me on Fosamax eight years ago and just like most patients, I trusted my doctor and did what he told me to. My health began to decline and I didn't even question him," says Nancy Davis (not her real name) from Texas, "I just lived with it." "I was prescribed Fosamax for bone density. Once you get to a certain age (I would ha... - Food Litigation Lawyer Bill Marler Is Careful about What He Eats
Jul-24-08 Seattle, WA There is a document clerk who works three days a week in attorney Bill Marler's busy law office in Seattle, Washington. She is in her early twenties now, but she still has health problems because of something that happened when she was just nine years old. She was one of the most seriously injured children who consumed E.coli tainted hamburg... - Paxil: Patient told it Was Safe
Jul-22-08 Ontario, NY Along with the women who have had babies born with serious birth defects because they were exposed to Paxil prior to birth are women whose babies have not yet appeared to have suffered serious effects. However, many of these women fear that just because problems have not yet surfaced does not mean they will not in the future. They worry that... - Avandia: Back from the Brink
Jul-21-08 Trenton, NJ As a result of events in 2007, Jack has been forced to face the prospect of early retirement, and must live a fairly stress-free life. In the Spring of that year he suffered a heart attack then heart failure, while he was taking Avandia . Could Avandia have contributed? "I am a diabetic and about five or six years ago my endocrinologist rec... - Nursing Home Negligence: Tyranny in a Care Giver's Clothes
Jul-21-08 Toronto, ON The atrocities associated with nursing home negligence and elder abuse, despite screaming headlines and a plethora of news stories, appears to be growing in lock step with the aging population. And it's not getting any better, both in the US and the rest of the world. Just this month it was revealed in Canada that three-quarters of Ontario... - MRI Risks: When the Cure is Worse than the Cause
Jul-21-08 Nashville, TN Gotta love those man-made diseases. In an era where modern medicine is designed to eradicate disease, modern medicine is not above creating disease, either. Such is the case with MRI and kidney failure and, specifically, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), a debilitating disease only recently recognized and linked directly to gadolinium co... - "I was a walking Time Bomb on Ortho Evra"
Jul-17-08 Bala Cynwyd, PA: Countless women have suffered blood clots, stroke and even death caused by the Ortho Evra patch . According to Elizabeth, the pill isn't any safer. "My life could have ended if I continued taking the Ortho Evra pill ," she says. Elizabeth suffered a pulmonary embolism, a common yet life-threatening condition. Almost three years ago,... - Frustration and Tragedy from Heparin
Jul-15-08 Marco Island, FL Deborah, a registered nurse, has taken courses on Heparin . When her cousin had an allergic reaction to the drug, Deborah immediately suspected it was due to Heparin contamination. "My cousin was admitted to the Orlando Hospital in Florida over a year ago with a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) clot behind her knee," says Deborah, "and she... - Did SSRI Cause Child's Birth Defects?
Jul-14-08 Oklahoma City, OK Paxil and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been in the news a lot recently because they have been linked to serious birth defects. However, women have taken these drugs for a long time and now many women who took the antidepressants years ago are wondering if the drugs may have caused their children's birth def... - Is Gardasil to Blame in Teen Deaths and Adverse Effects?
Jul-9-08 Washington, DC The numbers are staggering. Less than two years after the approval of Gardasil , the much touted vaccine supposed to prevent cervical cancer in young women, several deaths and thousands of cases of adverse effects have been reported. When Gardasil was approved in June 2006, clinical trials reassured the Federal Drug Administration (FD... - Whistleblower Mark Livingston Battles Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
May-10-06 Washington DC Attorney, Jason Zuckerman, says a positive result of the recent corporate scandals is the recognition of the value of whistleblowers in exposing fraud, corruption, and other wrongdoing within a company. As a result of a shift in the public's perception, he says, some whistleblowers are viewed as heroes for taking on powerful corporations lik... - Digitek "HorsePills" and subsequent Class Action Lawsuit
Jul-8-08 Fort Smith, AK William was doing fine until he took double-dose Digitek "the size of horse pills," says James, his son-in-law. "Although William was 90, he was in great health: he drove, still electrically wired people's homes and his mind was sharp as a tack." Fortunately, William was sharp enough to notice his Digitek tablets had doubled in size. "W... - More Heparin Lawsuits Filed
Jul-3-08 Boca Raton, FL News about contaminated heparin continues to be released as more people come forward to report their experiences. Heparin-related illness affects people from many walks of life, young and old, and is not isolated to people who received Baxter-made heparin injections. According to West Palm Beach News, a Florida family filed a lawsuit... - Digitek's Double Dose Debacle
Jul-3-08 Jonestown, MS: Frances took Digitek for several years to help control her heart condition—congestive heart failure. She was feeling OK until a few months ago. "My heart started to flutter and race and it really scared me," says Frances, "and I felt sick all the time." It wasn't until weeks later that her pharmacist called and told Frances about the Di...