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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Heparin Contamination Possibly More Widespread than Thought
Jul-2-08 Los Angeles, CA Lawsuits are now being filed against Heparin's manufacturers alleging those companies are responsible for the recent Heparin contamination and subsequent illness of patients exposed to the drug. Some lawsuits have already been filed; however as more news about the contamination is released, many more people will likely realize that they,... - "Stay Away from Chantix"
Jun-28-08 Tempe, AZ Cindy B. had been smoking for 25 years when she decided it was time to quit. Unfortunately, she was given Chantix and suffered serious side effects. However, it was not until she read an article about Chantix that she realized her side effects were related to the smoking-cessation drug. Among Cindy's side effects were depression, sleeplessne... - Asbestos Exposure a Concern for Children
Jun-26-08 Calgary, CA John has been diagnosed with asbestosis and even though he is worried that it might lead to mesothelioma , that isn't his major concern. As a caring father, John is more concerned about his son who also has respiratory problems, possibly due to second-hand asbestos exposure . In the 1950s, John worked with asbestos insulation in Montreal... - Exposure to Mineral Dust Causes Lifelong Health Issues.
Jun-26-08 Oakland, CA Sure it was dusty, and sure the particles stuck in the throat but none of the railroad workers suspected that thirty years later they would be diagnosed as permanently injured by exposure to dangerous levels of mineral dust. Kenneth started at Southern Pacific Railroad in 1976 in San Francisco. By the time he transferred to Oakland in 1... - Heparin Devices: More News of Heparin Deaths
Jun-25-08 Rockville, MD If you thought that you were safe from Heparin just because you did not receive a Heparin injection, you could be in for a rude awakening. Heparin is used to coat some medical devices and that coating has now been linked to almost 100 adverse reactions, including 11 deaths. Patients who have been exposed to Heparin-coated devices are now in... - Merck ERISA Lawsuit Filed
Jun-24-08 Hartford, CT A lawsuit has been filed against Merck alleging the company violated Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) laws in its managing of employee investments in Merck Plans. The lawsuit was filed June 20, 2008, in New Jersey. According Nancy Kulesa, an associate with Schatz Nobel Izard PC, the complaint against Merck relates to its... - Digitek Death: The Letter Arrived Too Late
Jun-24-08 Chattanooga, TN A woman who received a Digitek warning letter from her pharmacy after her husband died has filed a lawsuit against Digitek maker Actavis Totowa. Oversized tablets containing double the dose of the heart drug were inadvertently sold to unsuspecting heart patients, allegedly resulting in injury and death . Based on the number of lawsuit... - Asbestos Mesothelioma: When the Dust Settles…Despair
Jun-23-08 Orange, TX Yet another grieving family member is launching a lawsuit on behalf of a loved one who died unnecessarily as the alleged result of preventable asbestos exposure. Asbestos-related disease, including asbestos mesothelioma , continues to claim lives for many years--often decades--after exposure to dangerous asbestos fibers. Most will agree that... - Patient didn't get Digitek Recall Notification
Jun-23-08 Conneaut Lake, PA Nancy's mother didn't get any Digitek recall notification from her pharmacist and Nancy believes that Digitek toxicity was to blame for her mother's death. "I don't know how long my mother was on Digitek but I have receipts since January," says Nancy, a registered nurse. "The pharmacy won't tell us how long my mum was taking the drug... - Heparin May Have Caused Father's Death
Jun-23-08 Staten Island, NY Raymond S (not his real name) is one of a growing number of people trying to determine if a loved one was given Heparin during surgery. Raymond says he believes that, based on his father's sudden health decline and low blood pressure, there is a good chance he was given the drug. Now Raymond, like many others, is investigating a possibl... - Unum: a Tale of Two Extremes
Jun-19-08 Chattanooga, TN If only disgruntled Unum policyholders could have been flies on the wall this past week when Unum president and CEO Thomas R. Watjen rattled on about 'sustainable momentum' and robust performance during the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in mid-June. "Over the past several years, we have made solid progress in just about every... - Nursing Home Abuse of the Worst Kind: Rape
Jun-19-08 Salt Lake City, UT When you place a parent or a loved one into a nursing home, the last thing on your mind is the potential for nursing home abuse . But maybe it should be the first thing on your mind…because nursing home abuse happens, and in the most pleasant of surroundings. Christus St. Joseph Villa in Salt Lake City is the only Catholic, not-for... - Railroad Injuries Take Steam out of Man's Life
Jun-18-08 Rocky Mount, NC Over his 32 year career as a brakeman with CSX Transportation, Bud has developed a litany of injuries. Now retired, his railroad-related injuries cause him constant pain and he is seeking compensation for his broken health. "My first accident happened in 1970," says Bud. "I was rolled between a train car and a fence. To free me they ha... - Doctor Suspected Digitek Toxicity
Jun-17-08 Gilroy, CA Kathy's mother had taken Digitek for years and was in fairly good shape. But this past April she went downhill, fast. Kathy thought it was just her age, but from her symptoms, the doctor in ER knew right away that Marilyn was suffering from Digitalis toxicity. A few months before her mother was hospitalized, Kathy noticed that she had lost... - MRI Health Risks: The Danger in the Discovery
Jun-17-08 Washington, DC The largely man-made disease most closely associated with the use of gadolinium-based contrasting agents in MRI procedures is just a little more than 10 years old, and is a horrific affliction--called NSF or NFD --that is characterized by the thickening, and the hardening of skin—effectively entombing the victim. When Nephrogenic Fi... - Tomato Salmonella: Cases Remain at 228, Cause Still Unknown
Jun-14-08 Miami, FL Of the 228 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul poisoning in this latest outbreak involving tomatoes, one person has died. A Texas man in his sixties who had been suffering from cancer was found to have had an infection with the outbreak strain at the time of his death, and officials acknowledge it may have contributed to his death. According to t... - Chantix Suicide: One Woman's Miracle of Survival
Jun-12-08 Minneapolis, MN While Pfizer continues to put a positive spin on Chantix , and the risk of suicide , at least one doctor acknowledges the risk of any medication that directly targets brain chemistry, given that the latter is such an individual thing, there is little room to predict how one person will fare on a drug, when compared against another. For... - A Near Death Experience at 38
Jun-11-08 Quitman, MS Reginald, just 38 years old, nearly died this year. He received some tainted heparin which resulted in his developing a life-threatening infection, and subsequently requiring open-heart surgery. Now he's taking legal action against Baxter, the company responsible for the tainted heparin, because if he hadn't checked himself into the hospital,... - Tomato Outbreak Update—Interview with Lawyer
Jun-10-08 Seattle, WA The law firm Marler Clark, LLP has so far been contacted by about two dozen individuals who claim they have contracted salmonellosis that was linked to raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes , and products containing these three kinds of tomatoes. Currently, the law firm is investigating these claims to determine whether they are par... - Heparin Lawsuits Transferred
Jun-10-08 Toledo, OH All Heparin lawsuits across the US will be transferred to US District Court in Toledo, according to the Toledo Blaze. So far, at least 30 lawsuits have been filed, although many more will likely join them as people learn that their serious health problems were caused by Heparin injections. Many lawsuits that have been filed so far involv...