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Mar-11-08 Toronto, ON The active ingredient contained in the recalled Duragesic pain patch is a synthetic opioid analgesic that is considered to be several times more potent than heroin. The makers of the Duragesic patch containing fentanyl have recalled the patches over concern that a breach in the patch reservoir could pose an overdose hazard to both patient,... - The Rochester Meat Recall: Were They Listening?
Mar-10-08 Rochester, MN Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Rochester Meats recall, a Class 1 recall that cited 188,000 pounds of beef suspected of sickening five people in two States, is when the beef products were produced: October 30th, and November 6th, 2007. Most will recall—pardon the pun—that the news media last fall was inundated w... - Ezetrol: Canadian Version of Zetia Questioned
Mar-9-08 Toronto, ON As if the Zetia and Vytorin issue wasn't enough of a frustration on its own, north of the border in Canada the Canadian equivalent of Zetia— Ezetrol —is proving just as mystifying. At issue: does the cholesterol drug work? Is it harmful? And did the manufacturer, as it was accused of doing in the US, withhold important safety a... - Zyprexa on Trial in Alaska: Lilly Accused of Putting Profit Before Patients
Mar-9-08 Anchorage, AK Spectators in a courtroom in Anchorage are getting an earful about how Zyprexa maker Eli Lilly waited, according to a witness, almost nine years to add warnings to Zyprexa with regard to a risk for diabetes, elevated blood sugar levels and weight gain. Instead, Lilly is alleged to have hid data that cast Zyprexa in a bad light, and ins... - Burn Injury Victim gets the Third Degree
Mar-9-08 Plymouth, MN "Last January, my husband suffered a burn injury at work and had to get skin grafts to his left hand and chest," says Laurie. "Jim still has to wear a glove on one hand to smooth the skin graft. People at work laugh and call him Michael Jackson. They are supposed to be adults-- you don't say this kind of thing to a burn victim." Jim (no... - World-renowned Dermatologist Warns Public of Botox Dangers
Mar-8-08 Beverly Hills, CA: Dr. Arnold Klein, a world-renowned dermatologist is making it his mission to tell the public about the dangers of Botox , one of the most popular cosmetic treatments that almost everyone is familiar with in some form. Behind Viagra, Botox is the second-most popular prescription drug in the world and has served as a more cost-effective a... - Tainted Heparin Found to Contain Counterfeit Ingredient
Mar-8-08 Washington, DC While the heparin recall by Baxter International reverberates through the medical community, the issue is becoming more and more complex, and further intensifies the concern over the propensity for drug companies to increasingly source their raw materials abroad, and especially China. In so doing, Americans are losing their faith in g... - Trasylol: Patients Seeking Medical Records
Mar-7-08 Rocky River, OH: Michael F. says he is not sure whether or not Trasylol was used during his father's open heart surgery. However, after viewing the 60 Minutes segment on Trasylol , Michael realized that the show described exactly what his father went through. Seven years ago, Michael's father had triple bypass surgery. Prior to going into the hospita... - Family Files Lawsuit in Inmate's Death
Mar-6-08 Phoenix, AZ: A federal inmate died while in the Muscogee County Detention Center and now his family is suing for the wrongful death of their loved one. The lawsuit was filed on March 5, 2008 in federal court on behalf of Charles Leon Weatherford's two surviving children and his estate. The lawsuit names nine jail employees, Sheriff Charles Pearson, and... - Inadvertently Exposed to Asbestos
Mar-6-08 Lewisville, TX Nate's dad worked at General Motors (GM) for 42 years; he is now on disability and has been diagnosed with asbesteosis . Nate's mother died from lung cancer two years ago. "Is it possible that the whole family could have been exposed to asbestos , just from my dad's clothing, from doing the laundry together?" he asks. "Spots showed up... - Trasylol: Did it Cause Kidney Failure?
Mar-5-08 Allendale, MI Kristine S. is not sure whether or not she was given Trasylol during her open heart surgery. What she does know is that ten years ago, she had open heart surgery and almost immediately after she was diagnosed with kidney failure. For the past ten years she has been dealing with problems related to her failing kidneys and will one day re... - Ted Olson - Bush Administration Preemption Gang - Part I
Mar-3-08 Washington, DC: The line up of attorneys supporting preemption for the device maker, Medtronic , in the US Supreme Court recently, demonstrates that no conflict of interest rules apply to attorneys who serve in the Bush Administration. The former Solicitor General, Ted Olson, represented Medtronic and other attorneys who filed amicus briefs or partic... - Son Died from Lung Cancer: Exposed to Asbestos
Mar-2-08 Como, NC "Monte was my older son; he was only 51 when he died last month from lung cancer ," says Frances Majette. Monte was a mechanic in the Navy and he worked on tanks in Kentucky and Fort Hood. "He was in the Navy for four years and at this time he worked on the fire control system and I believe this is where he was exposed to asbestos . He was a... - California Labor Law: We were Silicone Valley SlaveGirls
Feb-29-08 Auburn, CA Because Janet Glenn was hired as a salaried manager for the retailer Anne Taylor, she understood that she was exempt from overtime. That was 20 years ago. If she was working in those same conditions today, the company would be violating the California Labor Law . First of all, Glenn was not exempt and therefore entitled to overtime. The la... - Bayer Claims New Studies on Trasylol are Flawed
Feb-27-08 Atlanta, GA: In a statement issued by Bayer AG this week, they allege that two recent studies regarding their drug Trasylol are flawed. But a consumer advocacy group called Public Citizen's Health Research Group, has made statements that they believe the studies conducted on the drug are convincing enough that the drug is a danger to those who receive... - Ezetrol: Zetia by Any Other Name...
Feb-25-08 Toronto, ON Canadian visitors to LawyersAndSettlements may wonder about all the recent uproar around Zetia , Merck Pharmaceuticals' costly and quite possibly ineffective anti-cholesterol drug, and its offshoot Vytorin , the combination Zetia/simvastatin (Zocor) drug produced jointly by Merck/Schering-Plough. Vytorin, of course, was the subject of the rec... - Governor of New York Adamant About Family Leave
Feb-24-08 Albany, NY: Governor Spitzer of New York is adamant about his state providing its own family leave provision. Recently, in a State of the State address he warned lawmakers that New Yorkers need protection when they need to take time off to care for loved ones. Governor Spitzer deemed it not fair to expect New Yorkers who work hard for a living to have to... - Botox Could Leave You Breathless
Feb-23-08 Washington, DC: Recent concern over adverse effects , including deaths stemming from injections of Botox and Myobloc for both cosmetic uses and muscular conditions appear to carry much more weight in Europe, than it has in the US. It also appears to carry more weight with consumer advocacy groups such as Public Citizen, than with the US Food and... - Possible Good News for Those Taking the Oral Form of Fosamax
Feb-22-08 New York, NY: Previous research has found a possible connection between the drug Fosamax and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). However, a recent study conducted within the US that involved over 7,000 patients found that the use of drugs such as Fosamax, or bisphosphonates, has very little effect on ONJ when taken orally. Nevertheless, the link has not been... - Botox: Lose the Wrinkles, Lose Your Life?
Feb-22-08 Washington, DC Got a Botox shot lately, to mitigate those wrinkles? Here's the thing—Botox could actually provide one little wrinkle of its own: You could die from it . Earlier this month the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was petitioned by the advocacy group Public Citizen to release warnings about Botox, a product that is more generall...