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May-15-06 Judith Spicer of Jacksonville, North Carolina has been a registered nurse for 30 years and knows a lot about the medical profession - enough to know that she shouldn't have to pay the specialist responsible for her contracting SJS syndrome. Last year Spicer was diagnosed with Osteo Myalitis, an infection of the bone, and was referred to an infectious dise... - Another ReNu Sufferer
May-4-06 "I am extremely glad I saw the ophthalmologist because he said, if left untreated, I could have gone blind. I am not sure what helped me: the antibiotic drops he gave me or that I just stopped using the ReNu," says Wendy Fink from Charleston, West Virginia. All I know for certain is that I could be in a lot worse shape than I am today. I thought I ha... - Asbestos: the Silent Killer
May-2-06 Nathan Starling, from Orlando, Florida has never smoked a day in his life." What got me thinking about the asbestos was when the doctors saw me after my triple by-pass surgery and told the wife that I should quit smoking." For Nathan, there is no such thing as the golden years. "I think I've got copper instead." "I was fine until a few years ago. I was a... - Drip Drip Drip - Paxil Info Leaks Out
Apr-25-06 Secrecy agreements in litigation hide information about defective products or a company's negligence, and sometimes go so far as to prohibit the parties from discussing that there ever was a lawsuit. Such is the case with Paxil and as a result, unwitting patients continued to take the drug long after its dangers were known to GlaxoSmithKline. Many lawsuit... - Asbestos: No early Warning Signs
Mar-29-06 James Casto, from Clendenin, West Virginia developed a spot on his lung two years ago. A biopsy determined that it was carcinogenic: traces of asbestos were found. Casto is in his early 60s. He worked for 18 years at Pennzoil, the oil company, in every facet of oil refining, from heavy equipment operator to oil pumping to actual processing, i.e. turning c... - ERISA: What a Way to Treat a WWII Veteran
Mar-17-06 Robert Stivanson from North Zulch, Texas is a Second World War Veteran. He enlisted in the US navy in 1943 at the age of 17 and was a Navy radio operator in the Pacific. And he was recalled for Korea and reported for active duty in 1951. His full pension has been denied. Treating a US Veteran this way is shameful. "I only get social security checks, that... - Guidant Defibrillator: Check before it's Too Late
Mar-15-06 Kathy Schoep from Poway, California has few regrets in her life, except for not having her Dad's Guidant defibrillator checked. It might have saved his life. "My father had a weak heart, and the doctor said his heart could stop if he was frightened or exerted himself too much, so he had a Guidant defibrillator inserted. He had it for about 19 months. I... - Pfizer Makes List of Worst Corporate Evildoers
Mar-13-06 On January 3, 2006 the Global Exchange Report named the top fourteen "Worst Corporate Evildoers" in the world for 2005. Pfizer, one of the most profitable drug companies on earth, with sales over $52 billion in 2004, made the list of Evildoers. Pfizer's participation in the cover-up of the deadly side effects of Bextra surely contributed to its membership... - Life After Depo-Medrol - Sheer Hopeless Hell
Mar-10-06 Complaining of a sudden localized hip pain, in January 2002, Dennis Capolongo, was diagnosed with a disc herniation and given 2 epidural injections of the steroid Depo-Medrol that resulted in two trips to the ER, a stint in the hospital, and horrific back pain that continued nonstop for months. A short time later, when reviewing his original MRIs, new doc... - Psych Drugs Used To Manufacture Insanity
Mar-6-06 Many experts say the wide-spread epidemic of mental health problems in the US is man-made. The case of Susan Florence is a testament to this theory of man-made insanity. While mania, psychosis, anxiety, agitation, hostility, depression, and confusion may be signs of mental illness, these same "symptoms" are referred to as side effects on the labels of the... - Wrongful Death in Nursing Home
Mar-2-06 "My father died because the nursing home neglected to monitor his liquids and intestinal condition. He was dehydrated and constipated - both serious conditions in the elderly. His caregivers ignored his basic needs. "He couldn't have bowel movements and this caused a tear in his intestine," says Sharon Heath (not her real name; she wishes to remain anonym... - Mirapex - Two Victims - Same Horror Story
Feb-16-06 In mid-2001, Joe Neglia went on a cruise to Alaska and that trip marked the beginning of his downward spiral into hell. The ship had a gambling casino on board and according to Joe, he was "instantly and savagely hooked on the slots." A major problem arose when he came back ashore. "When I returned from the cruise I began hitting the local casinos," he re... - Strattera - 130 Reports Of Suicidality In One Month
Feb-15-06 A not yet released discussion paper written by the British Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, reveals that last fall, there were 130 reports of suicidality in a single month by patients treated with the attention deficit drug Strattera. In addition, the paper reveals that there have also been more than 760 spontaneous reports of cardiac disorders... - Trasylol Blamed For Lethal Injuries During Surgery
Feb-10-06 Experts are sounding the alarm that patients who received the drug Trasylol (generic aprotinin), during a surgical procedure may have suffered kidney failure, a heart attack, heart failure, or a stroke as an adverse event caused by the drug. The results of a study, published last month in the New England Journal of Medicine, by the independent, non-commer... - SSRIs - Wonder Drugs From Hell
Feb-7-06 The Glenn McIntosh family has to introduce 12-year-old Caitlin, with a photograph because that is all they has left. Caitlin committed suicide 8 weeks after being prescribed the SSRIs, Paxil and Zoloft. "We were told that antidepressants like Paxil and Zoloft were wonder drugs, that they were safe and effective for children. We were lied to," Caitlin's f... - Baby Teethers Recalled: May Contain Harmful Bacteria
Jan-30-06 Baby teethers may be contaminated with a bacteria that could cause serious illness. The [ FDA ] announced that the manufacturer First Years®, a subsidiary of RC2 Corporation, is voluntarily recalling 500,000 liquid-filled baby teethers across the US and Canada. The teethers may contain pseudomonas aeruginosa and pseudomonas putida bacteria in the liqu... - Cadmium Exposure Greatly Increases Cancer Risk
Jan-18-06 Yet another study has been conducted, revealing that exposure to the metal cadmium significantly increases the risk of developing lung cancer and other malignancies, according to researchers at the University of Leuven in Belgium. The study consisted of 500 individuals who lived near three zinc-smelting plants. Researchers found that the risk of lung ca... - Tissue Transplant Investigation
Jan-18-06 Authorities are investigating the use of tissue and bone transplants from improperly screened donors. The FDA issued an alert to physicians, hospitals and tissue processing plants that tissue received from Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd. (BTS) in Ft. Lee, New Jersey may not have met FDA donor requirements and may contain infectious diseases such as HIV, Hep... - Bextra: "If Only I'd known"
Jan-17-06 Long Island, New York: Barbara Cameron's mother was first prescribed 200 mg of Celebrex once a day, then the doctor said she should switch to Bextra. According to her doctor, "It's better." Josephine Restucci wasn't on Bextra for long. She died. "She just got worse when she took it, says Cameron. "Her bones were more frail, she couldn't even walk and i... - Flagyl linked to premature birth
Jan-16-06 A new study conducted in the UK and reported by the [ BBC ] has found that the antibiotic Flagyl (metronidazole) that is commonly prescribed to pregnant women who are at risk of delivering their babies prematurely may in fact be harming those women and their unborn babies. The drug was also used in about one in every 200 women to treat a condition called...