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Nov-20-10 St. Paul, MN Not only did Mike Adrian gamble away his life savings, he was also "humiliated and degraded" after the media reported that "Maintenance Worker Admits to Stealing," and he is soon going to prison. If Mike had known about Mirapex and compulsive gambling, which is known to be a Mirapex side effect, perhaps his life wouldn't be in ruins. Le... - Avandia: Do FDA Warnings Help Determine Whether a Medicine Should Be Prescribed?
Nov-19-10 Boston, MA In September 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was severely restricting the use of Avandia , GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes medication. The FDA concluded that in many patients, the risk of serious Avandia side effects outweighed the benefits of using the medication. Following the restrictions, doctors who wish to put th... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Leads to $350,000 Debt for Missouri Family
Nov-7-10 Hollister, MO The uninsured family of a Missouri girl recovering from Stevens Johnson Syndrome now faces more than $350,000 in medical bills, according to the Springfield News-Leader . The Mayo Clinic says that Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a condition that arises as a reaction to medication or infection. Those suffering from the disorder first exper... - With Fosamax, Bone Breaks First, Then Causes a Fall
Nov-2-10 Prestonsburg, KY About 15 years ago Susan had a bone density test from a mobile clinic and was diagnosed with osteoporosis at only 45 years of age. "My doctor prescribed Fosamax , but 10 years later I found out that I didn't have osteoporosis. Instead I have severe Fosamax side effects, just like Diane Sawyer talked about," says Susan. Susan (not her... - Lawsuit Filed After Child Develops Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Oct-27-10 Hollister, MO A lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson alleging Children's Motrin caused a six year old to develop Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). The child allegedly began developing Stevens Johnson Syndrome symptoms after receiving three doses of Children's Motrin. Meanwhile, a family whose teenage daughter developed SJS is trying to ra... - Top Officials Arrested in Massive Medicare Fraud
Oct-22-10 Miami, FL Charges have been laid in another huge fraudulent Medicare claim, clearly showing that qui tam whistleblower lawsuits involving Medicare fraud are increasing and coincidentally, AARP has become involved in medicare fraud targeting the elderly. US prosecutors arrested four people yesterday—two of whom were top officials of a le... - Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Mis-Diagnosed as Parkinson's Disease
Oct-15-10 Grand Haven, MI: Diane believes she has Tardive Dyskinesia, and has retained an attorney to help in her fight against the makers of Reglan , but timing is crucial to her claim. "At first I was refused representation because I live in Michigan but my California attorney says the rules in that state are different and it looks like I can get involved in... - Fosamax Caused Physical and Emotional Hardship
Oct-14-10 Detroit, MI "I trusted the profession I was in for all these years but it backfired," says Carole, who worked in clinical nursing for 35 years. "And to add insult to injury, I live in the one state where I can't sue Merck, the maker of Fosamax that caused fractures in both my femurs." Michigan is the only state in the US that has immunity from drug... - Falling Through the VA Benefits Cracks: "I've Been Abandoned"
Oct-12-10 Bonne Terre, MO A disabled Iraq vet from the Army reserve who receives VA benefits and would be in line for additional funds that he desperately needs has been denied. Why? Because five years after he became permanently disabled, Army Reserve Spc. Michael Pyatt has yet to see his name taken off the active duty roster. Until that happens, he cannot rece... - Smoking Cost Study Funded by Pfizer, Maker of Chantix
Oct-11-10 State College, PA A recent study showed that states that spent money on smoking cessation programs would get that money back in reduced healthcare costs and other expenditures. However, the study was sponsored by Pfizer, the maker of Chantix , a drug created to help people stop smoking. The Penn State University study showed that states would get abo... - Depakote Tales from the Kitchen Table
Oct-7-10 Gilbert, AZ Living with bipolar disorder or chronic migraine headaches is a challenge—and many doctors put their patients on Depakote to relieve their symptoms and to give them a chance to function. However, various Depakote side effects, including liver problems, temper that advantage. And warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... - Fixodent Zinc Poisoning: "They Don't Tell You How Much Is Too Much"
Oct-6-10 Broadview, SK Hedvig Ahlquist, a 56-year-old nurse from Saskatchewan, is leading a class-action lawsuit in Canada against two denture adhesive manufacturers that could potentially extend across the entire Great White North. According to the Canadian Press ( CP ), lawyers have filed statements of claim against GlaxoSmithKline and Proctor and Gamble in... - Cincinnati-Area Businessman Charged with Securities Fraud, Other Crimes
Sep-27-10 Cincinnati, OH A Cincinnati-area businessman was recently indicted on a number of charges, including securities fraud . Mark G. Kirchoff, the president of the Anderson Township-based G.K. Insurance & Financial, was recently charged by a Clermont County grand jury with more than 20 felony charges, including securities fraud, theft from an elderly pers... - ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Public Meeting
Sep-23-10 Washington, DC The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will hold a teleconference that will be open to the public on October 4. The purpose of the meeting of the ERISA Advisory Council is to discuss reports and recommendations that have been submitted to the US Secretary of Labor... - Wellbutrin Caused Two Suicide Attempts
Sep-22-10 Fletcher, OK "I'm not ashamed to tell my story about Wellbutrin and my suicide attempts," says Anita. "I just hope I can help someone else, because this terrible drug didn't just affect me. What's even worse is that this drug is still given to teenagers—it should be taken off the market." About eight years ago Anita attempted suicide twice, an... - The Tragedy of Stevens Johnson Syndrome: The Children
Sep-18-10 New Port Richey, FL When three-year-old Riley Jeanne Brown fractured her collarbone while playing one day, a doctor prescribed children's Motrin to ease the little girl's pain. After she came down with a fever, more Motrin was prescribed, along with Tylenol. But Riley got worse. It wasn't long before she was diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS... - New Study Further Clouds Debate over Avandia
Sep-3-10 Washington, DC In the midst of the ongoing debate over whether or not type 2 diabetes drug Avandia will be banished by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes word about a recent study that finds that Avandia puts patients at no greater risk for heart attack than its chief rival, Actos. The study, published recently in "Circulation: Cardiovascu... - Call Center Reps Entitled to Overtime
Aug-23-10 Columbia, MO How many class action lawsuits and subsequent settlements will it take for call centers to pay their employees overtime ? Just last week a class action suit was filed by a former State Farm claims processor from Columbia, alleging the insurance company required telephone-dedicated workers to work overtime without pay. Federal labor law... - Bill Would Protect Pensions of Veterans Who Won Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Jul-27-10 Washington, DC Congress is currently considering a bill that would protect low-income veterans' pensions if they receive a veterans medical malpractice lawsuit settlement or other such windfall. Florida Representative Alcee Hastings introduced the Veterans Pensions Protection Act after one of his constituents, a low-income veteran, contacted him, ac... - General Electric in Trouble over MRI Dye
Jul-20-10 Denmark General Electric has been accused of failing to adequately inform Danish regulators about a patient who died after being exposed to MRI contrast dye . This finding came from the Danish Medicines Agency and was reported by ProPublica on 6/17/10. According to ProPublica, the victim, Birthe Madsen, was given Omniscan for an MRI in 2002. She is t...