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Sort by date 373 pages found matching tyson foods- Death Toll in Cantaloupe Recall Rises
Nov-5-11 Los Angeles, CA As the death toll linked to the cantaloupe recall rises, lawsuits have been filed against the companies involved in the 2011 cantaloupe recall. Although there should no longer be any listeria cantaloupe in customer's refrigerators, there is still a chance that people who ingested the recalled cantaloupe could become ill, meaning the dea... - Changing Times Call for Vigilance against SSRI Birth Defects
Oct-17-11 Cambridge, MA Time, it seems, teaches. Witness some of the ads from a bygone era, which suggested once upon a time it was never too early to expose your toddler to cola, according to the Soda Pop Board of America. Or that more doctors smoked Camels than any other cigarette. There was a time, too, when SSRI antidepressants were considered safe and effec... - Attorney: Cantaloupe Food Poisoning Dangerous for Some
Oct-12-11 Houston, TX As the effects of the recent listeria outbreak linked to the recent cantaloupe recall continue to spread, more reports of illness and death are coming in, including reports of health effects suffered by pregnant women. Aimee Robert, attorney with Johnson Law Group, says this listeria outbreak, which led to a recall on cantaloupe, is particu... - $8.1 Million Settlement Is the Right Thing to Do, Says Attorney
Jun-28-11 Chicago, IL Kraft Foods has agreed to pay $8.1 million for contaminating 124 homes in a neighborhood in Attica, located near one of its plants. "I think ultimately in our case Kraft did the right thing," says veteran pollution lawyer, Norm Berger, whose firm Varga, Berger, Ledsky, Hayes & Casey commenced the action on behalf of class representative... - New Jersey Man Awarded $10 Million in Car Accident Compensation
May-30-11 Middlesex County, NJ A Middlesex County, New Jersey jury recently awarded $10 million to a construction worker and his wife after the man was allegedly injured in a 2008 car accident , reports MyCentralJersey.com . According to the news source, 52-year-old Jerome Dean claimed he lost motion in his neck, suffers from neck pain and experiences headach... - Maker of Avelox Ordered to Pay Millions in Contaminated Rice Case
Apr-13-11 Stuttgart, AR A jury in Stuttgart, Arkansas, recently handed down a ruling that a unit of Germay's Bayer AG, which has been scrutinized in the past for Avelox side effects , must pay more than $136 million over a genetically modified rice strain. Reuters reports that the judgment includes $125 million in punitive damages to Riceland Foods, which is... - Kraft Workers Cheesed Off
Apr-2-11 Urbana, IL Workers at the Kraft Foods plants in Champaign, Illinois, contend their employer daily cheats them out of money by requiring them to change into factory clothes, attend a staff meeting and then walk a considerable distance to their workstations before they can clock in for the day. Attorney Ryan Bradley represents the plant's 1,200 worker... - Is Avastin Risk Worth the Benefit?
Feb-23-11 Wauconda, IL According to Russell, who stopped taking Avastin after his oncologist determined the cancer drug caused kidney damage, the risks outweigh the benefits. Russell underwent a second craniotomy one year ago (he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2008) and he took Avastin for 11 months—long enough to cause kidney damage. "I won't know... - Zimmer Hip Victim Needs Answers
Feb-19-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Gray barely gave his hip replacement surgery a second thought—he would be in and out of hospital within a few days. But for hundreds, possibly thousands of people who have been implanted with a Zimmer Durom Cup artificial hip, this type of surgery has turned into a nightmare. "I went in for a little arthritis in my hip... - Accutane Side Effects Could Worsen Celiac Disease
Feb-15-11 Chicago, IL A recent study indicates that Accutane side effects caused by an acid found in the acne treatment may worsen a person's celiac disease, which prevents sufferers from being able to consume foods such as cereal and pasta, Reuters reports. While Accutane side effects such as inflammatory bowel disease are relatively well-known, the new st... - Can Proton Pump Inhibitor Cause Joint Pain?
Jan-30-11 Detroit, MI There are various adverse reactions and side effects associated with use of a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) for acid reflux—including hip fracture. However, in rare cases, PPI use can trigger joint pain. There can also be a complication of rebound acid production if and when the PPI is abruptly stopped. The popular class of drug sold... - Could Herbal Medicines Be More Effective in Treating Osteoporosis Than Fosamax?
Jan-25-11 Lone Star, KS According to full-time herbalist Ocoee Miller, treating osteoporosis does not have to involve pharmaceutical drugs like Fosamax , the Lawrence Journal-World reports. "It's only in this country that people rush to chemical medicines and consider that first," Miller told the news source. "About 85 percent of people in the world use herb... - Proton Pump Inhibitors—To Take or Not to Take?
Jan-11-11 Pittsboro, MS E.J. has been taking proton pump inhibitors since his heart attack back in 2004. They help relieve heartburn—he has suffered with acid reflux since the heart attack—but E.J. is now wondering if they are doing more harm than good. "My doctor prescribed Prevacid for my heartburn and it helped, but after I'd been taking it for... - Canadian Attorney Files DePuy Class Action
Jan-11-11 Toronto, Ontario In early December 2010, Colin Stevenson of Stevensons LLP, a Canadian law firm based in Toronto, filed a products liability class-action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary. Mr. Stevenson discusses the Canadian Depuy lawsuit with LawyersandSettlements. Q: (LawyersandSettlements) This Canadi... - FRS Energy Finds Fans in US Cycling Team, But Are Claims Legit?
Nov-22-10 Foster City, CA In spite of an ongoing debate over the safety and effectiveness of its products in terms of providing benefit to athletes, FRS energy continues to move forward with promotional efforts designed to grow its market. To that end FRS signed, earlier this fall, Team TIBCO to its roster of spokespersons. Team TIBCO is a women's cycling tea... - How Long Is Too Long on Fosamax?
Nov-18-10 Trail, British Columbia Elsie's doctor prescribed her Fosamax for osteoporosis, but after taking the drug for almost four years, she stopped after learning of Fosamax side effects, including Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)—also known as "dead jaw"—and femur fractures. "At first I was on another bone density drug but suffered such bad hear... - Is New Beyaz Birth Control Pill a Dressed-Up Yaz?
Oct-19-10 Washington, DC In spite of evidence that Yaz birth control pills have been found to increase the risk for blood clots (thrombosis) by 64 percent when compared to competing birth control products that don't contain progestrin drospirenone, Yaz manufacturer Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals has resisted any suggestion of removing Yaz from the market. Inst... - FRS Clinical Studies: Men are not Mice
Oct-7-10 Baltimore, MD The Wild West prevails when it comes to FRS energy drinks . The US has some of the most lax regulatory requirements of energy drinks, including health warnings and content labeling, which often opens the floodgates to aggressive marketing, false advertising and inevitably lawsuits. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University,... - FRS Healthy Energy: Science or Scam?
Sep-22-10 Washington, DC It's like the Wild West when it comes to products such as FRS healthy energy drink . Dietary supplements still don't need to be proven safe and effective before hitting the shelves. And more often than not, these products are falsely advertised. If the FRS products actually lived up to the company's claims, why hasn't somebody won a Nobel... - Proton Pump Inhibitors Versus Surgery: Medical Professionals Disagree
Jul-28-10 Cleveland, OH When it comes to treating persistent heartburn, medical professionals debate between surgery and prescribing a proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which carry a number of side effects, including an increased risk of fracture. Meanwhile, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a change in labels warning about PPI side effects. Al...