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Jul-9-07 Waterbury, VT: The Associated Press has released an in-depth report that alleges that Seroquel is being widely prescribed "off-label" -- where the drug's safety and effectiveness have not been proven -- to prisoners. In addition, Bloomberg Media reports that the elderly are increasingly being prescribed Seroquel off-label. Health advocates are deeply... - Panacryl Sutures like a Horror Movie, for Some
Jul-9-07 Somerville, NJ: If you've ever seen the movie 'Alien', you know the horror of witnessing something lurking within, coming up through the skin and emerging like the horrible monster it is. Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction, in that while the monster depicted above is a figment of someone's imagination, another monster known as Panacryl has proven... - Scientists Demand Action on Avandia: New FDA Panels Formed
Jul-8-07 Cleveland, OH: At the recent American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in Chicago, Dr. Steven Nissen, chief of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, said early data on links between Avandia and cardiac events were ignored by the drug's maker, Glaxo Smith Klein, including findings presented at the FDA advisory meeting prior to Avandia's approval. "... - Hotels Face Lawsuits over Safe Warranty Fees and Other Surcharges
Jul-6-07 " Los Angeles, CA: In addition to the "safe warranty fee," there are a number of other fees that hotels sometimes charge without their customers' knowledge: Reservation processing fee -- At least one hotel charged a consumer $4.91 cents for making a reservation and did not tell the customer until she checked out. Resort fee/Convenience Charge -- Cha... - Factory Farms: What Can Be Done?
Jul-5-07 Chilton, WI Once upon a time, Mrs. Edwards and her neighbors were close, attending the same church and even vacationing together. But now, they are no longer on speaking terms; in large part because of the 16 giant chicken houses the neighbors built, containing nearly half a million birds. Community activists like Midkiff of the Sierra Club have been tr... - Seroquel: A $10 Billion Corporate Hit
Jul-3-07 Wilmington, DE There you are, settling down for a relaxing few hours in front of the television after a hard day. Suddenly, a drug commercial (this time it's Seroquel ) comes on. The drug itself is of little consequence. The ads are all similar. Happy people depicted as living full and vibrant lives are set as the backdrop against a narrator heralding... - Problems Associated with Ketek Extend Beyond Liver Problems
Jul-2-07 Washington, DC: The side effect most people think of when they hear the name Ketek is liver failure. However, at least one person has had a different, life-threatening reaction to Ketek; now patients are investigating the possibility of filing lawsuits against the manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis for serious side effects like toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)... - Johnson & Johnson litigation stories: Panacryl Sutures and the Duragesic Patch - Part I
Jul-2-07 West Palm Beach, FL Johnson & Johnson made the news June 20 after a West Palm Beach federal court jury awarded $5.5 million to the family of a young man who died while wearing a Duragesic pain relief patch. The Duragesic patch joins J&J's Panacryl suture as a newsmaker. Both products have hung J&J out to dry in court -- and both have left a trail of vict... - New diet drugs Alli and Zimulti awaken memories of Fen-Phen and PPH
Jun-18-07 New York, NY This week two new diet drugs jumped into the news media. The first, Orlistat (Alli), is just now on the drugstore shelves, and the second, Rimonabant (Zimulti), is going through the FDA approval process. Will they prove to be PPH diet drugs like Fen-phen? It's been 10 years since Fen-phen was withdrawn from the market because too many peo... - Mere Weeks after AMO Recall, Lawsuits Start Coming
Jun-14-07 Chicago, IL It didn't take long for lawyer's phones to start ringing after Advanced Medical Optics of Santa Ana, California pulled their stock of AMO Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution from store shelves last month. On June 8th a resident of Santa Clara County, Nicole Lazar, was named as the lead plaintiff on behalf of California consumers who... - Connecticut Sues Best Buy Over Website Scam
Jun-8-07 Hartford, CT The attorney general of Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against Best Buy Co. , Inc. alleging the company pulled a bait-and-switch and overcharged customers, using a website scam to do so. The lawsuit claims that the company managed to deceive consumers by running an internal Web site that looked identical to a public Web site. The interna... - Veteran Medical Malpractice Complaints Extend to Psychiatric Wards
Jun-7-07 Hampton Roads, VA Veteran medical malpractice and mistreatment concerns extend into psychiatric units at Veterans Affairs hospitals. In some cases, the care of patients in psychiatric units is worse than in other units, resulting in more lawsuits filed against VA hospitals claiming doctors and medical staff are negligent in their treatment of veterans. ... - CIBC Bank O.T. Class Action Could be Largest in Canadian History
Jun-6-07 Toronto, ON In a move that is sending shockwaves throughout Corporate Canada, a diminutive bank teller from Toronto took a day off from her job and launched a $600 million class action lawsuit against her employer. It also sends a message to the banking sector everywhere--including the U.S.-- that bankers should abide by labor laws and fair play when it co... - Lawmakers Want to End Big Pharma Recruitment Schemes - Part 2
May-30-07 Washington, DC: The whole idea of mining for psychiatric drug customers by screening all Americans for mental health disorders came to fruition as the result of the campaign contributions by the pharmaceutical industry, which in large part helped George W Bush take up residence in the White House. To repay his enormous debt to the industry, on April 29,... - Three Million Pages of Little Lies
May-27-07 Los Angeles, CA: If you bought James Frey's "memoir" A Million Little Pieces and didn't chuck it in the recycle bin after discovering, like Oprah Winfrey did—that it was a fraud; if it is still tucked behind War and Peace or wedged between real memoirs such as Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes or George Orwell's Down and Out, you can send page 163 t... - New FDA Reforms: Could They Prevent Another "Fen-Phen"?
May-20-07 Washington, DC The new FDA report: The Future of Drug Safety -- Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public, outlines significant reform of the drug-approval process and a new "sentinal" system to expedite the recall process. Could these changes prevent other health crises like the one that led to the recall of Fen-Phen ? Fen-Phen: An "Unaccep... - Hip and Knee Replacements: Breaking Up is No Laughing Matter
May-18-07 Rutherford, NJ As the population continues to age, joint replacement surgeries are becoming more commonplace. Specifically, hip and knee replacement surgery allows patients to recapture some of the mobility they once enjoyed in their younger years. However, like any surgery, the procedure is not without risk. And advances in technique, and materials u... - Dan's Story: Routine Surgery Gone Wrong
May-16-07 Baton Rouge, LA "It hurts to lie down and it hurts to stand up," says Dan Johnson. "I just want my life back" Dan had hernia surgery that used a type of Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch now recalled by the FDA. Lawsuits have been filed across the country by patients and their families, claiming injury and, in some cases, even death. A Sudden Infection... - OxyContin: Purdue Pharma Pays Millions
May-16-07 Stamford, CT You know it's bad when the executives take a personal hit. In the third-largest award of its' kind in the nation's history, Purdue Pharma was slammed with a U.S. $600 million penalty over allegations of misbranding pertaining to its' popular painkiller, OxyContin. Even more telling are the U.S. $34.5 million in fines levied against three... - New Law Passed after Benzene Leak
May-15-07 Indianapolis, IN A new law has been passed to protect Indiana residents from leaking underground chemicals, including benzene. The new law sets regulations for informing the public about dangerous chemical spills and also sets out who is financially responsible for cleaning up the spills. If the governor approves the legislation it will take effect July...