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Aug-3-10 Washington, DC If there were ever a recipe for medical malpractice, it is the conundrum that comes with prescribing antidepressants like Effexor to expectant mothers. Doctors have to play Solomon and either recommend continuation of Effexor and risk harm to the baby, or risk harm to the mother by stopping Effexor. Various studies have concluded that... - Salmonella Spice Outbreak Expands
Jun-1-09 Houston, TX On May 30th, health officials confirmed that the recent West Coast foodborne illness outbreak of rare Salmonella Rissen has expanded to 5 states. The current illness count has risen to 79, and is distributed as follows: California (63), Nevada (10), Oregon (4), Washington (1), and Idaho (1). Illness onsets range from December 9, 2008... - Three Die as Plane Slams into House
Jun-22-10 Lock Haven, PA Three people aboard a Cessna 210 were killed Monday after the small plane crashed into a house west of the William T. Piper Memorial Airport near Lock Haven, PA. The elderly couple who lived in the house narrowly avoided being killed. The plane, which had been chartered by the US Department of Agriculture, was on its final approach w... - Cargo Plane Crash on Training Exercise Kills Four US Airmen
Jul-29-10 Anchorage, AK Four US servicemen were killed in a plane crash in Alaska, the Associated Press (AP) reported this morning. The four airmen were riding in a cargo plane during a training procedure when the aircraft, a C-17, crashed and burned in a fireball at the Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage. The accident occurred as the airmen were training... - 14-Year Old Pedestrian Dies in Missouri Car Accident
Jul-28-10 Strafford, MO A teenager from Strafford who was involved in a car accident while walking along Evergreen Street in Strafford as died from her injuries. Amanda L. Self, 14, was hit by a car late Tuesday night, July 27th, at around 10:35 pm, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). Some media reports stated that Self was walking along the r... - NTSB: Pilots to Blame for Helicopter Crash
May-17-09 Flagstaff, AZ The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report regarding a helicopter crash involving 2 medical helicopters. The NTSB's report says that the pilots are to blame for the helicopter accident, which resulted in 7 deaths. Meanwhile, a lawsuit has been filed in a different helicopter crash, alleging alterations to the heli... - Trio Charged in Home Loan Scam, Including Financial Elder Abuse
Jun-12-10 Los Angeles, CA Three men have been arrested on various charges, including financial elder abuse , following investigation into a bait-and-switch home loan scheme. Joseph Nguyen, 37, of Woodland Hills, and Matthew Bourgo, 27, of Thousand Oaks, California—former employees of ALG Capital Inc—as well as Sean McConville, 30, president and co-... - Thousands of Boxes of Yaz Recalled Last November, Few Knew
Jul-19-10 Washington, DC With more than 1,000 lawsuits percolating through the courts alleging that Yasmin and Yaz birth control caused blood clots and other adverse reactions, comes the news that a sizeable lot of Yaz birth control pills was recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November of last year. Jim Edwards, writing on BNET (CBS Busi... - Avandia Increases Heart Risks and Deaths over Rival Drug
Jun-11-10 According to a Food and Drug Administration reviewer who worked on a recent study, U.S. government scientists found GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia increased heart risks and deaths compared to Actos, a rival pill. The findings have not yet been published, but the analysis by U.S. government scientist come only a few weeks ahead of a publi... - Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Motrin Scheme Exposed
Jun-11-10 New Brunswick, NJ The FDA charges that in June 2009, Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit attempted to disguise its efforts to remove Motrin from store shelves without initiating a formal recall. The agency is looking into possible criminal penalties against J&J because of the Motrin recall . The FDA said it became aware of t... - Ketek SJS: Not Enough Warning
May-14-09 Washington, DC: On its products page dated January 29, 2009 Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc., the maker of the antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin) acknowledges "Spontaneous cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) have been reported; however, a causal association between the administration of Ketek and development of SJS and TE... - Avandia Debate Continues at ADA Conference
Jul-7-10 Orlando, FL Three years after Dr. Steven Nissen pronounced a so-called death sentence on type 2 diabetes drug Avandia , there is still confusion as to just how bad the drug is. Discussions and presentations at a recent gathering of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) reveal that medical opinion remains polarized. According to a 7/4/10 summary of... - Man Involved in Lawsuit Related to Unum Insurance Policy
Jul-7-10 Washington, DC A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, claiming that he was wrongfully taxed on his Unum disability insurance . Ronald W. Parkinson worked for 28 years at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland, often under stressful conditions, according to court filings obtained by Leagle.com. In 1998, Parki... - Generic Reglan Lawsuits Spring Up
May-28-10 Boston, MA Much has been made about the link between Reglan and tardive dyskinesia. However, it was only recently that lawsuits concerning generic versions of Reglan began springing up, forcing the courts to make tough decisions. Currently the courts must decide whether or not the makers of the generic Reglan are immune from liability. The generic d... - FDA Investigating Adverse Event Reports Associated with Tylenol Recall
May-25-10 New York, NY The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it is investigating some 775 reports of serious side effects associated with 50 over-the-counter children's medicines made by McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson, which were recalled earlier this month due to quality and safety issues. Among the adverse events are reports of seven dea... - Merck Unhappy with Fosamax ONJ Jury Verdict
Jul-1-10 New York, NY Merck & Co., the manufacturer of the pharmaceutical drug designed to treat osteoporosis, is challenging the decision of a New York jury in the retrial of a case involving a Florida woman who claimed that Fosamax fostered the onset of Fosamax osteonecrosis . In this particular case, the plaintiff alleged that she used Fosamax from 19... - Is Health Care Funding So Bad, Hospitals Are Suing Doctors?
Jul-1-10 Albuquerque, NM A curious trend seems to be emerging in New Mexico: Hospitals are launching lawsuits against former employees in an effort to recover the costs of medical liability settlements, according to a resolution passed earlier this month at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association. Medical liability lawsuits involving doctors e... - Missouri Accident: Negligence and a Lawsuit
May-24-10 Kansas City, MO Victims of Missouri car accidents may think they have no recourse to recover damages if they were at fault in the accident. However, Missouri follows a system of negligence that allows people injured in car accidents to file claims, even if their actions contributed to their injuries. Missouri follows the principle of pure comparativ... - Bad News for Avandia from Two Big Studies
Jun-28-10 Washington, DC Two studies on the controversial diabetes medication Avandia (rosiglitazone) were made public today, providing independent evidence that the drug puts patients at increased risk for cardiac events, specifically myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure and death. One study, an updated meta-analysis of 56 clinical trials, showed a... - Transocean Tries to Limit Liability
May-19-10 Houston, TX Transocean's court application to limit its liability may have "bottled things up for now, but it has little chance of succeeding," says Texas attorney Kurt Arnold, whose firm represents several rig workers who were injured or killed when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew in April. "I tell my clients to worry about getting better and tr...