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Mar-14-07 Washington, DC: The number one goal of drug makers in dispatching sales representatives to meet with doctors face-to-face is to increase sales by convincing doctors to prescribe drugs off-label for unapproved uses, by saying whatever it takes to achieve that goal. A May 2006, study titled, "Turning Medicine Into Snake Oil," analyzed FDA warning letters... - Chantix: The Kids Also Suffer
May-29-08 Silver Springs, FL On their doctor's advice, Tara and her husband were both prescribed Chantix to quit their smoking addiction. Although the drug has a high success rate, many users are questioning whether the psychological side effects are worth it. "We were so mean to each other and our kids during and right after taking Chantix, we lashed out at them... - New Orleans Files $77 Billion Lawsuit for Failed Levees
Mar-11-07 New Orleans, LA: The city of New Orleans has filed a $77 billion claim against the United States Army Corps of Engineers seeking compensation for losses incurred after failed levees resulted in flooding of the city. In addition to the city's lawsuit, at least 34,500 other claims had also arrived in the New Orleans district office. In many cases, peop... - Lawsuit Against Baxter and SPL alleges heparin to blame for retired nurse's injuries
Jun-27-08 Toledo, OH Maureen and Ron Tujague of Pleasanton, California are suing Baxter Healthcare Corporation, one of the makers of contaminated heparin, and Scientific Protein Laboratories, LLC (SPL), the supplier of contaminated heparin's active ingredient, because the contaminated heparin used by Mrs. Tujague during a dialysis treatment caused a sudden drop in b... - Unum's World Trumps Policy Holders' Doctors
May-23-08 Nashville, TN: First Unum (formerly UnumProvident ) will likely cause Greg to sell his house, and possible take his daughter out of college: even though Greg's doctors have deemed him unable to work, Unum's doctors say otherwise—Greg just received his last long term disability check from the insurer and social security is a long way off. Greg w... - Tragic Boating Accident: He Didn't Stand a Chance
Jun-17-08 Benton County, WA With the approaching summer comes the season for boating accidents , as landlubbers take to the lakes in record numbers for some sun and some fun on the water. But all too often there is tragedy, as witnessed by the death of a boater just a week before summer on the Columbia River near Finley, in Washington State. A 74-year-old man... - FDA Imposes Warnings of Suicidality on Anti-Epileptic Medications
Jun-7-08 Washington, DC Warnings of suicidal thoughts and behavior are being finalized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for labeling of all anti-seizure medications. The announcement came earlier this week, from the FDA, who is working with the pharmaceutical companies on this matter. It is worth noting, however that anti-epileptic drugs are not just... - Trail of Paxil Suicides Leads To GlaxoSmithKline
Feb-14-07 Washington, DC: On January 29, 2007, BBC-One broadcast, "Secrets of the Drug Trials," a Panorama program based on an investigation by reporter, Shelley Jofre, which revealed how GlaxoSmithKline misled doctors into prescribing Paxil off-label to children, even after its own clinical trials found that kids could become suicidal when taking the drug. The... - Patients with Drug-Eluting Stents Warned to Stay on Meds
Feb-13-07 Los Angeles, CA: A number of organizations have issued a joint advisory recommending that any one who has a drug-eluting stent implanted should take blood thinners such as Plavix for a year after surgery. The advisory was issued by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Int... - "My Son was given 900 units of Botox and Never Spoke Again"
May-2-08 Chicago, IL Sandra's son suffered a massive brain injury and he was given Botox to control muscle spasms in his arms and shoulders. But Sandra believes that the huge dose he was given (900 units) caused him to lose the ability to swallow; as well, she thinks this deadly toxin migrated to his brain. "On January 27, 2006 my son Jonathan was a... - Unum's Role in Bankrupting Social Security
May-2-08 San Diego, CA In what is regarded as an industry-wide practice to nickel-and-dime Social Security even closer to the poorhouse, UnumProvident (now calledUnum) pestered a disability client to apply for Social Security Disability benefits, in an effort to get out of paying her fifty bucks a month. Fifty bucks. Jessica Oritz is a 27-year-old gas sta... - Plane Crashes: A Primer for Keeping it Together in the Sky
Apr-28-08 Drumheller, AB A plane crash is something you hear about all the time, due to the often-sensational nature of the event. This, in spite of the fact you stand a greater chance of being injured, or losing your life in a car accident, than you are in a plane. There are people who fly commercially for decades and never experience a problem, beyond a bit o... - What Led to the Black Box Warning on Asthma Drugs?
May-30-08 Washington, DC: Two years ago the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that the asthma drugs Advair Diskus, Advair HFA, Foradil Aerolizer, Serevent Diskus must carry black box warnings—the most severe warning the FDA can issue. Most recently Symbicourt, Performist, (formoterol fumarate), and Brovana inhalation solution were added to list of... - AMO Complete MoisturePlus Recall: Many Missed the Memo…
May-29-08 Santa Ana, CA: The problem with a product recall is that it's only as effective as the communication between the manufacturer, and the end user. In the case of James Millard Wilson, he didn't get the message. The young art student from Baltimore had been having trouble with his eyes, and had no idea that his AMO Complete MoisturePlus Contact Lens solutio... - Auction Rate Securities: From Boom to Bust…to Broke?
May-29-08 Washington, DC: While it may have occurred well before the market for auction rate securities turned to dust, alleged misdeeds by a major brokerage firm has resulted in a settlement with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). First Southwest has agreed to compensate the SEC $150,000 to settle charges that the firm had allegedly engaged in various a... - Officer Runs Red Light, Woman Sues
Apr-24-08 Brunswick, NC Brunswick Sheriff Ronald Hewett and Captain Gene Caison are being sued by a Wilmington woman over a June 2005 car accident in which she was a passenger in the vehicle that collided with the car that Caison was driving. Pamela Mahoney has alleged that Caison was driving a car belonging to Brunswick County, when he ran a flashing red light o... - Tainted Heparin Now 'Clearly' Linked to 81 Deaths: FDA
Apr-22-08 Washington, DC The tainted heparin juggernaut just keeps getting bigger: it was revealed this morning that the US Food and Drug Administration puts the death toll linked to tainted heparin at 81 deaths , and the country count is up to 11. It was revealed this morning, according to a report in the New York Times, that the FDA has now identified a clea... - GlaxoSmithKline Defamed With Truth About Paxil
Jan-31-07 London, UK: GlaxoSmithKline has labeled the allegations made in a Panorama television program that said the company had suppressed the results of clinical trials that showed Paxil was ineffective and caused children to become suicidal "defamatory." According to the January 30, 2007, Guardian, an official at the company said Glaxo had looked into takin... - SuperShuttle International Inc: Allegations that Drivers are Made to Pay the Freight
May-24-08 Sacramento, CA In a case that gets right down to where the rubber hits the road, employees of a California shuttle company are hoping that a class-action lawsuit will shift their case into overdrive, and force their employer to ante up millions of dollars in unpaid overtime . Employees of SuperShuttle International Inc. allege that their employer has... - Credit Card Rate Hikes: No one Wins
Jan-29-07 Tucson, AZ: One of the worst types of credit card rate hike is a practice known as universal default. Unfortunately, it's a practice that very few people know about until they're the victims of it. Under universal default a credit card issuer can increase the interest on your card if you are late making a payment on any of a number of bills including...