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Feb-8-12 Princeton, NJ The voluntary CardioGen-82 recall by Bracco Diagnostics Inc. last July and the subsequent FDA alert to health care professionals to stop using CardioGen-82 for cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scans prompted one Tennessee hospital to test more than 100 cardiac patients for radiation exposure. However, in January 2012, the FDA sa... - "Transvaginal Mesh Caused Five Years of Hell for Me, My Husband, My Kids"
Feb-8-12 Sydney, NS Leslie was 40 years old in 2007 when she had transvaginal mesh—a TVT sling—implanted. Since that time, she has had at least six MRIs and about a dozen CAT Scans. She has been in and out of the hospital on numerous occasions—including the renal unit for three months—and she couldn't have sex with her husband until last Oct... - Ski Accident Highlights Dangers
Jan-20-12 Park City, UT The recent death of Sarah Burke following a skiing accident during a freestyle skiing training run serves as a reminder that winter sports can be dangerous. Although Burke, like many other people, took all the necessary precautions, catastrophic ski injuries can occur, putting participants at risk. And, following a ski hill accident, over... - It's Not Just a Baby, It's a Life: Zoloft Birth Defects
Jan-6-12 Washington, DC Birth defects happen for a variety of reasons: genetic predisposition, fate, or worse—a preventable cause. While any birth defect is a parent's worst nightmare, one that might have been preventable is the cruelest blow. Such is the case for a Washington woman who launched a zoloft heart birth defect lawsuit against Zoloft manufactu... - Paxil Lawsuit | Paxil Lawyer | Paxil & Pregnancy - LawyersAndSettlements.com
On September 27, 2005, the FDA issued an alert to healthcare professionals and consumers as GlaxoSmithKline changed their warning label on Paxil (paroxetine) to include the risk of birth defects. These Paxil side effects include Paxil PPHN (Persistant Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn). The results of a recent study conducted by the two indicated an... - Listeria Monocytogenes Alert for Cheese and Milk Products
Washington,DC: The Massachusetts (MA) Department of Public Health (MDPH) is issuing a warning to consumers to avoid consumption of certain cheese and milk products because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). The presence of L. monocytogenes in foods such as cheese and milk products represents a significa... - Beyaz Birth Control Blood Clots Side Effects Lawsuit
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that women using birth control similar to Beyaz birth control could be at increased risk of drospirenone side effects. According to the FDA and researchers, drugs such as Beyaz birth control, which contain drospirenone are associated with an increased risk of blood clots. The FDA is now invest... - Health Organizations Issue Warnings about Use of Terbutaline during Pregnancy
Dec-7-11 Baltimore, MD The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not the only health organization to issue a warning about terbutaline side effects . In fact, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has also recommended against long-term use of terbutaline during pregnancy. Specifically, the organization warned about prolonged use of terbutali... - Lingering Radiation Levels Only One Concern with Recalled CardioGen-82
Dec-4-11 Sarasota, FL The concern for radiation exposure in relation to the recent recall of CardioGen-82 by Italian manufacturer Bracco Diagnostics is obvious. What isn't, are the ancillary concerns—including travel across international borders—at a time when the world remains understandably vigilant with regard to terrorism. Medically, there is... - Dishwasher Fires
New York, NY: Reports of Whirlpool dishwashers catching fire due to a product defect has prompted a class action lawsuit alleging Whirlpool, the parent company of Kitchenaid, knew about the defect but did nothing. According to news reports hundreds of people have been affected. And, the suit claims, this is a defect in the control board th... - Allegations about Zicam Smell Loss Raised in 2006
Nov-11-11 Scottsdale, AZ When it comes to using medications, patients are sometimes willing to risk some side effects to treat a condition, but when the side effects can be permanent, as with the alleged Zicam side effects , patients may not be so willing to take that risk. In 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about Zicam side effec... - Settlement Proposed in Novedex XT Securities Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A notice program authorized by the United States District Court for the Central District of California began on November 1, 2011 to alert those who purchased Novedex XT from November 2, 2006 through October 3, 2011 ("Class Period") about a proposed settlement with Gaspari Nutrition, Inc. ("Gaspari"). The notice is a result of the Court cer... - Jury Awards $48.2M Verdict in SJS/TEN Case
Los Angeles, CA: On October 3, 2011, a Los Angeles jury returned a record-setting verdict against Johnson & Johnson and their fully owned subsidiary McNeil Consumer Healthcare for $48.2 million, with pre-interest and cost of judgement is expected to reach 60 million dollars. The lawsuit alleged that Motrin caused SJS/TENS or Stevens Johnson Syndrom... - Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuits Growing
Oct-20-11 Washington, DC Given the facts that one in 10 women will suffer from depression during her pregnancy or the postpartum period, that the antidepressant drug Paxil sales reached $1 billion in 2007, and Paxil has been linked to birth defects, it's no wonder that Paxil birth defects lawsuits are growing. Since the FDA issued an alert in 2005 that requir... - CardioGen-82 - Bracco Diagnostics, CardioGen-82 Recall, CardioGen Lawsuit
CardioGen-82 , which uses the radioactive drug rubidium 82 chloride injection for cardiac PET scan or cardiac PET imaging has been recalled by the manufacturer, Bracco imaging . The CardioGen-82 recall occurred after the FDA received two reports of patients who received more radiation than expected. Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Dru... - Avaulta Mesh Not Meshing with Some Patients
Oct-12-11 Washington, DC Critics of the allegedly problematic Avaulta mesh will take solace in the recommendation last month by an FDA panel to tighten approval protocols following several failures of the surgical mesh, together with related lawsuits. However, the issue furthers the debate between manufacturers—such as the makers of the Bard Avaulta mesh i... - Oil and Gas - Oil and Gas Accidents, Oil and Gas Law - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Oil and Gas workers are subject to some of the most hazardous industrial conditions in the US. Serious injuries and fatalities occur too often from an oil accident or gas accident. Oil and gas attorneys ensure that gas and oil companies are held accountable for oil drilling accidents and oil field accidents . People employed by gas and oil com... - Effexor Side Effects Can Include Life-Threatening Syndrome
Sep-17-11 Washington, DC The rash of potential health issues that have been associated with antidepressants has concerned physicians around the world, and Effexor side effects are just another example. While Effexor is considered a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)—different from Paxil and Celexa, which are SSRIs—the... - Levaquin Lawyers Accepting Claims for Tendon Ruptures Anywhere in the Body
Sep-12-11 Maplewood, NJ "Attorneys were at first only taking Levaquin cases with ruptured Achilles tendons, but new studies show that Levaquin can cause ruptures anywhere in the body," says Stacey Hauer, lead litigator in Levaquin cases at Johnson Becker PLLC. That's potentially good news for Steve, who ruptured his Achilles tendon after taking Levaquin. When... - Pharmacy Repackaged Avastin Intravitreal Injections Causing Blindess
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert regarding repackaged intravitreal injections of Avastin (bevacizumab) that have caused a cluster of serious eye infections in the Miami, Florida area. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) notified FDA of a cluster of Streptococcus endophthalmitis infections in three c...