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Sort by relevance 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Oral Sodium Phosphate Products: Prescription Only
May-20-09 Lynchburg, VA: In response to renal risks of oral sodium phosphate products, on February 9, 2009 the FDA recommended that only prescription oral sodium phosphate (OSP) bowel preparations be used by patients for bowel cleansing prior to undergoing colonoscopy (colon examination). Patients routinely take OSP products to cleanse the bowel before a colonosco... - SSRI Birth Defects –The Heart of the Matter
May-19-09 Atlanta, GA: Meredith was taking Zoloft for nearly 3 years, and in the third year she became pregnant. Her doctor told her she should be fine to stay on the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) during her pregnancy, but to reduce the dose during the last part of her pregnancy. Her daughter was born with heart defects, and Meredith wonders if there'... - Consumer Fraud Goes Up in a Down Economy
May-17-09 New York, NY You know what they say—what goes up must come down. And when the economy goes through a downturn, what tends to come up is consumer fraud . When the economy sours, scammers tend to redouble their efforts. The Consumer Fraud Act provides a level of consumer protection against fraud artists bent on taking advantage of you. Since the econo... - 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... - Avandia Maker Faces More Lawsuits
May-15-09 Marshall, TX GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Avandia, faces more lawsuits alleging that patients suffered from serious Avandia side effects. Among the more severe side effects is the reported link between Avandia and heart attacks. Some critics say the risk of a heart problem is too high, while patients file lawsuits alleging they were harmed by the use of Ava... - Transcripts from Plane Crash Reveal Violation of Safety Regulations
May-12-09 Buffalo, NY Transcripts from the Continental Connection plane, involved in the plane crash near Buffalo, NY, reveal that personal discussion took place during the flight, including as the plane descended into Buffalo. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, the pilots rushed through mandatory checklists and then spent the flight discussing pe... - SSRI Birth Defects: A CautionaryTale From the Crib
May-9-09 West Paducah, KT Racine (not her real name pending lawsuit) has a son who was born at just 34 weeks with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). She had been taking the antidepressant Effexor (Venlafaxine ) during her pregnancy and now wonders if that may have had something to do with her son's heart defect. While no one can say for certain whether... - Reglan Sickness "A Horrible Feeling"
May-7-09 Lake Isabella, CA Kathleen E. says she does not believe she suffered the same Reglan side effects that other people have reported experiencing. Such side effects include Tardive Dyskinesia, a serious condition marked by involuntary movement. A Reglan black box warning has been announced to alert patients to the potential for development of Tardive Dyskin... - Risks of Oral Sodium Phosphates Known Long Before Health Warning
Apr-30-09 Washington, DC In December of last year the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning for Oral Sodium Phosphate (OSP) over concern for kidney failure. However the warning came nearly three years after the FDA first issued a health alert about OSP, and allegedly 9 years after the agency was first alerted to the possibility. Anyo... - Reglan Black Box Comes Nearly 30 Years Too Late
Apr-25-09 Washington, DC When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated a Black Box warning for Reglan , patients who have already experienced adverse reactions to the drug would not have been surprised. Reglan is the commercial name for the drug metoclopramide, a drug made by a number of generic manufacturers for the treatment of gastrointestinal disor... - Role of Icing in Plane Crashes
Apr-15-09 Buffalo, NY With 3 major plane crashes in the news in recent months, the media has once again been focusing on what factors play into an airplane crash. One factor that is frequently cited as a probable cause of a plane crash is icing. However, as some experts note, there is rarely just one factor involved in airplane crashes. Normally, a number of facto... - Levaquin: The Devil in the Details
Apr-11-09 Washington, DC There is little argument that the Levaquin antibiotic is a good one in terms of its capacity to control and eradicate serious infections. Indeed, Levaquin medicine is powerful stuff. But as is the case with many medicines, the side effects can be worse than the cure and in the case of Levaquin side effects the impact on a patient's phy... - ETHEX Drug Overdose "Frightening"
Apr-9-09 Suffolk, VA Patients rely on pharmaceutical companies to ensure that the medications they take are safe for consumption. That is what makes the recent ETHEX drug recall so scary. It took too long for the defects in the medications to be noticed, putting many people at risk of a drug overdose. Robert S says his wife, Linda, survived her ETHEX side effects... - No Patience for Medical Negligence: Patients
Apr-6-09 Miami, FL Negligence law , together with medical negligence, remains one of the most frustrating aspects of living in not only a developed nation, but one of the superpowers of the free world and a caretaker nation. Other parts of the world look up to us here in the US. And yet the medical negligence attorney is kept hopping when innocent people are harme... - VA Contaminated Colonoscopies: 'Completely Inexcusable'
Apr-2-09 Miami, FL In a scathing editorial, the Miami Herald reveals that the VA hospital in Miami where VA colonoscopies took place was warned by the Department of Veteran's Affairs about potential problems with colonoscopy equipment. According to the newspaper the Hospital checked its procedures and reported everything fine—that is, until a more extensive rev... - RU-486 Mifeprex Abortion Pill Death - Abortion Pill Lawsuit & Case
Mifeprex (mifepristone) is a pill administered for a medical abortion up to 7 weeks after pregnancy, and is an alternative to surgical abortion. The drug blocks a hormone required to sustain a pregnancy, and when followed by Cytotec (misoprostol) to assist with contractions, the pregnancy is terminated. Since the U.S. FDA approved the drug in September... - Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Suspended in Other Countries. Not in US.
Mar-26-09 Washington, DC Canada is the latest country to bring the hammer down on the use of Raptiva after the psoriasis drug had been linked to 3 confirmed and one suspected case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a neurological condition that can result in reduced brain function and ultimately, death. Three, of the four patients died. All f... - FDA Issues Alert for Herbal Xenicol, Slimbionic and Xsvelten
The Weight Loss Products Could Cause Serious or Fatal Health Events The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an expanded, nationwide alert to primary care physicians and consumers regarding 72 weight loss products, including Herbal Xenicol, Slimbionic, and Xsvelten. The weight loss products have been found to contain undeclared, active p... - Known Defect Could Have Caused Crash of Hibernia-Bound Sikorsky Helicopter
Mar-20-09 Newfoundland, Canada The investigation into the fateful crash of a Cougar operated Sikorsky S92-A helicopter March 12 that killed 17 Hibernia oil rig workers has revealed what could be a major reason for the crash. The finding has prompted the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground all Sikorsky S92-A helicopters until the appropriate repair... - What Role Did Ice Play in Continental Connection Crash?
Mar-18-09 Buffalo, NY Although the investigation into the plane crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 is ongoing, speculation is still strong that icing may have played a role in the crash. While nothing can bring back the lives that were lost in the crash, a proper understanding of what caused the horrific plane accident can prevent similar crashes in the f...