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Sort by date 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Paxil Birth Defects: "I Wish I Hadn't Taken It"
Feb-24-09 Ft Worth, TX Kathryn's baby girl was born with a hole in her heart, a defect possibly due to her baby's exposure to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy. Now, many years later, Kathryn feels guilty and frustrated because her daughter has many long-term health problems. "I was on Paxil during the whol... - DHA in Spray On Tanning Products Potentially Dangerous
New York, NY: According to an independent review commissioned by CBS.com involving independent medical experts, one of the ingredients in spray on tanning products, dihydroxyacetone (DHA), could damage human genes, even possibly cause cancer, putting tanning salon employees and their customers at risk for life-threatening adverse health effects... - Sears Peeping Tom Lawsuit
A Sears employee has been arrested for secretly videotaping women in Sears changing rooms, in a case that is being referred to as the Sears Peeping Tom case. Sears employees who may have been caught on the camera are now investigating a Sears employee lawsuit and company could face a Sears customer lawsuit as well. The fitting rooms and bathrooms were... - Celexa Birth Defects - Celexa Side Effects, Celexa Lawsuit, Celexa Lawyer
Recent studies have found that babies exposed to Celexa (Citalopram) during certain periods prior to birth run a risk of experiencing Celexa side effects . Those Celexa birth defects include a risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), oral cleft, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and coarction of the aorta. A potential link between... - Driver Injured in Trucking Accident Awarded $2.4 Million
Nov-30-08 Imperial County, CA Semi truck accidents can be terrible. We've all seen them. We've also, all seen highway construction zones. And unlike closing a building for renovations for example, a major highway without a readily available detour must function and pass traffic, such as cars and tractor-trailers, even in the midst of construction chaos. It was in... - Pilot Error Causes Plane Crashes
Oct-25-08 Madrid, Spain When you board an airplane, you expect the pilot is fully capable of dealing with any situation that might arise and will always make the right decision to avert a plane crash. Of course, pilots are humans and humans make mistakes. Sadly, when pilots make mistakes the result can be a fatal airplane crash. A recent analysis, conducted a... - Was Heparin contaminated or did Patient have Allergic Reaction?
Oct-9-08 Kansas City, KS: Justine was hospitalized for five days last January for a deep-vein thrombosis and she was given Heparin injections . She now believes the side effects she suffered were caused by an allergic reaction or Heparin contamination. Researchers say that combining short periods of leg compression with medications like Heparin can be helpful... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - "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... - 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... - 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... - Preventing Medication Errors
Apr-15-08 Philadelphia, PA The LawyersandSettlements website is chock full of stories of errors and near-misses in medication, inaccurate or misread prescriptions as well as the resulting health complications and tragedies. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is a non profit charity that exists to help prevent such occurrences by educating both cons... - Chantix: "I Started To Get Really Depressed"
Mar-30-08 Superior, WI Victoria H. says she had no idea that Chantix could have been responsible for her suicide attempt. In fact, it was not until a month later, when her friend phoned her with information about Chantix , that Victoria had any idea that her suicide attempt could have been caused by the anti-smoking medication. "I went to a family doctor to get...