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Sort by date 1,812 pages found matching bank of america- Doctor's Perks and Free Drug Samples Cost Patients Plenty
Dec-20-06 Washington, DC: In the debate over whether Big Pharma's perks lead doctors to prescribe high priced brand-name drugs over equally effective generics, the question to ask is whether an industry would direct 90% of a $20 billion marketing budget at doctors if it did not work. As lawmakers enact measures to limit the drug company's influence over the medic... - FDA Strengthens Warnings on Darvon and Darvocet
Aug-6-09 Rockville, MD The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has required the manufacturers of products containing propoxyphene (the generic name of Darvon) to strengthen the warnings about the risk of overdose with such products. The warning applies to pain medications, including Darvon and Darvocet . According to the FDA news release,... - Defective Products causing Personal Injury: Get Your Medical Records Now
Dec-4-06 San Diego, CA Paula Carr was 29 years old when she had breast implants. Paula asked a lot of questions except one: how long would they last? "I thought I would give myself a gift - instead I got a curse," she said. "My doctor told me this new product was a combination of saline and silicone and I was excited about the prospect of having a renewed sense... - New Study Says Tanning Beds Akin to a Smoking Gun
Jul-30-09 Lyon, FR A new study published yesterday in Lancet Oncology links tanning beds and cancer and elevates the risk of artificial tanning and all ultraviolet rays to a level akin to smoking, with the potential of causing serious personal injury . "Some people feel the need to tan to compete. My advice to them is: don't do it with a sun bed, don't eve... - Denture Cream: One Woman's Struggle is a Lesson for Young People
Jul-28-09 Boston, MA You may not see them as the young hockey player skates by. But they're there—in the mouth, protecting the teeth. Mouth guards. So what does a mouth guard have to do with denture cream and zinc toxicity? Everything. Because when a young person loses their teeth through a sports injury, they may be looking at dentures—and products... - Propane Explosions: Often the result of Negligence
Nov-16-06 Phippsburg, ME: Many people rely on propane to heat their homes and fuel their appliances. Unfortunately, relying on gas such as propane puts people at risk of serious, life-threatening explosions. If you smell a propane leak, it is vital that you contact the proper authorities and leave the area immediately. That is exactly what a Maine woman did la... - Pharmaceutical Malpractice A Growing Problem says Attorney
Jun-30-09 Cumming, GA: Attorney Donald Singleton was recently contacted by a woman who believes she was the victim of pharmaceutical malpractice. The potent prescription painkillers she got from her pharmacist for her chronic pain condition turned out to be a heavy dose of anti-inflammatory steroid. "After a few days, the pain she could usually control with her pres... - One California Overtime Case Settled while another Begins
Oct-17-06 San Francisco, CA One major California overtime class action suit has been settled, but another is just starting up. As Wells Fargo announced that its overtime lawsuit had been settled, a suit was filed against the San Francisco News-Press. Both lawsuits allege that employers did not pay employees for working overtime. On Monday, October 9, Wells... - Attorney Sues Americash for PayDay Loan Hell
Jun-17-09 Chicago, IL Out of control payday loans can feel like a kind of purgatory—where borrowers swim as fast as they can but still find the shoreline getting farther and farther away. In the state of Illinois, the attorney general's website specifically warns consumers about payday loans and advises them to consider all other possible options for entering into... - California Labor Law: When a Union Dictates the Right to Work
Jun-14-09 Los Angeles,CA Even though US Federal labor law forbids an employer from discriminating against an employee on the basis of non-membership in a union, that federal statute doesn't appear to be mirrored by California labor laws , if a recent example is any indication. Like most states, California state labor law serves as an addendum to federal law—not a... - "Levaquin Ruined My Life"
Jun-12-09 Washington, DC His name is John Fratti and he walks with a cane. He can barely make it down the stairs. Lest you think that John is a stooped, elderly gentleman, John Fratti is a young man. There's a video of him floating around somewhere of an extremely athletic man shooting hoops with friends. No more. John Fratti's life, he says, has been forever change... - Preventing Foodborne Illness this Barbeque Season
Jun-8-09 Madison, WI: Who doesn't love a barbeque? It's one of America's favorite summer pastimes, but all too often we hear reports of people getting sick from eating contaminated food. Last month, President Barack Obama pledged to revamp protection of the nation's food supply to help prevent future disease outbreaks: Numerous outbreaks of foodborne illness have... - Law Firm Takes Google to Court
Jun-3-09 New Haven, CT: So what do lawyers do when they feel they have been dealt with unfairly? Well they go to court, that's what they do. Stratton & Faxon, a personal injury firm in New Haven, Connecticut is more than a little perturbed about Google selling its hard-earned firm name to one of its competitors. "Basically every time someone searched our firm... - Credit Card Companies Rely On Your Score
Sep-25-06 Arvada, CO Susan Rivera never read the 'stuffers' that came in the mail with her monthly statements from credit card companies. Just like most people do, she filed them in the trash can. Little did she know that she would pay in spades for not reading their 'announcements' regarding credit card rate hikes . "All of my credit cards have been affec... - More E. Coli Outbreaks—What Can We Do About it?
May-25-09 Washington, DC: As we enter the summer months, we will start to see an increase in E. coli outbreaks and more cases of foodborne illness . Most of those cases will be related to the consumption of contaminated hamburger. The first outbreak, which is currently ongoing on Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, has already claimed the life of a 7-year-old and s... - Heparin Deaths Bring Blood Thinner to Spotlight Again
May-22-09 Lewes, DE Patients still reeling from the news of last year's heparin contamination are likely worrying and wondering if there is even more bad news about heparin, following the deaths of 2 people in the last 2 weeks. Although the mode of delivery for heparin in these 2 cases was different from that used in the contamination scare—no heparin injection... - Two New Heparin Deaths Spark Renewed Concerns
May-13-09 Lewes, DE A year after the tainted heparin scare over heparin syringes and heparin contamination reverberated around the globe, two new heparin deaths in Delaware are sparking new fears. While there are still many unanswered questions, two things are certain. One is the manufacturer: Baxter International, which was one of the manufacturers of hepar... - Credit Card Rate Hikes: a Lose-Lose Outcome
Aug-30-06 Credit card companies only hurt themselves by raising the rates so high that many customers can't even make minimum payments. "When our interest rates were increased from 2 percent to 35 percent, we had no choice but to claim bankruptcy." "My husband and I are both 57 years old and we both had credit cards since I was 21 -- in 36 years we had never missed... - Unum Frowns on Fibromyalgia
May-2-09 Seattle, WA: Tracy suffers from fibromyalgia—a chronic disorder that includes debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance, joint stiffness and many more symptoms. But Unum sees fibromyalgia syndrome as a "non disease", possibly due to a lack of objective laboratory tests or medical imaging studies to confirm the diagnosis. But for Tracy and many others, it... - CDC Sued for Violation of Privacy
May-1-09 Atlanta, GA This isn't about swine flu, but there are parallels nonetheless. In a modern, democratic society—of which the US is justly proud—the provision for basic civil human rights is a hallmark of life in a respectful and advanced population. When that hallmark is sullied through a breach in civil and human rights, civil rights law is there to pr...