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Aug-19-09 Locust Grove, OK Consumers who use Fixodent denture adhesive and other denture creams may be surprised to learn that certain denture creams have been linked to zinc poisoning. What may surprise them even more is that they may have been suffering symptoms of denture cream zinc poisoning but blamed those symptoms on something else. Ruby M. says she has s... - Acetaminophen Aches
Aug-8-09 Boston, MA It might just be one of the best-known drugs on the market, but acetaminophen is now coming under fire after it was linked to an increased risk of liver failure. The situation is of a high enough concern that a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee met in June, 2009, to discuss potential action to lessen the rate of ac... - Helicopter Crash Kills Two
Aug-5-09 Montreal, PQ A helicopter crash , in Quebec, Canada, early Wednesday morning has killed a CTV news cameraman and the pilot. The crash, which occurred about 240 kilometers from Montreal, happened at around 10:00 a.m. eastern time. The helicopter reportedly swooped down out of the air, hitting a hydro pole then dropping to the ground. One body was re... - Enbrel Among Five Drugs to Get Cancer Warnings From FDA
Aug-5-09 Washington, DC The same day that LawyersandSettlements.com reported that a Copenhagen study raised the red flag on Enbrel side effects (etanercept) with regard to the potential for development of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD) in children suffering from juvenile arthritis, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Tuesday that a group of fiv... - Add Z-pack to List of Drugs linked to SJS
Aug-4-09 Franklin Square, NY Mary Ellen was prescribed Zithromax (commonly referred to as the Z-pack) for strep throat and she followed instructions: take the medication until finished. Unfortunately for Mary Ellen and others who have suffered through Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) due to a severe allergic reaction to a drug, those instructions can be the wor... - Zicam "Causes Real Damage"
Jul-31-09 New Canaan, CT When it comes to treating a cold there are a variety of remedies available on the market. However, some of those remedies allegedly come with side effects that may be too serious for the condition they are treating. Reportedly, Zicam side effects include a loss of the sense of smell. For patients who use Zicam, the loss of smell is a pot... - SJS Caused Intense Pain and Loss of Vision
Jul-24-09 Lafayette, LA: Ronald's rheumatologist prescribed him sulfasalazine to help control the inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis but three weeks after he started the treatment, Ronald came down with flu-like symptoms, which led to full-blown Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). At the time, neither Ronald nor his doctor knew of the association between... - Asbestos Mesothelioma a Problem for Veterans
Jul-21-09 Washington, DC While the link between asbestos exposure and the onset of asbestos mesothelioma has long since been established, an ongoing concern surrounds the prevalence of asbestos in the military and the potential for mesothelioma cancer stemming from asbestos exposure. According to the website VetFriends.com, a social and advocacy site serving... - New Jersey-based Levaquin Lawsuits May Be Consolidated
Jul-13-09 Trenton, NJ The various Levaquin antibiotic lawsuits that have been filed in the state of New Jersey due to Levaquin side effects may be consolidated before a single judge, according to a recent posting on AboutLawsuits.com. The alleged problems associated with Levaquin medicine and the resulting adverse affects are prompting many plaintiffs towards... - PPH and Fen-Phen Lawsuits: Round Two
Jul-9-09 Fort Myers, FL Joe D. took Fen-phen in the mid-90s and chose to opt out of American Home Products $3.75 billion class action settlement in 1999—thus allowing him to pursue a lawsuit later. Ten years after taking the diet drugs, Joe has been diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and says that in retrospect, it's a good thing he didn... - Hydroxycut Patient Says Supplements Changed Her Life
Jul-9-09 Vancouver, BC Jo C. says she has been taking Hydroxycut supplements on and off for approximately 10 years. After she started taking Hydroxycut Max, about 2 years ago, Jo says her health went downhill. However, she did not link her health problems to the Hydroxycut diet supplements until the supplements were recalled. "I was taking Hydroxycut becaus... - Chinese Drywall Assessment Determined "High Risk"
Jul-8-09 North Port FL "My fiancé and I found a house to rent, lease or sell on craigslist," says Carolyn, "and the owner agreed on $700 per month with a $5,000 deposit so we could buy the house. But after only one month we found so many things wrong, because of Chinese drywall ". Professional Building Inspectors were brought in, determined that there was... - Accident Not Her Fault, Plaintiff Forced to File Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Jun-29-09 St. Louis, MO The proof will come out not in the pudding but in the lawsuit. However, allegations stemming from a bad faith insurance lawsuit and the accompanying bad faith insurance claim filed by a Missouri woman gives one pause to wonder why anyone ever bothers with insurance. That said, there is little doubt as to why the insurance bad faith attor... - Stay Out of the Nestle Cookie Dough Bowl
Jun-19-09 Glendale, CA On June 19, 2009, Nestle USA of Glendale, California, issued a nationwide cookie dough products recall after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FDA (CDC) officials linked consumption of uncooked cookie dough to 66 E. coli illnesses in 28 states since March. According to the New... - Chinese Drywall Class Actions Consolidated in New Orleans
Jun-19-09 Tampa, FL Even though the Chinese drywall debacle is centered largely in Florida, the legal eagles involved in several China drywall class action lawsuits will be heading to the Big Easy in order to litigate Chinese drywall problems. According to the June 15th, 2009 edition of the Tampa Bay Business Journal (TBBJ) the various class action lawsuits... - 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... - Anonymous Girl V. Anonymous Landlord in Lead Paint Case
Jun-17-09 Orford, NH: Attorney Robin Curtiss recently settled a lead paint poisoning case on behalf a girl who was negatively affected by the lead paint in her family's rented home during the 1990s. The terms of the settlement require that Curtiss, and anyone else for that matter, refrain from identifying the parties involved, but the case stands out because of the... - Woman Suffers Fractures After Taking Avandia
Jun-12-09 Rocky Mount, NC Avandia side effects allegedly cover a wide range of health problems, from heart attack to the increased risk of fractures in women. While people may know about the reported link between Avandia and heart attack, fewer people may know the risk of fractures. Annie D. says she suffered fractures after using Avandia and believes that Avandia... - Heparin Contamination a Brown, Gummy Goo at AM2PAT
Jun-10-09 Raleigh, NC Heparin contamination at first glance sounds like a medical term—which it is. But when a bad heparin injection with tainted heparin syringes results in the death of a loved one, such a term becomes much more than a simple headline or an entry on a page. It is life-altering stuff—and a tainted heparin lawsuit is making that very point. ... - "Nightmares from Chantix Drove Me Crazy"
Jun-9-09 Flint, MI Posted on the Chantix website is a litany of side effects: one of the most common is abnormal dreams. But scroll down and in smaller print the popular smoking cessation drug also lists "nightmares". Harriet didn't read the small print and neither did anyone tell her that she would have nightmares so bad she would be afraid to go to sleep, and s...