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Humira (known generically as adalimumab ) has been linked to serious Humira side effects , including an increased risk of a rare but usually fatal form of cancer. As a result of this increased risk, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the risk of Humira cancer , especially in adolescents and young adults. Humira, which is ma... - Experts Predict Many Cases of Permax Heart Valve Damage
Jan-21-07 Washington, DC Nearly three years ago, HealthDay News reported that a study had confirmed previous findings that the drug, Permax , used to treat Parkinson's disease, could damage heart valves and surgery would be needed to correct the problem. The April 28, 2004, report quoted the lead researcher, Dr Richard Dewey Jr, an associate professor from the U... - Home Depot Equipment Fee
Nov-15-06 Fort Lauderdale, FL: A class action lawsuit filed against Home Depot last year is challenging the company's damage waiver fee for equipment rentals. The suit, which was filed in Florida, claims that Home Depot automatically adds a charge of 10 percent to all rental equipment in order to cover possible damage to the tools. Customers are never told that... - Valsartan Cancer Risk Legal News and Lawsuit Information
The drug Valsartan (a generic version of Diovan), which is prescribed to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart failure, has been recalled worldwide after it was found to contain N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a known carcinogen. Valsartan contamination from a Chinese manufacturing plant may date back to 2012, potentially exposing many patients to Valsa... - Abdominal Mesh Recipient has More Pain after Hernia Surgery
Apr-7-17 Brady, TX: ”If you ever get a hernia, don’t get the kind of abdominal mesh I have,” says Kade. “It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that I went to the hospital to get something fixed and came out hurting more.” Kade had abdominal mesh surgery to repair a double hernia and a torn groin muscle about two years... - Cipro Side Effects: One Man's Story
Mar-14-10 Portland, OR The Cipro antibiotic, manufactured by Bayer AG, has been linked to a host of unwelcome side effects, including tendon rupture and tendonitis. For one athletic young man, three days on Cipro left him feeling much older than his 21 years. "I was diagnosed with epididymitis, and given the antibiotic Cipro," wrote Dano3000 in the WarriorDi... - Pig Brain Mist allegedly caused pork processors to develop neurlogical sickness
A mysterious illness has been affecting pork processing workers who use compressed air to blow pig brains out of skulls. The theory is that some of the brain tissue turns into a fine mist that causes exposed workers to develop an autoimmune response that causes nerve damage. Symptoms include fatigue, weakness, pain and numbness. Patients can be identifi... - Numbing Fumes, Conker Shoe Co. pays author $225,000 personal injury settlement
Totnes, England: (Jan-25-08) Joan Brady, a Whitbread prize-winning author, filed charges against the Conker Shoe Co., alleging that the fumes from the factory were detrimental to her career. Brady, 67, said she was forced to work on less demanding novels when the fumes from chemicals used at the Conker Shoe next to her former home allegedly caused her le... - Weight Loss Drugmakers Face Stomach Paralysis Lawsuits
Jan-27-24 Santa Clara, CA A drugmaker’s dream is a patient continuing treatment and forever refilling prescriptions--and that spells profit. Such is the case with the weight loss drugs because discontinuing them leads to regaining lost weight. Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy are star performers, but a drugmaker’s nightmare is the serious side effect... - Stem Cell Therapy Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Stem cell treatments have been defined as both miracle treatments and snake oil. The public has heard from researchers and licensed doctors, unlicensed frauds and for-profit companies that stem cell therapy can regenerate hair and organs, cure cancer and emphysema, and eradicate deadly infectious diseases. It is commonly used in plastic surgery and eye surge... - Lakeside Nursing Center Patient Choking Wrongful Death Settlement
Edwardsville, PA: (Aug-27-07) The family of Luke Warman brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Lakeside Nursing Center in Dallas, alleging that the facility's negligence lead to the death of Warman on May 27, 2003. According to the suit, Warman suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a degenerative nerve disease t... - PFAS Health Risks Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Individuals, cities and states across the U.S. are filing PFAS chemical contamination lawsuits against 3M, Dupont and several other chemical manufacturers, alleging chemical pollution in soil, groundwater and drinking water. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. And PFAS are all-pervasive: they... - Lead Poisoning Lawsuit News and Legal Information
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about one in six children in America have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood streams. Children exposed to lead have a greater risk of fatal side effects than adults. Symptoms of lead poisoning start with flu-like symptoms, nausea, abdominal pain and can advance to anemia, kidney problems, we... - First Unum: How can they Sleep at Night?
Dec-5-07 Clearwater, FL First Unum told Michelle Howard that her injury wasn't severe enough for long term disability benefits —despite her own doctor's reports. Instead, Unum relied on reports from their medical examiner—who didn't even see Howard! In March, 2002 Howard (not her real name pending a lawsuit against Unum , suffered an injury and wo... - Spotlight Focused On Pfizer's Lipitor Follies
Aug-27-06 According to the book, "Health Myths Exposed," by former pharmaceutical chemist turned whistleblower, Shane Ellison, "When used as prescribed, pharmaceutical drugs kill more people than terrorism, car crashes, AIDS, and street drugs combined." Although many health care professionals have come forward in recent years with warnings that prescription drugs a... - Lawsuits Multiply For Johnson & Johnson's Charite Spine Disc
Aug-7-06 According to the Institute of Medicine, over a million Americans are severely injured each year by medical devices. In 2002 alone, the FDA received more than 111,000 reports of adverse events involving medical devices. That number has increased since the Charite artificial spinal disc was approved for use in the US in October 2004. As of July 2006,... - Settlements and Verdicts: Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Progressive Women's Healthcare.
A $2.3 million verdict has been reached in the malpractice lawsuit filed by Derek and Melissa O'Donnell. The suit alleged that due to a complicated delivery two years ago, the O'Donnell's daughter Ashley suffered nerve damage so severe that she will probably never have full use of her right arm. (Apr-08-04) [ WMURC ] Legal Help If you have a... - CPAP Lung Cancer Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Philips, the medical device manufacturer, is facing class-action lawsuits from consumers, including a CPAP lung cancer lawsuit, alleging the company knew about the risks associated with its CPAP and BiPAP machines a considerable time before it recalled millions of sleep machines. CPAP machines are breathing devices that help treat sleep apnea sympto... - Amiodarone and Simvastatin Rhabdomyolysis Drug Interaction
Numerous adverse side effects may occur as a result of taking the heart drug amiodarone (brand name Cordarone), including rhabdomyolysis . Patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin in doses of 20 milligrams a day or higher who are also taking amiodarone are at even higher risk of rhabdomyolysis. The FDA continues to receive reports of pat... - Testosterone User Believes Therapy Caused His Heart Attacks
Apr-10-14 Danville, IL Ron was advised to have testosterone treatment after he had a botched vasectomy but says he has been paying for it ever since. “I’ve had four by-passes and four stents since I stopped taking Androgel, and now I wonder if I suffered testosterone heart attacks.” Ron, age 59, was prescribed testosterone for two reasons. A...