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Crestor has been linked in some reports to an increased risk of diabetes and rhabdoymylosis. These Crestor side effects , which are also found with similar drugs, are potentially serious Concerns about Crestor issues are strong enough that Public Citizen, an independent watchdog organization, called for the drug to be removed from the market in 2004. ... - Denied Disability: Stall Tactics Keep Coming
Dec-3-12 San Ramon, CA If you are considering Standard as your insurer, Tanya advises that you think twice. “Standard has acted in bad faith over and over again,” says Tanya. “They denied my disability claim verbally but won’t send a denial letter, which is holding up my appeal. I believe this stall tactic is illegal.” And so does... - Oral Sodium Phosphates Linked to Kidney Damage
Jul-25-09 St. Louis, MO If you took an oral sodium phosphate (OSP) to clean your bowels prior to a colonoscopy and have developed kidney damage, there is a chance your health problems are linked to the use of the OSP. In 2008, certain oral sodium phosphates, including OsmoPrep and Visicol were given a black box warning, the highest warning required by the FDA, a... - VA Disability - VA Benefits, Veterans Disability - LawyersAndSettlements.com
VA disability benefits are often denied because veterans don't seek help from a qualified VA attorney. Veteran disabilities, including post traumatic stress disorder , also known as PTSD and combat stress, can also hinder a veteran from filing a claim, thereby causing delay in veterans compensation and veteran's disability benefits . VA Disability... - VA Disability FAQ
What are VA benefits ? Veteran disability benefits are based on an illness or an injury that was either acquired or made worse while serving in the military. (The definition of a veteran is "A person who served in the active military, naval or air services, and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.") The co... - Victim Overcomes Embarrassment to Share Transvaginal Mesh Story
Mar-26-12 Vancouver, BC Noreen had suffered from urinary stress incontinence for many years; she says it was a problem even when she laughed, coughed or sneezed. So when her doctor said that transvaginal mesh was a new, minimally invasive procedure and highly effective, with a very rare chance of pain during intercourse, Noreen had TVT implanted. "I figured th... - Emergency Room Overcharges Almost Caused a Stroke
Feb-9-12 Shelby, NC Steve thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck and was getting chiropractic treatment but when one side of his face went numb, Steve figured he should go to the emergency room—just to make sure he wasn't having a "mini-stroke." He was OK, but the Emergency Room overcharges almost gave him a stroke! Although Steve, age 49, is in... - Heart Valve Problems Linked to Permax
Permax is a drug prescribed for the treatment of Parkinson's disease - a progressive neurological disorder that results from the degeneration of neurons in a region of the brain that controls movement. This degeneration creates a shortage of dopamine, causing the motor function impairments that characterize Parkinson's. Permax has been approved for treatm... - $9.8M Awarded in Defective Wheelchair Injury Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $9.8 million settlement has been awarded to a 35-year old plaintiff who suffered injuries resulting from defects in his wheelchair. The defective wheelchair personal injury lawsuit, filed in San Diego, alleged plaintiff Toby Morin suffered life altering injuries as a result of defective design, manufacture, warnings and repair. Fur... - FDA: Transvaginal Mesh Not Worth the Risk in Treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Nov-22-21 Silver Spring, MD The FDA reviewed Boston Scientific’s latest studies of the pros and cons of using transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and doubled down on its earlier conclusion that the risks outweighed the benefits. In 2019, after a spate of surgical mesh lawsuits , the FDA ordered Boston Scientific to immediately pull its tr... - New Test from Standard MRI Could Yield New Insights on Brain Injury
Jun-21-11 St. Louis, MO When Nick Colgin sustained a brain injury while serving in Afghanistan, a standard MRI turned up no discernable injury to his brain. But his symptoms spoke otherwise. For a time, the 26-year-old was unable to write his name, and encountered problems with speech, balance, cognitive thinking and focusing his eyes. Now, there is emerging... - "Zocor is the Ford Pinto of Drugs," Says Victim
Apr-10-11 Lancaster, OH "If I was told about Zocor side effects I would never have taken this drug," says Alice, age 56, who was extremely active before starting the statin med. "Both my neurologist and arthritis doctor have diagnosed me with statin toxicity, which explains why I was bedridden for six months, all because of muscle spasms caused by Zocor. Now I w... - Employee Afraid to Ask for California Overtime
Jan-26-11 Seattle, WA There isn't enough time in the day for Angie to discuss her California overtime issue, but Michael, her husband, can attest that her employer violated the California labor law. "Not once in more than two years she has worked for this realtor has my wife been paid overtime," said Michael, "and Angie always worked through lunch when she was i... - Shingles Vaccine, Zostavax Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The shingles vaccine, Zostavax, is used by people over 50 who wish to prevent the occurrence of shingles. However, it is associated with shingles vaccine side effects and the CDC now recommends that adults wanting the vaccine should be 60 years and older. In addition to only being effective in about 51 percent of people, the vaccine may cause side ef... - Jury Hands Bard Quick Win in First Surgical Mesh MDL Lawsuit
Sep-23-21 Columbus, OH It took the jury only hours to come back with a resounding victory for C.R. Bard in first bellwether surgical mesh lawsuit in the Multidistrict Litigation consolidated in the Southern District of Ohio. On September 8, the jury in Johns v. C.R. Bard, et al found in the defendants’ favor on all of Steven Johns' claims against the... - Fen-Phen Side Effects - Fen-Phen Lawsuit & Free Case Evaluation
Fen-Phen was withdrawn by the manufacturer, American Home Products (later Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories), in 1997 due to alarming reports of heart valve defects found in approximately 30 percent of the subjects of an obesity study. The two drugs that make up the combination are fenfluramine (Pondimin) and phentermine (Ionamin). In addition, a drug known as R... - Gulf War Syndrome Medical Claims to Be Reviewed
Mar-2-10 Washington, DC The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will review disability claims and update regulations affecting veterans, including those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. Reports suggest that as many as 700,000 veterans who served in the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from chronic fatigue, heightened chemical sensitivity, skeletal pain,... - Reglan: Tardive Dyskinesia "Difficult to Live With"
Sep-21-09 Somerville, TN Georgeann T. says watching her husband deal with Reglan side effects has been a difficult ordeal. Georgeann believes her husband is suffering from Reglan tardive dyskinesia, a condition marked by involuntary muscle movements. The link between Reglan and tardive dyskinesia is strong enough that the drug, used to treat heartburn, diabetic... - Pregabalin (Lyrica) Linked to Increase in Birth Defects
Santa Clara, CA: Data collected by the Swiss Teratogen Information Service, a facility that collects reports of potential harmful effects of drugs, and a subsequent study on the data published in the journal Neurology, reveals that the pain medication pregabalin (Lyrica) may be linked to birth defects. Pregabalin is approved in the US to treat... - Multaq Side Effects - Sanofi Aventis, Multaq Liver Failure, Multaq Atrial Fibrillation, Multaq Lawsuit
In recent months, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two warnings about potential Multaq side effects . Those side effects reportedly include an increased risk of Multaq liver failure and Multaq heart failure . Multaq is known generically as dronedarone and is made by Sanofi Aventis. Sanofi Aventis Multaq FDA Approval for AFib...