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Sort by date 372 pages found matching tyson foods- Mother Angry About Loss of Sense of Smell After Zicam Use
Jul-14-09 Highlands Ranch, CO The sense of smell is something that people might take for granted, until they lose it. Jenny R. believes she suffered from Zicam side effects which include a loss of the sense of smell. Jenny says that since she suffered the reported Zicam smell loss, she has become concerned about the risks to her family, because she is unable to... - Bactrim SJS: From the Epitome of Health to Near-Death
Jun-14-09 Mobile, AL After three days on Bactrim for a mild infection, Myra was so sick that she wound up in the ER with a fever of 104 degrees. And she got worse because the doctor told her to continue taking the sulfa drug. Finally a dermatologist saw her and diagnosed SJS Bactrim: Myra almost died from a severe allergic reaction to Bactrim that caused Steven... - Unum Life Insurance No Guarantee of Benefits
May-20-09 Reno, NV It's not too difficult to find a policyholder disgruntled with their insurance provider and Unum life insurance in particular. In general insurers are only too happy to relieve people of their premiums each month only to balk when it comes time to give back. Such is often the case with Unum Provident. A recent lawsuit over Unum long-term disabil... - Peanut Salmonella Litigation Status
May-5-09 Washington, DC Increasingly, more individuals across the United States have reported that they contracted Salmonella Typhimurium from peanut butter and peanut products, namely from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), Kellogg Company, and Kanan Enterprises, Inc. Overview of the Peanut Butter Outbreak Officials at the Center for Disease Contr... - It's a Match - Salmonella from Pistachios Linked to Illnesses
May-3-09 Washington, DC: On March 26, 2009 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the Center for Disease Control (CDC) that multiple samples of pistachios and pistachio-containing products collected from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, of Terra Bella, California were contaminated with several serotypes of Salmonella , including Montevideo, Newpo... - Hidden Overtime: Interview with Wage and Hour Lawyer Greg Jones
Apr-22-09 Willmington, NC Wage and Hour lawyer Greg Jones says that many people are unaware of overtime laws ; they don't realize that issues such as donning and doffing or unpaid meal periods may constitute overtime. "Most people think of overtime as working more than 40 hours a week, but there are other types of overtime that aren't apparent, and a lot of thes... - FBI Now Involved in PCA Peanut Butter Salmonella
Feb-10-09 Blakely, GA In what is fast becoming one of the most sensational food recall stories of all time, it has been reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a manufacturing facility in Blakely, Georgia owned by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) fingered in the peanut butter salmonella case. The raid was likely conducted in concert with... - Mushrooms Recalled, Potential Risk for Listeria
Feb-2-09 Kennett Square, PA Mushrooms that could cause serious illness—or even death—have been recalled due to a potential for listeria , it has been learned. Today a recall has been issued for 3.5-ounce packages of enoki mushrooms produced by Phillips Mushroom Farms, which is based in Pennsylvania. The fear, based on preliminary tests, is the potential... - Heparin Failed to do the Job
Dec-5-08 Duncan, BC For almost a decade, Allan has been living with a mechanical aortic valve and after heart surgery was told he would be on the blood thinner warfarin for the rest of his life. But last year he needed another surgery and had to switch to heparin ; Allan self-administered heparin injections for 13 days. He later discovered that switching meds coul... - Charges Laid In Truck Accident
Oct-29-08 Madison, MN The driver of a semitruck who was involved in a fatal truck accident in 2005 faces federal charges alleging he falsely logged his sleep hours. The driver had been acquitted of all criminal charges related to his trucking accident in a separate trial. The accident killed 5 people on a high school bus and injured dozens more. Following the a... - Kugel Mesh Patch: "People Who Get Shot Feel Better than I Do"
Oct-4-08 Phoenix, AZ John H has suffered though a lot of pain, and many surgeries due to a hernia repair where a hernia patch was used to repair one of his herniated areas. Many of his symptoms and health problems following his hernia repair surgeries are consistent with those experienced by people who have had Kugel Mesh Patches implanted. "The whole thing... - Clint Docken: One of Canada's Original Class Action Litigators
Sep-26-08 Calgary, AB Canadians have been a little more laissez-faire, shall we say, than their American neighbors when it comes to diving into class action lawsuits but they are starting to get the hang of it. Over the last 5 years, a virtual blizzard of class actions has been blowing through Canadian courts and the major reason is change to Canadian law . "We h... - Truck Accident: Driver Likely Fell Asleep at the Wheel
Sep-17-08 Milwaukee, WI It was supposed to have been a routine high school band trip, but a truck accident turned the day into a tragedy. Five people died in the trucking accident, which happened when the bus they were riding on struck a semi truck that had flipped over and was on its side, blocking the highway. Thirty-five others were injured, including the truck... - "I survived Cipro"
Sep-11-08 Los Angeles, CA Tina advises victims of Cipro side effects to "be proactive and get your health back." Tina was prescribed Cipro for a staph-related infection: after taking it for five days she could barely walk. Tina suffers from fibromyalgia but this pain was different--it was in her joints. "It attacked my knees, elbows, feet and hands," says Tina. "I... - Salmonella St Paul: Did Tomatoes take the Heat for Jalapeno Peppers?
Jul-25-08 Seattle, WA Now that tomatoes are safe to eat and jalapeno and Serrano peppers and avocadoes are possible culprits of the Salmonella St. Paul outbreak, some people may wonder—especially the victims-- if health officials at the FDA and CDC are grabbing at straws. Food litigation lawyer Bill Marler weighs in. "When someone eats food that is contaminate... - Tomato Salmonella Scare Off, Jalapeno Recall On
Jul-22-08 Washington, DC If you eat salsa, you'd better take out the heat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak warning. Tomatoes have been replaced by jalapeno and Serrano peppers and avocadoes . On July 19th, the FDA recalled Jalepeno Peppers and Serrano Peppers distributed between May 17th and July... - Tomato Salmonella: BLT's or just BL Sandwiches?
Jun-29-08 Washington, DC Food scares are almost becoming commonplace. Last year it was spinach and seafood, peanut butter and pet food. The recent tomato salmonella outbreak may have more cause for concern because more than two months after the first reported case, the source of the outbreak has not yet been found. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has repo... - I'll Have a Burger but hold the Salmonella Tomato
Jun-9-08 Rockville, MD On June 9, 2008 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide warning that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes , and products containing these three kinds of tomatoes. The FDA advises consumers, retailers and restaurateurs to only eat, sell and/or serve cherr... - Botox Adverse Effects Makes Looking Younger, Less Attractive
May-24-08 New York, NY Botox is fast becoming a tale of two extremes, as sales figures increase and popularity soars, even though concern over serious, and potentially deadly adverse reactions continue to reverberate through medical journals and the media. The concern centers on the potential for Botox and Myobloc to migrate away from the original injection... - Did Heparin Kill My Wife?
Mar-31-08 Minneapolis, MN Harold's wife was a shining light in her local community. Vibrant, involved, she was loved by everyone. But in 2004 she received news that she had breast cancer. After several rounds of chemotherapy, she contracted a lethal blood infection, for which the doctors could not determine a cause. On February 29, 2008 she died, at home, with her h...