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Requip User Wants to Recoup Casino Losses

Posted on March 10, 2009
Memphis, TN: Sonny's doctor first prescribed Requip about 6 years ago and he took anywhere from 4-6 pills a day for Parkinson's Disease. But he wasn't warned of the side effects: Sonny had never gambled until he took Requip. " This has been a nightmare, and it is all due to Requip," says his wife, Darlene...

Lawsuit Filed Over Another Defective Medical Device

Posted on March 10, 2009
Omaha, NB: Another lawsuit has been filed against Mentor Corp., alleging the company's medical device, the ObTape vaginal sling, was defective and caused serious injury. Women who were implanted with the ObTape vaginal sling say they have been permanently scarred by the device, which was supposed to help them fight urinary stress incontinence...

Shoulder Pain "Makes Me Feel Like I'm Falling Apart"

Posted on March 09, 2009
Longview, WA:Like many patients before her, Debra L. says she thought her shoulder pain was a result of the surgery she had. She had no idea it could be related to the use of a shoulder pain pump following surgery. It was not until recently that Debra heard about problems with the shoulder pain pump and discovered that her inability to use her shoulder could have been caused by a machine that was meant to help her.

Lawsuit Alleges Apple Abuses IT Employees

Posted on March 09, 2009
San Diego, CA: You think that in this day and age, overtime lawsuits would be a thing of the past--especially California software developer lawsuits. After all, computers and computer professionals have been around for a long time now, long enough to make sure that everyone gets paid what they deserve...

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Man Almost Overdosed on Fentanyl

Posted on March 08, 2009
Payette, ID: After dealing with 10 major surgeries over 21 years, Roger has gained a lot of knowledge and experience regarding pain medications, pain management and pain clinics. He studies every medication before taking it, but fentanyl, by way of the Duragesic patch, was in a class all by itself.

Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable-Betrayal of Innocence

Posted on March 08, 2009
Washington, DC: The following is the third and final article in the series Psychiatric Drugging of Children. Part 2 explains how a -year-old girl named Rebecca Riley died of an overdose after being diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder by Dr Kayoko Kifuji, at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, and placed on a three-drug cocktail...

SSRI Birth Defects: A Litany of Heartaches

Posted on March 07, 2009
Fairmount, IN: As the controversy over Paxil birth defectsand other anti-depressant related birth defects continues, so too does the heartache of parents whose children were born suffering from these defects. Parents like Jenny, Sheila, Angela, Theresa, and Jennifer, all of whom had children whose heart conditions are likely the result of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) exposure in the womb, also known as SSRI birth defects.

Unum Can't Translate its own Policies

Posted on March 07, 2009
San Francisco, CA: Richard bought an Unum health insurance policy back in the 1980s, which included Unum long term disability, and he never missed a payment. The Unum (also known as Unum Provident) policy Richard bought insured that he could receive benefits if he was unable to work in his specific profession-something akin to a ballerina taking out an insurance policy on her legs.

Study Finds BPA in Soft Drinks

Posted on March 06, 2009
Ottawa, Canada: Tests conducted by Health Canada have found Bisphenol A (BPA) in at least 84 percent of canned soft drinks sold in Canada. Bisphenol A is a controversial chemical-while some experts argue that it is harmless at low doses, others say that even small amounts of the chemical can be very harmful, especially to infants and children.

FAA Sued Over Plane Crashes

Posted on March 06, 2009
Washington, DC: You think that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) are supposed to protect you from plane crashes so it may come as a surprise that both organizations are being sued for allegedly failing to act on safety recommendations...

Mutual Fund Managers Gambling With Your Money

Posted on March 06, 2009
Tacoma, WA: You are a smart cookie when it comes to investing your money in mutual funds. You know that there are both ethical and unethical companies and you know that there are good and bad investments. You put your money in a mutual fund because you have been told that mutual funds...

One Down, One to Go: Could Pre-Emption for Medical Devices Be Next?

Posted on March 05, 2009

California Labor Law Violations-Triple Whammy

Posted on March 05, 2009

Kugel Mesh Patch "Not Doing Its Job"

Posted on March 05, 2009

Avandia Patient "Glad to Be Here"

Posted on March 05, 2009

Bad Brakes: That Squeal Isn't Coming From Happy Infiniti Owners

Posted on March 05, 2009

The Role of Personality Disorders in Employment Litigation

Posted on March 04, 2009

Drug Companies Not Shielded From Lawsuits

Posted on March 04, 2009

Racial Discrimination Evident When Trying to Buy a Home

Posted on March 04, 2009

Defective Honda Odyssey Minivans Recalled, Brakes Could Fail

Posted on March 04, 2009

Consumer Concerned: "Could I Have Toxic Chinese Dry Wall?"

Posted on March 04, 2009

Fentanyl Fines and Lawsuits

Posted on March 04, 2009

Medical Mystery Possibly Linked to Heparin

Posted on March 04, 2009

Raptiva Side Effects Include Meningitis

Posted on March 03, 2009

Construction Worker Falls to His Death From Raised Forklift

Posted on March 03, 2009

Asbestos Disease--36 Years after Being Exposed

Posted on March 03, 2009

Your Computer Monitor Could be Part of Antitrust Scheme

Posted on March 03, 2009

Reglan Side Effects "Frightening"

Posted on March 03, 2009

More Investors Suffer Massive Stock Losses

Posted on March 03, 2009

Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable--Part 2

Posted on March 02, 2009

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