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Whistleblower Round-up: $450,000 For Expelled Nursing Student

Posted on August 30, 2009
Jasper, GA: While some may view whistleblowers as proverbial 'rats,' whistleblowing can be both morally satisfying and financially lucrative?although the incentive must always be on the former. The need and the freedom to speak out are protected by a whistleblower act...

Paxil Reportedly Linked to Sexual Dysfunction

Posted on August 30, 2009
Milwaukee, WI: Among the list of drug side effects that people might not expect to read about, sexual dysfunction probably ranks close to the top. However, some medications, including antidepressants such as Paxil, have reportedly been linked to an increased incidence of sexual dysfunction...

Canadian Health Officials Announce Foodborne Illness Recall, Could Have US Implications

Posted on August 30, 2009
Ottawa, ON: A foodborne illness recall originating from Canada is always a concern in the summer months given the migration of vacationers across borders. Economic challenges have caused more people to scale back grandiose vacation plans, resulting in more day trips and holidaying a bit closer to home...

Husband Became Aggressive on Chantix, Wife Feared For Her Life

Posted on August 29, 2009
Washington, DC: A smoking cessation drug that has been linked to suicide and various other adverse reactions continues to bedevil the industry. For some, Chantix has worked and worked well. However for others, Chantix side effects have infected their lives in ways they could never imagine...

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Studies Examine Actos and Avandia Side Effects

Posted on August 29, 2009
Deerfield, IL: Two recently published studies have examined Actos side effects and Avandia side effects. One study found that the link between Actos and heart failure was less than the link between Avandia and heart failure. The other study found a greater risk of fracture in people taking Actos over those taking other diabetes medications, including Avandia...

Mississippi Man Has Opposite SSDI Problem: Payments Won?t STOP

Posted on August 28, 2009
Byram, MS: Most will tell you that successfully acquiring social security disability (SSDI) is a painful, painstaking process that involves long delays and often the denial of a legitimate claim. It is for this reason that many SSDI applicants will hire the services of a qualified SSDI attorney to help them with what is often a bureaucratic nightmare in the pursuit of SSDI benefits.

Ammonia Leak at Salami Plant Injures 24

Posted on August 28, 2009
An ammonia leak at a salami plant in South San Francisco early Friday morning has been contained, but not before 24 people working at the plant received medical care for personal injury. Emergency personnel at the scene treated 16 people, and a further 8 were taken to local hospitals...

Diet Watch: Fen-Phen Fat Cats and Alli-Oop(s)

Posted on August 28, 2009
Covington, KY: The Fen-Phen diet pill was once-upon-a-time the last word in dieting for millions of overweight Americans before the Fen-Phen drug was pulled off the market by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over concerns for primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), a disease affecting the lungs.

"Stevens Johnson Syndrome Almost Killed My Daughter"

Posted on August 28, 2009
Wenatchee, WA: "My 16-year-old daughter, Chelsea, was prescribed Lamictal to control her mood swings," says Shelly. "We were told she might get a slight rash but no one told us she would wind up in ICU with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS ), which led to [Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis TEN...

Chemical Fire Causes Evacuations, Explosions in Michigan

Posted on August 27, 2009
A chemical fire in Hamtramck, Michigan, that resulted in the evacuation of 750 residents has been brought under control, according to local news reports. This afternoon residents were told they could return home.

California Labor Lawsuit Sees Settlement of $22 Million

Posted on August 27, 2009
San Jose, CA: Two lawsuits that have made the news recently highlight the importance of employers following California labor law and properly compensating employees for all hours worked. One lawsuit involves a multi-million dollar settlement for employees while the other involves employees who say patients at a hospital received inadequate care due to violations of California employee labor law.

Medical Imaging Patients Exposed to High Levels of Radiation: Study

Posted on August 27, 2009
Washington, DC: Americans are being exposed to levels of radiation in medical imaging tests that are higher than levels deemed safe for workers at nuclear power plants, according to a new study being published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

?This Noose is for You?

Posted on August 27, 2009
Birmingham, AL: Even though the plaintiffs and the Nucor Corp Steel is slightly out of the firm?s usual geographical area, veteran civil rights and discrimination lawyer Robert L. Wiggins says the facts of the case are so compelling that when the NAACP approached him, he took the case.

The Two Faces of Avelox

Posted on August 26, 2009
Washington, DC: The Avelox antibiotic and related Avelox side effects?tendon rupture among them?is yet another example of the prescription drug culture we find ourselves in today. Drugs are designed to do incredible things, such as eradicate serious bacterial infections...

Cancer Experts Say Tamoxifen Still Safe Despite New Potential Risk

Posted on August 26, 2009
Washington, DC: The complicated world of pharmaceutical drugs was further complicated yesterday after a drug commonly used for the treatment of breast cancer?and still regarded as safe?was found to potentially carry a new risk.

Report Outlines Treatment Recommendations Regarding Antidepressants and Pregnancy

Posted on August 26, 2009
Washington, DC: Women who take Paxil and are worried about Paxil side effects now have a little guidance regarding antidepressant use while pregnant. A joint report released on August 21, 2009, and issued by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA), has set out treatment recommendations for women who are experiencing depression.

Settlements Announced in ERISA Lawsuits

Posted on August 25, 2009
Seattle, WA: People who participate in employee stock options plans, employee savings plans or other employee benefit plans might not think twice about trusting that their company will do right by them. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are situations where companies violate ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) leaving it up to employees to protect not only their rights but also their finances.

Plant Explodes in Ancaster

Posted on August 25, 2009
A three-alarm fire continues to rage in the town of Ancaster, 50 miles south of Toronto, Canada, this morning, after several propane tanks exploded at a furniture manufacturing plant.

New Proposed Legislation Poised to Fight Workplace Gender Discrimination

Posted on August 25, 2009
Washington, DC: There are various instances of workplace discrimination that have contributed to changes in discrimination law. As a result religious discrimination, age discrimination, employee discrimination and workplace gender discrimination simply have no place in the workplace.

?Tell it like it is? says New York Personal Injury Lawyer

Posted on August 24, 2009
Hauppauge, NY: With 20-plus years as a personal injury lawyer, Michael Levine?s advice to clients may be one of the best pieces of free info you ever get. ?I always tell my clients, just tell it like it is,? says Levine, in a soft-spoken ?New Yorkah? accent...

"Deadly Errors Made Every Day," says former OR Nurse

Posted on August 24, 2009
Charlottesville, VA: A former operating room nurse, who claims she herself was the victim of a botched surgery, is speaking out loud and clear about medical malpractice and medical mistakes that injure or kill thousands and thousands of Americans every year...

Ill-Fitting Dentures Promote Excessive Denture Cream Use, Leads to Zinc Poisoning

Posted on August 24, 2009
Dallas, TX: The debate over Fixodent denture adhesive and alleged Fixodent zinc poisoning is further complicated by the fact zinc, as a trace element, is part of a healthy diet. However, too much isn't good for you. Thus, denture cream zinc poisoning happens when too much zinc is used.

New Study Suggests Avandia Worse than Actos, Glaxo Cries Foul

Posted on August 23, 2009
Toronto, ON: New research out of Canada pertaining to Avandia side effects and Avandia risks appears to suggest that patients taking Avandia have a greater chance for developing heart failure?and have a greater risk of death?than those taking rival type 2 diabetes drug Actos.

Contaminated Heparin Deadly to Some

Posted on August 23, 2009
Elizabethtown, KY: When it comes to the heparin recalls, it appears that what you don't know really can hurt you. After all, patients thought they were getting their normal dose of heparin only to find out that they may have been exposed to contaminated heparin, either through the replacement of a heparin ingredient or through the manufacture of heparin at an unsanitary plant...

Patient Given Both Levaquin and Cipro

Posted on August 23, 2009
Plymouth, MA: Suzanne M. was given both Levaquin and Cipro for her medical problems. Now, she says she is not sure which caused her tendon problems, but she says she has been suffering for a while with severe Achilles tendonitis. Unfortunately, both Cipro and Levaquin side effects include tendon problems, so Suzanne may have been exposed to a double-dose of side effects.

FDA: Oral Sodium Phosphates Not Safe For Double Dose

Posted on August 23, 2009
Bellevue, WA: They are two things that many people might not think go together: the use of an oral sodium phosphate and an increased risk of kidney failure. However, according to warnings released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the risk of OSP kidney damage is high enough that the products' uses have been revised...

Crash of US Military Helicopter Claims Four Members of Elite Team

Posted on August 23, 2009
Washington, DC: Four soldiers who died August 19 in a helicopter crash have been identified. As it turns out the four killed in the military helicopter accident were four members of an elite special operations unit. Needless to say, the helicopter crash news was devastating not only to the families of those killed, but to the military as well.

Auction Rate Securities and Stock Broker Arbitration

Posted on August 22, 2009
New York, NY: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a lawsuit against brokerage firm Charles Schwab, alleging the company committed fraud and misled investors in the sale of auction rate securities. Some investors who have not had their auction rate securities bought back by their brokerage firms are now considering filing a stock broker arbitration to recover their money...

Asbestos Mesothelioma Led to Death of Iconic Actor

Posted on August 22, 2009
Hollywood, CA: Asbestos mesothelioma is a killer the world is coming to terms with thanks to a continuing parade of revelations about mesothelioma cancer: what it is, what causes it and the sometimes decades-long timeframe involved in its emergence following asbestos exposure...

Wrongful Termination and WARN

Posted on August 22, 2009
Charleston, WV: People get fired all the time, but when those people are fired without proper reason, there can be a cause to file a wrongful termination lawsuit. People who believe they were wrongfully terminated from their job can file a lawsuit to recover lost wages, future earnings and, in some cases, reinstatement to their job...

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