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Acetaminophen Aches

Posted on August 08, 2009
Boston, MA: It might just be one of the best-known drugs on the market, but acetaminophen is now coming under fire after it was linked to an increased risk of liver failure.

Privacy a Concern for Both Sides in California Labor Law

Posted on August 08, 2009
Pasadena, CA: Two employees in a California office who objected to hidden surveillance in their work area sued their employer for invasion of privacy, only to lose in a recent California Supreme Court decision. The California Labor Law case may have been a victory for the employer, with the Supreme Court upholding limitations on the right to privacy...

Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning Can Affect Young Adults

Posted on August 07, 2009
Boca Raton, FL: Talk of dentures and denture cream often brings to mind images of senior citizens-the people who are most often associated with tooth loss. So, it is natural that when it comes to denture cream poisoning, people would first think about how the problem affects senior citizens...

Harrowing Survival of Oil Rig Accident Ends in Tragedy

Posted on August 07, 2009
Montrose, TX: It was a horrendous oil rig accident that left 23-year-old Dennis Gurney enduring 40 painful surgeries over a 15-year period that still left him scarred for life. And even though he received a settlement from his employer that guaranteed he would never have to work again, life was not easy for Gurney.

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Female Attorneys May Have the Edge in Yaz Suits

Posted on August 06, 2009
Cincinnati, OH: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals is about to be slapped with a wave of lawsuits over its popular birth control pill. There are hundreds of reported cases of heart attack, stroke and blood clots in the heart and lungs among women who have being using Bayer's Yasmin or Yaz birth control pill...

Unum Group Posts Second Quarter Profits

Posted on August 06, 2009
Chattanooga, TN: The only reference to the past misdeeds of Unum life insurance and problems policyholders have had with Unum long-term disability was made not by Unum Provident, but by a financial analyst on the occasion of Unum's Q2 earnings report.

Toronto Theatre Men Sentenced for Financial Fraud

Posted on August 06, 2009
Toronto, ON: At one time they were the toast of Toronto and the International theatre scene. Yesterday, however, in the final act of a years-long financial fraud case the former front men of the long-defunct Livent theater production company were sentenced to a combined 13 years in prison for their roles in the demise of the company, and fraud worth a half-billion dollars Canadian.

Ground Beef Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination

Posted on August 06, 2009
Washington, DC: Over 400 tons of ground beef were recalled today when officials linked the meat to a salmonella foodborne illness outbreak. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Beef Packers, Inc...

FDA Strengthens Warnings on Darvon and Darvocet

Posted on August 06, 2009
Rockville, MD: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has required the manufacturers of products containing propoxyphene (the generic name of Darvon) to strengthen the warnings about the risk of overdose with such products. The warning applies to pain medications, including Darvon and Darvocet.

Lost in Translation

Posted on August 05, 2009
Washington, D.C. To a Spanish speaker, a notorio publico and a notorio may read and sound like the same thing, but in fact there is a world of difference. Desperate for help and short on cash, many immigrants confuse the two terms--they think they are getting a low-cost lawyer when in fact they have found their way into the office of a notary public...

Summer the Season of Reckoning for Cipro

Posted on August 05, 2009
Washington, DC: This appears to be the summer of anniversaries for Cipro, an antibiotic that has long been a concern for Cipro side effects, including ruptured tendon. Concern over the Cipro antibiotic goes all the way back to 1996 when Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader, first raised a red flag over the Cipro drug.

From Florida to Louisiana, Chinese Drywall Has No Borders

Posted on August 05, 2009
New Orleans, LA: Although Florida appears to be the epicenter of Chinese drywall complaints, homeowners in other states, particularly Louisiana, are also reporting Chinese drywall problems. Two class action lawsuits-one in Florida and the other in Louisiana-have been filed naming Knauf Gips, KPT and a Chinese drywall manufacturer not connected to Knauf, Taishan Gypsum Co...

Helicopter Crash Kills Two

Posted on August 05, 2009
Montreal, PQ: A helicopter crash, in Quebec, Canada, early Wednesday morning has killed a CTV news cameraman and the pilot.

"Chantix Like LSD from the 70s"

Posted on August 05, 2009
Santa Maria, CA: Debra managed to quit smoking during the time she took Chantix and for a short time afterward but she wasn't prepared for the side effects. "I asked my doctor if Chantix would do anything weird like make me dance in the street naked but he assured me that nothing untoward would happen," says Debra, who didn't know of any Chantix warnings.

MRI Health Risks "Changed My Life"

Posted on August 05, 2009
Honolulu, HI: Jaroslaw was in a car accident about 18 months ago and his doctor ordered a bone scan by MRI. "I was injected with the gadolinium contrast agent first," says Jaroslaw, "and shortly after that I started complaining about everything." Had Jarolsaw known about MRI Health Risks, he would have insisted on not having the gadolinium-based contract agent.

Enbrel Among Five Drugs to Get Cancer Warnings From FDA

Posted on August 05, 2009
Washington, DC: The same day that LawyersandSettlements.com reported that a Copenhagen study raised the red flag on Enbrel side effects (etanercept) with regard to the potential for development of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD) in children suffering from juvenile arthritis, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Tuesday that a group of five drugs can increase the risk of cancer in children and adolescents.

Oh Yaz, There May be a Problem

Posted on August 05, 2009
Carlsbad, CA: Large storm clouds are gathering over Bayer HealthCare as more and more women are reporting serious physical and emotional problems connected to the Yasmin birth control pill . "I have a 30-year-old client who had a severe stroke after three weeks of taking Yaz," says attorney Ron Laba...

Enbrel Use Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Juvenile Arthritis Patients

Posted on August 04, 2009
Copenhagen, DK: Those patients who take Enbrel for arthritis risk a collection of Enbrel side effects including, but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children suffering from juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). An Enbrel infection of this type appears to present as a high possibility according to a recent study released last month in Copenhagen.

Add Z-pack to List of Drugs linked to SJS

Posted on August 04, 2009
Franklin Square, NY: Mary Ellen was prescribed Zithromax (commonly referred to as the Z-pack) for strep throat and she followed instructions: take the medication until finished. Unfortunately for Mary Ellen and others who have suffered through Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) due to a severe allergic reaction to a drug, those instructions can be the worst thing to do.

Canada's Maple Leaf Foods Recalls Wieners for Fear of Listeria Bacterium

Posted on August 04, 2009
Hamilton, ON: Canada's Maple Leaf Foods, which was hit with a major outbreak of Listeriosis last year that was linked to the deaths of as many as 22 people, this morning recalled a series of wiener products for the potential presence of deadly listeria bacteria--another foodborne illness.

If Looks Could Kill: Botox et al Get Updated FDA Warnings

Posted on August 04, 2009
Washington, DC: It put a new spin on the phrase, 'looks that kill.' When it was first revealed that Botox injections had the potential to migrate away from the injection site and cause potentially life-threatening difficulties, it left users taking a long look in the mirror and asking, "Is it all worth it?"

Asbestos Mesothelioma - A Creeping Epidemic

Posted on August 04, 2009
Buckeye, AZ: After 34 years in the Navy, Peter (name withheld), is facing a potentially serious health problem. He has asbestosis. Having worked as a boilermaker on Navy ships and around Asbestos insulation for many years, asbestos related health problems do not come as a surprise to him...

Lowe's Home Improvement "Should Improve its Overtime Policy"

Posted on August 03, 2009
Denton, TX: When George was hired as a designer/sales "specialist" with Lowe's Home Improvement store, he agreed on making only $12 per hour to start. They neglected to tell George that he would be working 50-hour weeks, like most other "specialists" in the store...

Mold: It's Common. And it Can be Very Dangerous

Posted on August 03, 2009
Atlanta, GA: It may surprise some that household mold is about as common as the dust bunny under the bed. However, no one would dispute the risk to health presented by toxic mold exposure and, more specifically, toxic black mold that can cause myriad health problems.

Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Hitting Turbulence

Posted on August 03, 2009
A Continental Airlines jet flying from Rio de Janeiro to Houston made an emergency landing in Miami after experiencing severe turbulence. The turbulence was strong enough that at least 26 people were injured, four seriously. According to a report in the Miami Herald (August 3, 2009) 14 of the injured people were taken to local hospital while the rest of the injured were treated at the scene.

Warnings Sounded About Oral Sodium Phosphates

Posted on August 03, 2009
Tacoma, WA: Patients who used an oral sodium phosphate (OSP) such as Visicol, OsmoPrep or Fleet Phospho-soda prior to a colonoscopy may be at an increased risk of kidney damage. A box warning from the FDA notes that when such products are used to prepare bowels for a colonoscopy patients face a risk of acute phosphate nephropathy...

SSRIs: Pregnant Women Stuck in a Difficult Decision

Posted on August 02, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA: When it comes to making difficult decisions, this one might just rank right up there with the toughest: whether or not to take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) while pregnant. SSRIs are antidepressants, but they have been linked in some studies to serious birth defects...

Amazon Sued by Students Over Remote Deletion of Orwell's '1984'

Posted on August 02, 2009
San Francisco, CA: A lawsuit launched by a Michigan teen against Amazon over the deletion of a book from his Kindle account reveals a remote deletion capability Amazon possesses that comes at the surprise of many.

More Lawsuits Looming Over Yasmin Yaz Birth Control

Posted on August 01, 2009
Toledo, OH: Concern over the Yasmin birth control pill is mounting, together with the announcement earlier this week of six additional lawsuits against Yaz birth control manufacturer Bayer Health Care alleging various Yasmin pill side effects and misrepresentation.

Levaquin Career Changing

Posted on August 01, 2009
Bluefield, West VA:: "Last fall I was renovating our house and got a sinus infection from the plaster so my doctor prescribed Levaquin, says Ann (name withheld). " I also had an ear infection and he gave me Cipro. Four weeks later he prescribed another z-pak of Levaquin that got rid of my sinus problem but for some reason my heel was hurting so much I could barely walk-I had to wear different shoes without any heels...

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