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• Health Insurance canceling sick members

  Jeremy Thurman | April 28, 2006 11:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A California Blue Cross employee testified in secret last year that the state's largest health-plan company routinely canceled policies of sick members after looking for inconsistencies - not fraud - in their applications. Experts say, however, that state law allows only deliberate omissions or misstatements as grounds for canceling health coverage.The testimony, given in a lawsuit against Blue...

• Litigating a Med Mal Case

  Jeremy Thurman | April 17, 2006 4:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Have you ever heard the phrase that no one likes a lawyer until they need one? I think this is most true regarding personal injury lawyers as they litigate medical malpractice cases. Doctors and insurance companies have done a great job getting their "story" out there. However, the truth does not lie with companies making billions of dollars of profits or with doctors with million dollar...

• Dead Jaw and Fosamax

  Jeremy Thurman | April 17, 2006 2:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Osteonecrosis (pronounced OSS-tee-oh-ne-KRO-sis) of the jaw is an uncommon condition that involves the loss, or breakdown, of the jaw bone. It can be a serious condition. Symptoms include, but are not limited to:• Pain, swelling, or infection of the gums • Loosening of teeth • Poor healing of the gums • Numbness or the feeling of heaviness in the jaw To diagnose osteonecrosis of the jaw,...

• Injured by FOSAMAX

  Jeremy Thurman | April 13, 2006 10:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Fosamax also know by its generic name Alendronate may be linked to a bone disease called Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ). Fosamax is manufactured by Merck, and gained FDA approval in 1995. It is prescribed to treat osteoporosis and Paget's disease. . Individuals using Fosamax or other bisphosphonates should attempt to steer clear of tooth extractions and other major dental work while on the...

• Ortho Evra Information

  Jeremy Thurman | April 12, 2006 2:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The warning from Johnson and Johnson, makers of Ortho Evra patch, states that the patch exposes women to 60 percent more estrogen than daily birth control pills. Interestingly, Ortho Evra is the first and only skin patch approved for birth control, and more than 4 million women have used the patch since it came on the market three years ago. Johnson and Johnson have reaped huge profits off of...

• Walgreen Co. pulls ReNu products

  Jeremy Thurman | April 12, 2006 11:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  algreen Co. (WAG), the largest U.S. drugstore chain, has told its stores to pull all ReNu products from its shelves, not just the MoistureLoc product that has come under fire, a spokesman said Wednesday.

• Blindness from contact solution

  Jeremy Thurman | April 11, 2006 4:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is reviewing reports of 109 cases of suspected fungal keratitis that may be derived from Bausch & Lomb's contact lens solution. This condition can be linked to a rare fungal infection that can cause blindness .The eye fungus can cause severe corneal infections that can lead to blindness, according to the American Optometric...

• Medical Reform

  Jeremy Thurman | April 07, 2006 11:48 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  With legislation in several states kicking into full gear around this time of year; we are beginning to hear the outcry lawsuit reform under various and auspicious names. Whether it be called lawsuit reform, tort reform, or in one state Common Sense in the Courtroom Act, I think its time to discuss a little about a rarely heard subject, medical reform. In most states the medical profession...

• Midwives being prosecuted

  Jeremy Thurman | April 03, 2006 1:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  The following is an interesting article about midwives being prosecuted for several reasons. Thought I would share it.