- Oguz Ozdemir | August 24, 2009 11:08 PM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsIn 2006 the Zimmer Company developed the Durom Cup, a major component used in hip replacement surgery. The cup was made of cobal chromium alloy and was marketed especially for use in younger, more...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 24, 2009 11:06 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeYou would have thought that Bayer would have learned from its experiences with its first novel birth control pill, Yasmin. The company came under fire for promoting the birth control as being better...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 24, 2009 11:04 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeYasmin is a popular form of birth control that was developed by the Bayer Company as a different kind of birth control. Different it was alright. It had a different type of progestin called...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 24, 2009 11:03 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeLet's face it, there are commercials on the television every day regarding heartburn, acid reflux and many other gastrointestinal disorders. A pill or tablet is shown as the solution and it is meant...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 24, 2009 11:01 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe use of antibiotics has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade. As each new illness comes on the scene stronger and stronger medications are being developed to control and cure these...
- Chrissie Cole | August 21, 2009 11:21 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Weight Watchers Intl., is recalling Hungry Figures and Hungry Magnets distributed in the United States and Canada, that were manufactured by Shanghai Oriland Toys Co. Ltd., of China.
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- Oguz Ozdemir | August 21, 2009 1:02 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIt was a victory for many government officials when a group of five New York plastic surgeons, a head nurse and a practice administrator admitted their guilt in administering fake BOTOX to patients...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 21, 2009 1:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeMost medical malpractice lawsuits are brought against doctors, nurses and hospitals as that is where most treatments are performed and where more of them can go wrong. But there are other health...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 21, 2009 12:57 AM |
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Medical Malpractice
Recently, actor Dennis Quaid and his wife filed a medical malpractice suit against Baxter Healthcare Corp. (BHC). The case is the result of an overdose of heparin that was given to newborn twins...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 21, 2009 12:53 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeOn July 1, 2009, a jury in Texas awarded a young man a $10 million settlement as a result of a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctors and hospital that originally treated him for heart...
- Chrissie Cole | August 20, 2009 1:08 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Sterling Publishing Co, in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of its interactive eebee’s “Have a Ball” Adventures Cloth Books because a string attaching the...
- Chrissie Cole | August 20, 2009 12:43 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Due in part to safety concerns as well as certain study results, Eli Lilly & Co. will not seek FDA approval for its developing menopausal osteoporosis drug, arzoxifene.
According to the...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 20, 2009 12:56 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeNo one ever expects to find themselves in a court of law fighting to get what is legally and morally due to them, but things happen and people are negligent. If you have become victim to medical...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 20, 2009 12:52 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeYou may never have envisioned yourself in this position but you have become the victim of a doctor's negligence. You have heard talk about medical malpractice law suits but you don't know the first...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 20, 2009 12:49 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIf you think that medical malpractice lawsuits pertain only to medical doctors you are mistaken. The risks involved in any surgery make any type of doctor a candidate for malpractice. Recently a New...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 20, 2009 12:45 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeWhat exactly is medical malpractice? It is when a physician or health care professional acts negligently while treating a patient for a medical condition. It is a result of an action or inaction and...
- Chrissie Cole | August 19, 2009 6:51 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA construction worker fell four stories to his death when the scaffolding he was on collapsed. City authorities are now investigating whether the worker was properly harnessed at the time.
Henryk...
- Chrissie Cole | August 18, 2009 10:32 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
It’s been nearly two months since Nestle Toll House cookie dough was recalled after being linked to E. coli. Now the company is sending its first shipments to stores.
The new cookie dough...
- Chrissie Cole | August 18, 2009 2:11 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
A Disney performer died on Monday night, from a head injury sustained during a stunt rehearsal.
“The performer, Anislay Varbanoy, 30, was injured while performing a tumbling roll for the...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 18, 2009 2:00 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeYou see the lawyers on the television all of the time talking about different medications or illnesses and you probably wonder what they are talking about – until you find yourself in need of...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 18, 2009 1:57 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeAlthough there are mistakes made in operating rooms every day, prescriptions are written out hastily and patients take a turn for the worst, there are three major causes for medical malpractice:...
- Chrissie Cole | August 18, 2009 1:32 PM |
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Motorcycle Accidents
A motorcycle accident has two motorcyclists recovering after colliding with the same sheriff’s department patrol vehicle, according to 911 dispatchers.
The collisions occurred on Monday at...
- Chrissie Cole | August 14, 2009 10:53 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
SUPERVALU Inc. announced a voluntary recall of frozen Culinary Circle Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese products because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
Listeriosis is a serious...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 14, 2009 1:52 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAfter its initial Early Communication in June of 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring the manufacturers of tumor necrosis factor or TNF blockers update their labels to warn...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 14, 2009 1:51 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsXolair (omalizumab) is a medication that is used by adults and children over the age of 12 who suffer from moderate and severe asthma. On July 16, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 14, 2009 1:51 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called in the U.S. Department of Justice to file a permanent injunction against three companies and the man who oversees all of these operations. The companies...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 14, 2009 1:48 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsOn June 11, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class 1 recall of two types of Medtronic pacemakers that have been shown to malfunction. A Class 1 recall means that the use of...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 14, 2009 1:47 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on August 6, 2009 to advise pharmaceutical companies of the possibility of contamination by melamine while preparing and manufacturing...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 14, 2009 1:45 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsRecently, three lots containing 129,000 vials of Levemir were stolen and have just begun to show up on the marketplace again. Levemir is long-lasting insulin used by patients with type 1 diabetes or...
- Chrissie Cole | August 13, 2009 11:56 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsLittle Tikes, in cooperation CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Little Tikes Workshops Sets and Trucks because the oversized, plastic toy nails pose a choking hazard to young children.
To...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 11, 2009 11:47 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
On July 7, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested the manufacturers of pain relievers that contain propoxyphene, such as Darvon and Darvocet, to increase the warning level on...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 11, 2009 11:45 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
After continued failure to adhere to the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) Good Manufacturing Practice requirements, the U.S.Marshalls seized all of the drug products and materials that...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 11, 2009 11:42 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
On August 3, 2009 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated their previous warning with regards to the safety of four botulinum products. All of the products in question now carry...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 11, 2009 11:37 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
On June 3, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the risk of serious liver disease as a result of using propylthiouracil, an anti-thyroid drug that is used to treat...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:59 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsYou are in a car accident. You become injured and as it turns out, can't go back to work when you thought you were going to. In fact, you may be facing months of rehabilitation before you are back...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:55 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWhen you are a victim of an automobile accident your life is changed in a moment. Suddenly you have physical injuries that may need attention, your vehicle may be out of commission temporarily or...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:47 AM |
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Automobile Accidents Being involved in a car accident, no matter what the level of severity, is always traumatic. The impact was unexpected, and after the few seconds that actually seem much longer, everything comes to...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:44 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOne third of the automobile accidents caused on the roads today are the result of speeding. In an attempt to cut down on this statistic, 25 states have incorporated red light cameras on their...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:39 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsYou often hear people say it is safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car and when you watch the evening news or read the daily newspaper it would be hard to dispute that fact. Automobile...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:34 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe first thing many people complain of after experiencing an automobile accident is whiplash, but there are far more serious conditions that usually occur after a car crash.
Head and neck injuries...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:28 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsYour car is hit by another vehicle. You have so many issues to deal with within minutes of the impact. You may have sustained injuries that are temporary, some may require ongoing care and others...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 08, 2009 2:22 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIf you fall victim to an automobile accident that is not your fault you are entitled to file a personal injury lawsuit to compensate you for medical expenses, property damage and other issues that...
- Chrissie Cole | August 05, 2009 11:28 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
In 2008, there were more than 30,000 reported cases of elder abuse in New York State, according to a newly released report.
The report, commissioned by State senator Jeff Klein...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 03, 2009 1:32 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Cell phones have been on the market now for over 20 years. There are over 137 million cell phone subscribers in the United States today and the number is growing as younger and younger children...
- Oguz Ozdemir | August 03, 2009 1:30 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
There are enough things to worry about every time you drive your car so the safety of your vehicle and its parts shouldn’t have to be one of them. You obey the rules of the road, drive the...