Personal Injury Law

Consumer Products One Step Closer To Being Safer

Posted on March 07, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on CPSC here Injuryboard on Product Recalls here Injuryboard on Lead in Toys here Injuryboard on Baby Seats, Car Seats and Carriers here Injuryboard on Crib Recalls here  Consumer Federation of America here National Association of Manufacturers letter here  CPSC Reform Act of 2007 here For decades the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has had the responsibility of overseeing the quality and safety of thousands of consumer products from dolls to lawnmowers and everything in between...

Twice as Much Spent Marketing Drugs Over Researching New Ones

Posted on March 06, 2008
LEARN MORE  Study "The Cost of Pushing Pills" January, 2008 here  It may not come as a surprise if you watch television or read magazines, but a new study estimates that U.S. pharmaceutical companies spend twice as much marketing drugs as they spend in the research and development of new drugs...

Two New Colon Cancer Tests Encourage More Screenings

Posted on March 06, 2008
  LEARN MORE Exact Sciences Corporation here Exact Sciences Stockwatch here  American Cancer Society here  Injuryboard on Colon Cancer here  An endorsement of a cancer detection technology  Exact Sciences Corporation (EXAS.O) boosted its shares 67 percent before the bell this morning...

Autism Settlement Precedent Blames Vaccines

Posted on March 06, 2008
  LEARN MORE Health and Human Services Documents here Imus interview with David Kirby here Dr. Jon Poling article, Journal of Child Neurology, 2006 here  In leaked documents from the settlement of an autism claim, federal health officials have concede for the first time that a 9-year-old Georgia girl was damaged by childhood vaccines...

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Healthy Settlement From Airborne Class Action Lawsuit

Posted on March 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Airborne web site here  Airborne number 1-888-952-9080 Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement here CSPI statement here You've seen the ads for Airborne, the herbal supplement created by teacher Victoria Knight-McDowell who was sick of getting sick from her students...

Flu Virus Needs Winter Coat To Survive

Posted on March 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Nature Chemical Biology, study by purchase Injuryboard on Influenza Injuryboard on Flu  It is winter. You get a cold or flu that comes from a virus.   Now scientists believe they know why.  Flu viruses tend to strike in cold weather because the virus coats itself in fatty material, a protective get that allows it to survive...

Contaminant Found in Recalled Heparin

Posted on March 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on heparin here  Over the last year we've seen pet food contaminated with ingredients from China, tainted cold medications and faulty medical devices and now the FDA says that recalled lots of the blood-thinner heparin also contain an unidentified contaminant...

Las Vegas Clinic May Be Tip of The Iceberg

Posted on March 04, 2008
LEARN MORE License suspension notice Southern Nevada Health District Hotline is (702)759-4636 (INFO) Las Vegas Journal-Review photos of Dr. Desai  The CDC says the hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada may be the "tip of an iceberg" of public health safety concerns...

Tamiflu Finally Gets Stronger Delirium Warning

Posted on March 04, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Tamiflu  Injuryboard on Influenza  As flu season winds down, the makers of Tamiflu have been forced to put stronger language on its label warning of the potential for psychiatric problems. Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has sent letters to doctors that hundreds of cases of delirium and some self-injury has been seen among people taking the prescription Tamiflu...

Electronic Babysitter Cuts Kids Computer, TV Time

Posted on March 04, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Calculate your BMI TV Allowance device You might not think we need a university study to determine that eating more and watching less television will make you fat. But results from a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo are being called "spectacular"...

Evidence Mounts Against Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy

Posted on March 04, 2008
LEARN MORE Women's Health Initiative WHI Q & A Injuryboard on Breast Cancer Injuryboard on HRT Injuryboard on the FDA crackdown of bioidentical hormones JAMA article Dr. Dach web site Safe Menopause Solutions Progesterone Cream Dr. Lark on hormone replacement For menopausal women who stop hormone replacement therapy (HRT) an increased risk of breast cancer continues...

Salmonella Sprout Recall in Six Western States

Posted on March 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Salad Cosmo USA Corp. at (707) 678-6633 J. H. Caldwell and Sons Inc. at (323) 589-4008 Injuryboard on Salmonella Injuryboard on Food Poisoning Alfalfa sprout lovers in the western U.S. need to be aware that the California Department of Public Health has issued a warning about some varieties contaminated with Salmonella...

Lean Teens Do Best With Breakfast

Posted on March 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Pediatrics  Injuryboard on obesity  In the mad rush to get your teenager out of the door in the morning and onto school - don't forget the breakfast.   Teens who ate breakfast regularly tended to have more healthy habits all-around such as exercise and a healthy diet and lower weight according to researchers...

Las Vegas Health Clinic Shut Down

Posted on March 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Southern Nevada Health District warning SNHD hotline  702-759-4636 CDC infection control White Meany Wetherall LLP Peter Wetherall blog Steve Klearman blog Injuryboard on hepatitis  With  thousands of former patients of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada anxious about whether they contracted an infectious disease, Las Vegas city officials have shut down the center and revoked its license...

Reusing Syringes "Common Practice" at Las Vegas Clinics

Posted on February 29, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on hepatitis  Southern Nevada Health District warning  CDC on infection control  White, Meany & Wetherall  The story just keeps getting worse from Las Vegas where a group-owned clinic reused syringes and failed to properly clean equipment for colonoscopies...

More Deaths Reported as Baxter Expands Heparin Recall

Posted on February 29, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA on expanded recall  FDA February 28, briefing with reporters on China investigation Injuryboard on heparin  Quaid lawsuit against Baxter re: heparin  The FDA reports additional patient deaths are possibly linked to the blood thinner heparin so the company is mounting a recall of all of the drug...

Big SUVs- Little People - Keeping Kids Safe From Cars In Their Driveways

Posted on February 28, 2008
Image: Cameron Gulbransen LEARN MORE Consumer Reports on Kids and Car Safety Kids and Cars web site  The Today Show video  Feb 28 Today Show video  Injuryboard on SUVs  Injuryboard on power windows  Today President Bush signed into law the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act...

Nursery Products Injure 66,000 kids

Posted on February 28, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Simplicity Cribs and another story here  CPSC report  CPSC recalls  Kids in Danger web site  CPSC Reform Act updates  The Consumer Product Safety Commission says look out for nursery equipment.   Cribs, high chairs, child walkers were involve in more than 66,000 injuries in 2006, a marked increase from the year before...

Thousands May Be Infected With Hepatitis C from Las Vegas Clinic

Posted on February 28, 2008
LEARN MORE Southern Nevada Health District Warning  CDC on infection control  CDC on needles and syringes  It is thought that thousands of patients may be carrying hepatitis C virus after they received medical care at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic over the last four years...

Dirty Syringes Are Common- What You Need To Know to Protect Yourself

Posted on February 28, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on hepatitis  Injuryboard on infection control CDC on infection control procedures  The warnings going out to patients who visited an outpatient center and may have been infected with hepatitis C highlight the need for patients to understand safe infection control procedures...

CDC Flu Shot Push Puts Parents in Dilemma

Posted on February 27, 2008
LEARN MORE CDC on todays announcement  CDC Table on thimerosal-free formulations  VRAN web site  Families Fighting Flu web site  Injuryboard on influenza  A CDC expert panel now urges all children ages six months to 18 be vaccinated against flu or influenza in the upcoming 2009-2010 flu season...

Another Mad Cow Found in Canada Amid Many Loopholes

Posted on February 27, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on CJD  Injuryboard on mad cow disease Canadian Food Inspection Agency  Mad Cow USA, the book PETA Consumers Union  CDC on variant CJD  Mad Cow Disease. It is rare but if a person consumes any part of the animal or animal parts from a diseased cow it always turns into the fatal brain wasting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease also known as vCJD...

Mercury Warning About Energy Efficient Fluorescent Bulbs

Posted on February 26, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on mercury Mercury Policy Project report Maine report   The story of carpet removal in Maine after a bulb breaks    They are touted as energy-efficient alternative to combat global warning when compared to the standard light bulbs...

Hormone Replacement Makes Mammograms Less Clear

Posted on February 26, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of Internal Medicine, February 25, 2008  Injuryboard on hormone replacement therapy  January crackdown on bioidentical hormones by FDA  Dr. Jeffrey Dach on bioidentical hormones  Women's Health Initiative 2002  Womens Health Initiative 2004  For about 25 million menopausal women, hormone replacement therapy offers relief from the discomforts of hot flashes and night sweats, even though its use has been associated with a slightly elevated risk of some cancers...

Electronic Car Keys Avert Crime

Posted on February 26, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on inadequate security  Injuryboard on crime  Every once in awhile there is a good safety tip that circulates on the internet. This is one of them. It has to do with a very simple concept that puts you in control if you ever hear something at night and you freeze in panic in that fight or flight mode...

Judge Sends $9 Million Message To Big Insurance

Posted on February 25, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injury Board on health insurance  Injury Board on breast cancer  Health Net web site  William Shernoff web site  Judge Sam Cianchetti 21-page order  It is the first of its kind ruling against Big Insurance.  Health Net says after a $9...

Cats Feel Your Pain, Lower Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

Posted on February 25, 2008
LEARN MORE IB on Stroke University of Minnesota News  National Cat Health Month American Veterinary Medical Association web site  Share your experiences with cats below! Believe it or not, a controversial study says owning a cat can reduce your risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease...

Genentech Stock Soars Upon Prelim Approval of Avastin

Posted on February 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Avastin  Injuryboard on Breast cancer Genentech  FDA on Avastin  The approval by the Food and Drug Administration of Genentech Inc's Avastin drove the value up the stock up in premarket trading Monday. Late Friday the FDA gave conditional approval to the drug, used to treat metastasized breast cancer...

Did Negligence Kill Jessica Lunsford?

Posted on February 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Jessica Marie Lunsford Foundation Florida statute 768.28  O'Reilly Fox Show, Monday February 25  Injuryboard on wrongful death Injuryboard on negligence  Injuryboard on waiver of soverign immunity  Lawyers for the father of a nine-year-old killed by a neighboring sex offender say they will sue under a little used Florida statute...

Excessive Cat Naps Linked to Stroke

Posted on February 22, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on stroke  American Heart Association study on napping  Archives of Internal Medicine on the positives of napping  Taking a cat nap or "power nap" as type A personalities like to call it, may seem like a good idea. But a new study says that in older Americans, a cat nap may signal an increased risk of stroke...

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