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"Forget It", says Shoulder Pain Pump Patient

Posted on June 20, 2009
Belleview FL: John S. says he was told prior to shoulder surgery that his doctor would give him a shoulder pain pump to help manage the pain following the surgery. What John did not know was that the shoulder pain pump was linked to a serious shoulder injury known as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL)-a potentially permanent condition that is quite painful.

Interview with PPH attorney David Friend

Posted on June 19, 2009
Austin, TX: Although prescription Fen-phen is no longer on the market due to its association with pulmonary hypertension and heart valve problems, personal injury attorney David Friend at Hissey Kientz LLP says that herbal Fen-phen continues to be a popular alternative to consumers...

Stay Out of the Nestle Cookie Dough Bowl

Posted on June 19, 2009
Glendale, CA: On June 19, 2009, Nestle USA of Glendale, California, issued a nationwide cookie dough products recall after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FDA (CDC) officials linked consumption of uncooked cookie dough to 66 E...

Zicam Users Don't Smell a Rat (And That's the Problem…)

Posted on June 19, 2009
Scottsdale, AZ: A recent warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with regard to Zicam nasal spray has migrated to Canada, where the Canadian Health authority has mirrored the FDA recommendation for consumers to immediately stop using three

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Chinese Drywall Class Actions Consolidated in New Orleans

Posted on June 19, 2009
Tampa, FL: Even though the Chinese drywall debacle is centered largely in Florida, the legal eagles involved in several China drywall class action lawsuits will be heading to the Big Easy in order to litigate Chinese drywall problems.

Compensation for Overtime Work Vital for Employees

Posted on June 19, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA: When it comes to not receiving overtime pay, what tends to come to mind are gross violations of overtime laws. Such gross violations might include forcing employees to work 10 to 20 extra hours a week off the clock. However, companies can be in violation of overtime rules even when employees are putting in an extra 10 to 15 minutes before and after their work shifts, if those extra minutes take them above and beyond the 40 hour work week.

Expedia at Losing End of Two Alleged Consumer Fraud Rulings

Posted on June 18, 2009
Columbus, GA: Alleged consumer fraud is most grievous in the midst of a soft economy, when consumers have to dig even deeper and sacrifice even more-whether that sacrifice involve simply putting food on the table, or something in the recreational vein such as a vacation...

SSRIs and Birth Defects: Pregnant Women Face Heartbreaking Decisions

Posted on June 18, 2009
Boston, MA: It is probably safe to say that most pregnant women make important-and difficult-decisions every day of their pregnancy. They have to choose what food is safe to eat, what they can and cannot drink and what chemicals they should or should not be around...

Attorney Sues Americash for PayDay Loan Hell

Posted on June 17, 2009
i>Chicago, IL: Out of control payday loans can feel like a kind of purgatory-where borrowers swim as fast as they can but still find the shoreline getting farther and farther away. In the state of Illinois, the attorney general's website specifically warns consumers about payday loans and advises them to consider all other possible options for entering into a payday loan agreement...

Attorney Norah Hart Takes on Match.Com

Posted on June 17, 2009
New York, NY: The details may sound sexy but as New York attorney Norah Hart sees the situation, the battle against Match.com, the world's biggest online dating service, is a plain old case of consumer fraud.

Chantix Appears on FDA Safety List

Posted on June 17, 2009
Washington, DC: The inclusion of Chantix on a new watch list released yesterday by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adds weight to the potential for Chantix suicide and various other Chantix side effects associated with the smoking cessation drug...

Hydroxycut User "Wouldn't Take it Again"

Posted on June 17, 2009
Liberty, TX: When Yvonne A. started taking Hydroxycut supplements her goal was to lose weight. She had tried Hydroxycut diet supplements before and had felt strange while taking them, but tried the weight loss pills again.

Anonymous Girl V. Anonymous Landlord in Lead Paint Case

Posted on June 17, 2009
Orford, NH: Attorney Robin Curtiss recently settled a lead paint poisoning case on behalf a girl who was negatively affected by the lead paint in her family's rented home during the 1990s. The terms of the settlement require that Curtiss, and anyone else for that matter, refrain from identifying the parties involved, but the case stands out because of the value of the settlement and because lead paint cases continue to come forward despite what is known about the issue.

Heparin Contamination A Worst Case Scenario for Some Patients

Posted on June 17, 2009
Los Angeles, CA: It is what some people might call a worst case scenario: A drug given to people already at risk of complications-either because of a major surgery or medical procedure such as dialysis-is contaminated. This is what patients who were given a Heparin injection via Heparin syringes faced...

Former Reglan Patient Says "Listen to Your Body"

Posted on June 16, 2009
Queens, NY: Pamela W. says she is not certain that the eye twitching she experienced after taking Reglan was related to the link between Reglan and tardive dyskinesia. However, she reports that the eye twitching has improved since she stopped taking the medication...

Did Unum Stonewall Policyholder Out of $24,000?

Posted on June 16, 2009
Skokie, IL: If the postings at consumeraffairs.com are any indication, current and former policyholders of Unum Insurance (also known as UnumProvident) are still having trouble collecting benefits.

Cruise Passenger Missing From Carnival Cruise Lines "Holiday"

Posted on June 16, 2009
Miami, FL: A search is underway in the Gulf of Mexico for a Carnival Cruise Lines passenger who is believed to have fallen overboard Monday night.

Did City Have the Right to Mandate Overtime?

Posted on June 16, 2009
Portsmouth, NH: It's one thing to work overtime hours and not be paid for that overtime-and the majority of overtime complaints subscribe to such an occurrence. However, the other extreme also applies-when an employee is allegedly forced to work overtime he has not agreed to, nor is he required to.

Is Sudden Death of Children a Risk in ADHD Drugs?

Posted on June 16, 2009
Washington, DC: The jury is still out as to whether or not an ADHD drug could be viewed as a defective drug due to concerns with regard to the potential for sudden death in some children. A drug defect in this context has yet to be proven and drugs need not be labeled as defective medical products if the risk has not been nailed down.

Rescue Mission Turns Deadly After Helicopter Crash

Posted on June 16, 2009
Santa Fe, NM: A rescue mission turned deadly after a helicopter crash took the lives of 2 people on board. According to the Associated Press, the helicopter accident took place after a hiker was reported lost. The helicopter pilot, Sgt Andy Tingwall, had rescued the lost hiker, but the helicopter then crashed into the side of a mountain.

Sulfa Drug Allergy Foundation for Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Posted on June 15, 2009
Beaumont, TX: Medical malpractice comes in many forms. It can be a horrifically botched operation, like the wrong leg being amputated. Such instances may serve as fodder for sensational medical malpractice negligence headlines, but one can imagine the horror and devastation to the patient...

California Labor Law: When a Union Dictates the Right to Work

Posted on June 14, 2009
Los Angeles,CA: Even though US Federal labor law forbids an employer from discriminating against an employee on the basis of non-membership in a union, that federal statute doesn't appear to be mirrored by California labor laws, if a recent example is any indication...

Bactrim SJS: From the Epitome of Health to Near-Death

Posted on June 14, 2009
Mobile, AL: After three days on Bactrim for a mild infection, Myra was so sick that she wound up in the ER with a fever of 104 degrees. And she got worse because the doctor told her to continue taking the sulfa drug. Finally a dermatologist saw her and diagnosed SJS Bactrim: Myra almost died from a severe allergic reaction to Bactrim that caused Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Long Term Care Insurance

Posted on June 14, 2009
Milwaukee, WI: If you have purchased a long term care insurance policy, you have probably already considered the "what-ifs" associated with aging. You have probably already thought about the circumstances under which you might need long term care insurance benefits and have decided that the probability of needing long term care insurance is great enough that it is worth having coverage...

NFL Dreams Dashed by Shoulder Pain Pump

Posted on June 13, 2009
Blue Ash, OH: He said his doctor told him that it was akin to throwing acid on a painted wall. Analogies aside, Matthew McKeown is a young man with a dream in tatters after a shoulder pain pump manufactured by I-FLOW used after a shoulder injury is alleged to have destroyed his shoulder.

Did Composites Bring Down Air France Flight AF 447?

Posted on June 13, 2009
Washington, DC: While the black boxes of doomed Air France Flight AF 447 have yet to be found, the retrieval of bodies and debris is shedding new clues as to what might have brought down the Airbus A330 and caused the plane crash.

Woman Suffers Fractures After Taking Avandia

Posted on June 12, 2009
Rocky Mount, NC: Avandia side effects allegedly cover a wide range of health problems, from heart attack to the increased risk of fractures in women. While people may know about the reported link between Avandia and heart attack, fewer people may know the risk of fractures...

MRI Contrast Agents: Are they Safe?

Posted on June 12, 2009
Washington, DC: Patients with renal insufficiency (chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury) have been warned of MRI Health Risks, namely nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) following exposure to gadolinium based MRI contrast agents (GBMCA). Experts have also advised physicians who order MRI scans for patients that the risk of NSF depends on the degree of renal dysfunction, dose of contrast agent, gadolinium contrast agent stability and severity of concomitant illness.

An Infant's Struggle with Tardive Dyskinesia

Posted on June 12, 2009
San Bernardino, CA: Reglan side effects, specifically, Reglan tardive dyskinesia, would be difficult for any adult to take. So imagine how it must be for an infant, who cannot talk about what he is going through, who can only live through it day after day...

Chinese Drywall: A Builder's Perspective

Posted on June 12, 2009
West Palm Beach, FL: "Throughout my 30-year career as a builder I have installed over 300,000 sheets of drywall and we have never come across anything like this Chinese drywall," says John George of majestichomesonline.com. "Sadly, we don't know the ramifications yet of this contaminated Chinese drywall mess, but it could pose a serious health problem...

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