Miscellaneous

• Avandia(2)

  Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Avandia might offer some benefits for you, but to some doctors there are other medications that will treat diabetes better without the possible side effects of Avandia, and they recommend that patients consider switching and going off Avandia right away.The government decided that it didn't have enough information to pull Avandia off shelves last Monday afternoon, but the government did...

• The Kugel Mesh Patch(2)

  Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The FDA says that the manufacturer of the composix kugel mesh patch (Davol, Inc.), is said to have known of the dangers of the product and the several injuries liked with the patch, including one fatality, and still kept it on the market. . The FDA documents also say that Davol underreported the number of device-related complaints it received from doctors about injuries stemming from the Kugel...

• Paxil In The News(2)

  Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The ABC News program "Primetime Live" obtained new documents pertaining to Paxil. These documents have never been made public. Earlier in the year the FDA ordered the manufacturers of Paxil to place a warning in bold print on antidepressants, alerting consumers that the drugs can cause suicidal tendencies in children and teenagers.The new documents uncovered by ABC suggest that the maker of...

• Avandia in the News(2)

  Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Avandia might offer some benefits for you, but to some doctors there are other medications that will treat diabetes better without the possible side effects of Avandia, and they recommend that patients consider switching and going off Avandia right away.The government decided that it didn't have enough information to pull Avandia off shelves last Monday afternoon, but the government did...

• Iowa Tanker Truck Explodes; 2,000 Evacuate City

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-01T07:09:03 | 0 Comments

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• New Laws About Leaving Children Unattended in Cars

  Jenny Albano | 2007-07-31T14:23:28 | 0 Comments

  As of now twelve states have laws that specifically prohibit parents or guardians from leaving children alone in cars. Some of the states make it a traffic violation that includes a ticket or fine and other states make the offense a misdemeanor with a possible prison sentence. All states have laws that allow authorities to charge parents with child neglect and endangerment if a child dies...

• Choosing a Personal Injury Attorney

  Mike Schneider | 2007-07-31T13:27:41 | 0 Comments

  When you are injured as the result of negligence, you should seek legal advice immediately before you discuss the matter with an insurance adjuster, before signing any documents, and before valuable evidence can be lost. The less money insurance companies pay for claims, the more money they make. Before discussing the matter with an adjuster, you should get the advice you need from a qualified...

• Chief Justice John Roberts Suffers Seizure

  Jenny Albano | 2007-07-31T12:48:05 | 0 Comments

  Chief justice John Roberts suffered a seizure on Monday, July 30 at around 2 P.M. at his summer home in Maine. Roberts was on his dock when the seizure occurred, which caused him to fall and receive minor injuries.The chief justice was transported to a hospital where he received a neurological evaluation. Doctors concluded that Roberts experienced a "benign idiopathic seizure" which means that...

• That's Not My Mortgage!

  Paul Jacquart | 2007-07-31T12:33:57 | 0 Comments

  The Washington Post reports that a man in Arlington County Virginia was surprised to receive notice that he had overpaid his second mortgage http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20044213/ because . . . he did not have a second mortgage. It turns out that a thief had stolen his wallet a year earlier and had used his identity to buy a $419,000 house with no money down! Fortunately, this identity thief...

• Transplant Doctor Accused of Speeding Up Death for Organs

  Jenny Albano | 2007-07-31T11:55:56 | 0 Comments

  Dr. Hootan Roozrokh of San Francisco has been accused of prescribing excessive drugs to a disabled patient to speed up his death and harvest his organs. The man, 26 year-old Ruben Navarro, died in 2006.The defendant's lawyer stated that the charges were "unfounded and ill-advised" and that is client has been subjected to an "18-month witch hunt".Roozrokh was charged with felony counts of...