Posts tagged defective

• $20 Million Asbestos Lawsuit Filed

  Staff Writer | July 27, 2006 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  InjuryBoard's partner in Jefferson city, Missouri injury lawyer Steve Gorny, posts about a Tennessee woman who filed an asbestos lawsuit against a company for whom her husband did some contract work before he died of esophageal cancer last year. Carolyn Welch filed suit against ALCOA, seeking compensatory and punitive damages and claiming the company knew of cases of mesothelioma dating back to...

• Zyprexa Diabetes Link Focus of New York Times

  Staff Writer | June 12, 2006 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The New York times today has a great article on the mentally ill's burden with Zyprexa's link to diabetes. Zyprexa is an anti-psychotic drug that has also been linked to Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). According to the article, approximately 20 percent of mentally ill patients develop diabetes. It is important to note that there are two types of diabetes: Type...

• Tree Stand Safety Harnesses Recalled

  Staff Writer | June 09, 2006 8:47 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The CSPC and Summit Tree Stands, LLC of Decatur, AL have announced the recall of 106,000 full-body safety harnesses sold with hunting tree stands at sporting goods stores nationwide over the course of the last year.The harnesses are tan or light brown and were sold as an accessory with the following tree stands or ladders: Viper X5, Goliath X5, Razor X5, Bushmaster X5, Broadhead Backpacker,...

• New Depo Provera Recommendations From Canada

  Staff Writer | May 17, 2006 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada recommended last week a new set of guidelines for physicians prescribing the birth-control injection Depo Provera. The recommendations include asking that doctors weigh heavily the benefits and potential risks of the drug before writing prescriptions.Research has confirmed that use of [Depo Provera] is associated with a decrease in...