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• Vioxx Judge Reverses His Decision

  Allison Snoddy | June 06, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  On June 5th 2007, a judge who threw out a $51 million damage award against Merck & Co. last year over its Vioxx painkiller reversed himself. He reversed his decision and awarded $1.6 million ($600,000 in compensatory and 1 million punitive) to a former FBI agent who blamed his heart attack on the drug. Judge Eldon Fallon said that Gerald Barnett could accept the $1.6 million or have a new...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Police Department

  Christina Cole | April 18, 2007 9:19 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, seeking damages from Wichita Falls Police Department and one of its officers for a car accident that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old man in April 2005. Two relatives, heirs to the man's estate, are suing the department and unnamed officer. Court documents describe the officer as "an unknown...

• Dangers of the Internet Pharmacy

  Dian Rosier | March 30, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Think you have found an excellent source to obtain your prescriptions drugs such as Ambien, Zanax, Lexapro and Ativan? Think again! Many Americans who ordered these drugs were shocked when the FDA has issued an alert regarding buying these specific drugs over the internet because they have found some of these pills contain the anti-psychotic drug, haloperidol, commonly know as Haldol.Used...

• Sugary Soft Drinks and Diabetes

  Lindsay Bauer | March 16, 2007 8:26 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  A series of studies have been conducted by several organizations over the past few years that examine the effects of drinking non-diet soft drinks. The results were clear and alarming. An undeniable link has been established between drinking sugary sodas and the development of diabetes. In one study, over 91,000 women were monitored for a period of eight years. Women who drank at least one...

• Kugel Patch Recall

  Lindsay Bauer | March 09, 2007 7:57 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Doctors have been advised to stop using the Kugel Mesh Patch and the FDA is recommending that patients who were implanted with Patches on the recall list seek immediate medical attention if they experience unusual symptoms. The Kugel Mesh Patch is used to repair a ventral hernia. A hernia is described by doctors as a defect of gap in the abdominal muscle wall through which an intra-abdominal...

• I'll Have a PB&J, Hold the Salmonella Please

  John Ghezzi | March 07, 2007 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  On February 14, 2007 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers not to eat from certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee (a bacterium that causes foodborne illness). The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the...

• Mounting Problems with Paxil

  Dian Rosier | February 23, 2007 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Since 1992, when the FDA first gave its approval for the release of Paxil in the U.S. market, it has been one long rollercoaster ride for the drug manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK. Generating annual sales of up to 2 billion dollars, Paxil has been prescribed for the treatment of depression, and a large variety of other "disorders", many of which the American public had never heard of before...

• Hernia Mesh Patch Recall Upgraded

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The FDA has announced an upgrade to the recall on Kugel Mesh Hernia Patches to a "Class 1" because the defective devices can cause serious health problems and possibly even death.According to the FDA Recall Notice, it advises patients to review the latest information on the recall to see if they have been implanted with the recalled device. If any medical symptoms arise, patients should seek...

• Wyeth Loses Prempro Trial

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 1:17 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  A Philadelphia state jury has found Wyeth's hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Prempro was indeed responsible for a woman's breast cancer. The drug maker has been ordered to pay $1.5 in compensatory damages.The jury found Wyeth negligent in failing to provide the proper warnings regarding breast cancer risks associated with Prempro.The jury is expected to return on Tuesday to decide punitive...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for 1.2M

  Christina Cole | February 09, 2007 10:47 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  A Texas woman has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit against Belvidere Bariatric Clinic to the tune of $1.2 million. The claimant alleged negligence by the clinic led to her husband's death. On Tuesday she agreed to a settlement of 1.2 million with the Bariatric Treatment Center, Northwest Suburban Community Hospital and the surgeon involved.Another doctor, a defendant included in the case,...