- Scott Kappes | August 31, 2007 11:33 AM |
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MiscellaneousA lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of the family of a Texas woman who was allegedly neglected during her stay at Kountze Nursing Center. The suit claims that Alice Wyatt met her demise as a direct result of the care given or lack thereof in her final days. The suit has been filed against not only the nursing home but also South East Texas Medical Associates, Memorial Herman Healthcare...
- Scott Kappes | August 30, 2007 2:23 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn the past couple of months various companies have recalled almost 20 million Chinese-made toys. Most of the blame seems to be focus around China and poor manufacturing; however, the Chinese manufacturers say that this should not be the case. They allege that the recalled toys were very poor in design and that is reason they were dangerous to children. The manufacturers say that most of the...
- Scott Kappes | August 29, 2007 11:15 AM |
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Wrongful DeathPurdue University and the parents of a 19-year-old freshman have agreed to a settlement in the fatal accident that occurred last January. The student wandered into an unlocked utility room where he was electrocuted on January 13th. The boys body was not discovered until two months later. The family of the victim was paid a lump sum settlement of $500,000, the maximum amount that can be claimed...
- Scott Kappes | August 28, 2007 10:25 AM |
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Wrongful DeathI read an interesting story in the Houston Chronicle last week about a doctor being charged in the death of his child patient. A five year-old autistic boy died at after being administered a chemical treatment by a Pittsburgh doctor. The treatment the doctor, called chelation therapy, is an FDA approved; however, it is not designed to treat autism, but acute heavy metal poisoning. Some people...
- Scott Kappes | August 27, 2007 12:13 PM |
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MiscellaneousMattel Inc. has recently recalled millions of toys including many popular toys like Batman and One Piece. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has confirmed the recall of about 345,000 Batman and One Piece toys that were sold at nationwide at discount department stores between June of 2006 and July of 2007. Small, powerful magnets inside the accessories of the toy figures can fall out and...
- Scott Kappes | August 25, 2007 8:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousToday a former nursing home employee became the 12th person to admit neglecting residents at the Jennifer Matthew Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, in Rochester, NY. The certified nurse's assistant plead guilty in court to charges of willful violation of health laws and falsifying records in regards to the elderly patient with dementia.In all there were 14 employees were charged in the...
- Scott Kappes | August 24, 2007 2:12 PM |
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MiscellaneousAfter a slew of recent toy recalls Wal-Mart is stepping up their independent toy safety testing. Almost 19 million Chinese made toys have been recalled in recent weeks and retail giant has initiated new policy in the wake. They will be reexamining the documentation on the toys they already have on the shelves, in addition to increasing new independent testing buy 50 percent. This is an effort to...
- Scott Kappes | August 22, 2007 9:48 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe estate of a West Virginia woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in response to a leg amputation she received. The woman lost her right leg above the knee due to complications during surgery. The suit was filed in a circuit court on August 6th against Edmund E. Figuero, M.D.According to the suit, Rosa Griffith underwent a left heart catheterization via the right groin artery June 13,...
- Scott Kappes | August 21, 2007 2:25 PM |
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Wrongful DeathTwo people were killed earlier this month when a drunk driver flew over a seawall in deadly car accident. The driver has been charged with DWI and failing to stop and give aid to accident victims. Oscar Podencceo, 20, who told police he is from Mexico and not a legal U.S. citizen, remained in a University of Texas Medical Branch hospital under observation Monday afternoon. Police allege he was...
- Jenny Albano | August 21, 2007 12:21 AM |
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MiscellaneousRecently the FDA has become more cautious about approving drugs. In the last few months the agency has rejected a number of experimental drugs or delayed their approval and required extra testing and data. This change seemed to come after the FDA was criticised for letting risky drugs slip through the cracks and making their way onto the market. The painkiller Vioxx was recalled and there...
- Christen Wiese | August 07, 2007 11:36 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA study done by Dr. David Kerr of Britain's University of Oxford discovered that the increased risk of an adverse cardiac event happened sooner than originally thought for Vioxx users.The original conclusion from a past study conveyed that Vioxx posed a significant cardiovascular threat after 18 months of use. However, the new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in July 2007...
- Allison Snoddy | August 02, 2007 10:31 AM |
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MiscellaneousAvandia is now likely to get stricter labeling due to increase in heart attacks. The FDA recommended this to the advisory panel and added that they are not necessarily initiatiating patients to switch medications. Dr Clifford Rosen of St Joseph Hospital in Maine, who chaired the FDA meeting, said in an interview that "sometimes the older drugs work just as well" at lowering diabetics' blood...
- Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:13 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe 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...
- Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:10 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe 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...
- Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:09 AM |
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MiscellaneousAvandia 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...