Monthly Archives: April 2009

More studies help women make educated decisions about HRT

April 27, 2009 Pharmaceutical

The more than 2 million baby-boomer women who are approaching menopause may find themselves in a precarious position when it comes to handling hot flashes and mood swings. Should they risk the threat of breast cancer from use of hormone ... Read More

Pain pump manufacturer’s bad advice leads to ‘tragedy’

April 27, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Surgeons who perform authroscopic surgery to repair shoulder injuries in patients often use pain pumps to help alleviate pain for up to 72 hours following surgery. The pain pumps are devices that hold pain medication that is gradually released into ... Read More

West Virginia couple sues Yamaha dealership

April 27, 2009 Product Liability

A West Virginia couple has filed a lawsuit in their state court against the Yamaha dealership who sold them a Rhino 450 in May of 2007. According to the complaint, the couple bought a Rhino model not equipped with passenger ... Read More

Pain pumps used following C-sections, hysterectomies

April 25, 2009 Pharmaceutical

The On-Q PainBuster pain pump manufactured and marketed by I-Flow Corporation, is now being used by obstetricians and gynecologists to ease a woman’s pain caused from the incision made for Caesarean section deliveries and hysterectomies, according to the Fort Wayne, ... Read More

FDA recalls dietary supplements for undeclared substance

April 25, 2009 Product Liability

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) his issued a recall to consumers and pharmacists for 34 dietary supplements manufactured by ABC Beauty Supply following an FDA lab analysis that identified an undeclared substance that may present a significant risk for ... Read More

Advocate wants federal nursing home database to include abuse cases

April 24, 2009 Personal Injury

Nursing home advocate Wes Bledsoe wants the federal government to change the way it rates nursing homes on its Web site Medicare. gov, to accurately reflect the quality of care at nursing homes, according to the Albert Lea Tribune. ... Read More

Update on newspaper editor’s sister with SJS

April 24, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Here’s an update to a story we brought you Monday about the sister of a newspaper managing editor who was diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). Mark Cripps says in an update column in Ancaster News that his sister Lisa ... Read More

Lawmakers, EPA search for methods to prevent future coal ash spills

April 24, 2009 Environmental

Lawmakers sit on both sides of the argument about whether lining the coal ash impoundment at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston, Tennessee, plant would have prevented the massive spill of toxic material onto neighboring homes and property, but legislation is ... Read More

Traumatic brain injury: Jason’s story part five

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April 24, 2009 Personal Injury

Last month we shared the story of Jason Stanley, an Auburn University student who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI)when three other men ambushed and maliciously attacked him in an alleyway. Jason lost consciousness after falling and hitting his head ... Read More

Study: antidepressants, depression linked to preterm birth

April 24, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Women who are depressed and women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may face a greater risk of delivering their baby prematurely, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Psychiatry and cited in Health magazine. For the study, ... Read More