A new lawsuit against a health food store claims that the fat-burning pills they sold caused a woman to suffer such intense insomnia that she was eventually admitted to a mental hospital because of her strange and erratic behavior, reports the New York Daily News. The lawsuit, filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court on behalf of …
Tennessee Fungal Meningitis Victim Files Lawsuit for Infection
Attorneys for a woman in Nashville have named a Tennessee state senator as the physician who injected her with contaminated spinal steroid, leading her to contract fungal meningitis, reports Tennessean.com. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Joan M. Peay of Nashville, says that current Tennessee state senator Dr. Steven Dickerson injected …
Forty Lawsuits Result From Failed Freezer At Sperm Bank
A failed freezing tank that was keeping sperm samples frozen has resulted in lawsuits on behalf of the men who lost the opportunity to become biological fathers, reports the Chicago Tribune. The freezing tank at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago failed last year, destroying the sperm samples of men whose illnesses or treatments could potentially …
FDA Warns of Flammable Sunscreen After Five Seriously Burned
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers against using certain flammable sunscreens near open flames. The FDA’s statement, released this week, says that certain spray-on sunscreens can pose the risk of catching fire if the person is standing near an open flame. The agency is aware of five separate incidents in which …
Preventing Unintentional Poisoning
Virginia defective drugs can have serious side effects, but a more common danger is the one of accidental overdosing. Here are a few points from the Center of Disease Control to keep in mind to avoid an unnecessary tragedy. 91% of all unintentional poisoning deaths were caused by prescription drugs. Among children, emergency room visits …
Contamination Found at Ameridose
The Food and Drug Administration has found various potential sources of contamination at a drug-making facility that was founded by the same company as the pharmacy that has been linked to the meningitis outbreak, reports WLFI.com. Ameridose, a Massachusetts-based company that manufactures injectable drugs, has been undergoing a month-long inspection of its facilities. Inspectors say …
Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Steroid Shots Kills One In Virginia
A meningitis outbreak has killed 11 in the United States, including one victim in Virginia and another in Maryland, reports USA Today. There have been 119 reported cases of the unusual strain of fungal meningitis according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has been linked to defective steroid shots used to treat …