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Frequent Use of Over-the-Counter Painkillers Poses Serious Health Dangers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration states more than 50% of patients do not take over-the-counter medication as directed. Research confirms that overdosing on over-the-counter painkillers may lead to organ failure, strokes, and even death.
Infant Deaths Result in 2 Million Baby Monitors Recalled
Nearly 2 million Summer Infant video baby monitors were recalled Friday after being linked to the strangulation deaths of two infants.
Pediatricians Urge Government Ban On Toxic Mothballs
Pediatricians call for government ban on naphthalene-filled mothballs as a chemical harmful to children.
Pain Killers & Liver Failure: FDA Restricts Acetaminophen in Some Products
The FDA is restricting the amount of acetaminophen in the nation’s most popular prescription painkillers based on the use of over-the-counter painkillers containing acetaminophen such as Tylenol, and the link between thousands of cases of liver damage.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Claims Lives of Five Persons in Florida
Five young men likely died due to carbon monoxide from a car they left running in a garage under their South Florida motel room.
Parents sue Toyota, say sudden acceleration caused their daughter’s death
The LA Times reports that the parents of a young woman who died in a 2008 car crash have sued Toyota Motor Corporation for the sudden acceleration of of the vehicle in which their daughter was a passenger to accelerate out of control and crash in Northridge.
Government Pushes Drop-Side Crib Ban
The Consumer Protection Safety Commission plans to ban the manufacture, sale and resale of drop-side cribs, several of which have been recalled for defective designs by the CPSC.
Durom Cup Implant Replacement Lawsuit Filed
John Chisnell, age 58, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Zimmer Inc., for manufacturing and selling an allegedly defective hip implant under the brand name Durom Cup.
$5M jury award upheld in fatal Jeep accident
Appeals court upheld a jury award after death of unborn son from vehicle that suddenly moved into reverse due to a defect known as the park-to-reverse transmission defect.
Bayer Healthcare To Launch New Birth Control Pill Amid Controversy Over Yaz Oral Contraceptive
Bayer to release new birth control drug called Natazia.
Patients Nationwide File Lawsuits Against Zimmer For Defective Hip Implants
Today and yesterday, patients from Arizona, Connecticut and Ohio filed lawsuits against Zimmer Inc., the nation’s largest producer of orthopedic devices, for alleged defective hip implants manufactured and sold by Zimmer under the name Durom Cup.
Zimmer Hip Recall: Artificial Hip Recipient Charges Defect Has Caused Extreme Pain And Hardship
Franklin Tennessee resident, Walter Thomas, filed a personal injury lawsuit against Zimmer Inc., manufacturer of his Durom Cup artificial hip.
New York Woman Files Suit Charging Butter Flavoring Chemical Diacetyl Led to Serious Lung Injury
The lawsuit charges that Ms. Mercado sustained a severe lung disease after consuming microwave popcorn containing the butter flavoring chemical diacetyl. The chemical is used for the aroma and taste in butter, some cheeses and snack and bakery products.
Expanded Crib Recalls Announced in Wake of Child Suffocation Dangers
Previous Simplicity and Graco child crib recalls have been expanded in the wake of heightened concerns about child safety and the risks of death by suffocation for very young children in drop-side cribs.
Toyota Recall: How Record Fine Impacts Toyota Sudden Acceleration Injury Lawsuits
Toyota Motor Corp. may have a tough time defending itself in U.S. lawsuits filed for flaws in its vehicles after U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood fined the company, saying it “knowingly hid a dangerous defect.”
