A jury in Houston awarded $772,500 to the family of a woman who was killed by a fault in the painkiller patch, Duragesic. The patch is intended to deliver hourly doses of fentanyl in a highly controlled chemical system, but a leak in the patch caused the comman anesthetic to terminate the respiratory center in […]
Study Suggests Tylenol To Blame For High Blood Pressure in Women
The Nurses Health Study at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has revealed that women who take daily amounts of non-aspirin painkillers, such as Extra-Strength Tylenol, are more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who do not. Tylenol had long been considered a relatively safe product, being one of […]
Dangerous New Water Sport
A new sport called tube kiting is becoming more and more popular in the world of sports. The idea behind it is that the rider sits atop a very large and occasionally round inflatable water device. This “kite” can be more than 10 feet in diameter. The device is hooked behind a boat with a […]
Over 14% Of Drivers Are Uninsured
In a recent study conducted by the Insurance Research Council (IRC), it has become apparent that if you become injured in an automobile accident, odds are about one in seven that the driver at fault isn’t insured. The number of uninsured drivers has risen since the 12.7% of uninsured drivers in 1999, with about 14.6% […]
Hospital Chain Settles Whistleblower Suit in $265 Million
Saint Barnabas Corp., the largest healthcare system and second largest employer in New Jersey, is assigned to pay $265 million to settle a few whistleblower lawsuits claiming the hospital chain had systematically inflated charges to Medicare patients so as to receive enhanced reimbursements. This settlement is debated to be the first in a wave of […]
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