Archive for March, 2009
Nuts! Another possible salmonella source — in pistachios
First, peanut butter. Then, tomatoes. Then, peanut butter again. Now, pistachios?
Before you say “Nuts!” to all nuts, keep in mind they may be fine. But until the Food and Drug Administration completes a probe into possible salmonella food poisoning in pistachios, the feds are advising Americans to squirrel away those nuts until the “all clear” [...]
Send us your SOS on an MRI/MRA Gadolinium injury
Chances are, you place your trust in pharmaceutical products. Chances are, when you got an MRA or MRI exam, you thought you were getting results which would help you. You thought your MRI or MRA would pinpoint internal problems and boost your health, thanks to use of an intravenous contrast dye. But if that dye [...]
You’re injured — what time is it? It’s HAMMER TIME
Your car was just rear-ended by a distracted motorist blabbing on his cell phone and now — through no fault of your own — you’ve got bills to pay for damages. What time is it? It’s HAMMER TIME.
You’ve waited months for your insurance company to make good on its policy and pay for your property [...]
‘Zombie’ callers, texters are accidents waiting to happen
You know cell phones are a menace to society when they even start steering TV plots — sometimes twice in the same episode. That was the case with this week’s Desperate Housewives on ABC, when two major events were badly derailed simply because a person unwisely if not recklessly used a cell phone.
One such cell [...]
Natasha Richardson’s brain injury shows TBI dangers
As actress Natasha Richardson fights for life after a Monday skiing accident, her brain injury is a tragic reminder of the human brain’s vulnerability and the horrible chance, even after a small blow to the head, for TBI, or traumatic brain injury.
Such a head injury, however minor as in Richardson’s case, can produce catastrophic results, [...]
A tractor trailer large truck kills large numbers in Texas-to-Mexico accident
Large passenger buses are inherently dangerous. Big rig trucks, semi trucks, 18 wheeler trucks or tractor trailers are even more so. When combined, how dangerous are they? You do the math.
The tragic numbers after a recent bus-truck crash in northeast Mexico were 11 bus passengers killed — including 10 United States and Canadian tourists — [...]
Quaid’s heparin ordeal underscores need for a heparin lawsuit
For Houston-born actor Dennis Quaid, star of Disney’s The Rookie, The Alamo and The Parent Trap, the pain of almost losing his twin children to a heparin overdose remains quite real. On today’s Oprah Winfrey Show, a tape revealed Quaid on an emotional visit to the Los Angeles hospital where the near-tragedy occurred, and he [...]
An investment fraud lawyer can help Stanford customers, employees
It’s bad enough that the United States economy is in dire straits as the stock market plummets and millions face unemployment. But on top of that comes another alleged investment fraud scheme that could be taking many millions — if not billions — of dollars from investors, this time those with Stanford Financial Group.
Stanford, which [...]
Consumers win big in Wyeth vs. Levine defective drug ruling
Pharmaceutical giants took a huge hit Wednesday, while American consumers won an enormous victory, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Wyeth vs. Levine. And now, justice can be done.
The 6-3 Supreme Court decision held that pharmaceutical companies cannot be shielded from liability because the Food and Drug Administration or other federal agencies erred [...]
