Lawsuit filed after surgeon allegedly operates on wrong side of patient's brain
A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed Friday against SSM Health Care-St. Louis and a neurosurgeon for allegedly operating on the wrong side of a woman's skull and brain.
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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Nevada officials: Luxor guests had Legionnaires'
(AP) -- Health officials in Las Vegas said Monday that the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in water samples at the Luxor hotel-casino this month after a guest died of the form of pneumonia.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 30, 2012 |
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High court weighs drug companies' generics policy
(AP)—The Supreme Court is struggling with whether it should stop pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.
Medications
Mar 25, 2013 |
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No butts: Reebok slapped in US on rear-toning claims
US government regulators have clamped down on sportswear maker Reebok for claims that its buttock-toning footwear would lead to a more shapely butt for its wearers.
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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Suit: Firm provided tainted meds in 2002, man died
The compounding pharmacy suspected in a deadly meningitis outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man's death in 2004, while a pharmaceutical firm with common owners was ...
Medications
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Scalia's pro-tobacco order tossed by high court
(AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia exercised a rarely used power last fall to let Philip Morris USA and three other big tobacco companies delay making multimillion-dollar payments for a program ...
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Jun 30, 2011 |
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Study: Only 1 in 5 medical malpractice cases pay
(AP) -- Only 1 in 5 malpractice claims against doctors leads to a settlement or other payout, according to the most comprehensive study of these claims in two decades.
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Aug 17, 2011 |
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Lawsuit charges weigh on Bayer profits again
(AP)—Charges for lawsuits over its birth control pills weighed on Bayer AG's earnings once again during the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Feb 28, 2013 |
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Some patients won't see nurses of different race
It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets"—allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race.
Health
Feb 22, 2013 |
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MLB sues Fla. clinic over banned player drugs
(AP)—Major League Baseball is suing a now-shuttered South Florida clinic and its operators, accusing it of providing banned performance-enhancing drugs to players.
Medications
Mar 22, 2013 |
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Top US court allows Amgen class action suit
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of investors seeking to join a class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Amgen for downplaying safety concerns about two anemia drugs.
Medications
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Testimony set to begin in pregnancy drug case
(AP)—Testimony is set to begin in a federal lawsuit brought by four sisters who believe their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s.
Medications
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Food servers more vulnerable to legal threats
People with severe food allergies have a new tool in their effort to find menus that fit their diet: federal disabilities law. And that could leave schools, restaurants and anyone else that serves food more vulnerable to ...
Health
Jan 18, 2013 |
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Pfizer disputes suit claiming Zoloft doesn't work
(AP)—The maker of Zoloft is being sued in an unusual case alleging the popular antidepressant has no more benefit than a dummy pill. The federal lawsuit, filed in California, argues that patients who took it should be reimbursed ...
Medications
Jan 31, 2013 |
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French breast implant maker faced US lawsuits
Breast implants made by troubled French firm PIP have been at the heart of multiple lawsuits in the United States, where they were sold up until 2000, documents filed with the US government show.
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Dec 26, 2011 |
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