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• Avoiding Car Accidents

  Jamie Sheller | November 28, 2006 9:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  We are now officially in the holiday season. With this season comes a variety of parties, from the office holiday party to the family get-together to the big New Years Eve bash, with alcohol being served at many of them. It is necessary to take certain precautions against car accidents. The most important precaution is don't drink and drive, and don't allow your friends or family to drink and...

• Millions of Units of Contact Lens Solution Recalled

  Jamie Sheller | November 21, 2006 8:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Due to sterility problems, almost 3 million units of Complete MoisturePLUS contact lens solution were recalled. Advanced Medical Optics discovered bacterial contamination in three lots manufactured in China. Ralstonia bacteria, which poses a possible eye risk, was found in the solution. Though the company has not received any adverse event reports in the U.S. related to the recalled lots of...

• New Warnings for Tamiflu

  Jamie Sheller | November 14, 2006 2:27 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Recently, Roche Laboratories, the maker of Tamiflu, revised the package insert of the flu drug. The new insert describes neuropsychiatric events that have been reported in patients using Tamiflu. There have been reports of self-injury and delirium with the use of Tamiflu, particularly in children. Roche recommends that patients with the flu, who have been treated with Tamiflu, be closely...

• Alcohol Liability Law Upheld - Affects Car Accidents

  Jamie Sheller | November 09, 2006 10:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In Missouri, alcohol liability lawsuits may be brought against bars and restaurants. However, grocery stores and convenience stores are not subject to such lawsuits. The Missouri Supreme Court recently upheld this law. The law makes a distinction between establishments that sell alcoholic drinks for consumption on site and those that don't. For instance, under certain circumstances, if a car...

• Dangerous Overuse of Narcotic 'Lollipop'

  Jamie Sheller | November 03, 2006 2:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Actiq, is a narcotic in the form of a berry-flavored lozenge on a stick. The powerful drug looks and tastes like a lollipop. The drug is only approved for use in cancer patients, suffering intense pain not relieved by other narcotics. However, Actiq is being prescribed by many doctors for off-label use. While off-label use is not illegal, drug companies are prohibited from marketing their...

• Does Allstate Insurance Plot to Cheat Car Accident Victims

  Jamie Sheller | November 03, 2006 11:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Kentucky woman, Geneva Hager, sought to represent a class of car accident victims in a suit against Allstate Insurance Co. The plaintiff claims that Allstate "illegally employ[s] various schemes and delay tactics to bully car accident victims into accepting lowball offers for their pain and suffering." The judge denied the woman's request to represent a class of victims because the facts of...

• You Need Important Car Accident Protection

  Jamie Sheller | November 02, 2006 12:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Car accidents can take your health and your money. However, drivers can protect themselves by making sure that they have full tort insurance coverage and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Full tort coverage allows you to sue for pain and suffering caused by the accident. Without full tort coverage, you may be limited in the compensation that you can seek following a car accident. ...