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• Tamiflu Might Receive New Labeling Due to Reported Deaths and "Bizarre Behavior"

  Robert Wolf | November 16, 2006 6:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Uh-oh - it looks as though the makers of Tamiflu could have a potential controversy on their hands. Due to new reports of "bizarre" behavior and deaths related to falls and other similar behavior, new warnings may be placed on Tamiflu labels. Doctors and parents are being told to watch for signs of bizarre behavior in children treated with the flu drug Tamiflu, federal health officials...

• Jury Awards $144 Million in HMO Discrimination Lawsuit

  Robert Wolf | November 07, 2006 2:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  We all hear the jokes and the stories about HMO plans - they're expensive, unpopular, and many people find them a pain to deal with. Well, a recent jury verdict in Illinois will do nothing but reinforce many beliefs about HMOs. A health maintenance organization hired by the government to provide coverage for the poor in Illinois will have to pay damages of $144 million for discriminating...

• Deceased Rat = $1.7 million. Deceased Human = $250,000?

  Robert Wolf | November 01, 2006 12:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Here's to hoping I find a dead rat in my salad sometime soon! If I find a dead rat in a salad, I have the potential to recover $1.7 million for my "emotional and physical pain and suffering," not to mention my "change in dining habits." If one of my parents were to unfortunately die as a result of medical malpractice of a nursing home (for example), then the most the family could recover is...