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• Texas Trucking Companies Putting Unsafe and Illegal Drivers on the Roads

  RLF Staff | January 30, 2008 6:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Texas trucking companies often gamble on putting unsafe and even illegal drivers on Dallas highways. Often, they hire illegal immigrants who have trouble reading road signs and communicating with employers, police and emergency crews. Texas trucking companies have also been known to hire felons, alcoholics and drug addicts because many background checks are not completed or rushed through. These...

• Adverse Reactions Spur Recall of Baxter Heparin Vials

  RLF Staff | January 29, 2008 3:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Heparin Sodium Injection Vials were recalled due to an increase in adverse Heparin reactions. Baxter has received 100 reports of reactions and is looking into one death that may be linked to the Baxter Heparin recall.A variety of Heparin-caused reactions have been reported such as burning sensation, chest pain, abdominal pain, lowered blood pressure, diarrhea, dizziness, flushing, headache,...

• Toxic Chemical Used to Make Baby Formula Cans Under Review

  RLF Staff | January 28, 2008 4:42 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Bisphenol-A is a toxic chemical used in the manufacturing process of baby formula cans. House Democrats are investigating whether bisphenol-A--known as BPA-- poses a risk to infants. BPA is a chemical used in polycarbonate plastic products, including baby bottles and metal can coatings, intended to protect the food inside from the metal in the can. According to the FDA BPA is legal and safe. ...

• Medication Mistakes Cause Thousands of Deaths each Year

  RLF Staff | January 25, 2008 4:10 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  When a prescription is needed, there are several places the patient can end up with the wrong medication. The doctor could prescribe the wrong medication in the first place. When you give the prescription to the pharmacy, the person taking the prescription could misread the medication's name or dosage or mistype the information in the computer. The pharmacist could misread the information or...

• Former Dallas Cowboy in a Coma: Wife Files Malpractice Lawsuit

  RLF Staff | January 24, 2008 4:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Adriane Springs, the wife of former Cowboys running back Ron Springs, has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in state district court after her husband, Ron Springs, 51, fell into a coma in October during a surgical procedure to have a cyst removed from his elbow and reportedly remains in an incapacitated state. According to published reports, named in the lawsuit, which is seeking unspecified...

• Surgical Tools Left in Patients Account for Thousands of Injuries

  RLF Staff | January 17, 2008 7:43 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  According to the FDA and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), about 2500 surgery patients leave the hospital with surgical devices such as clamps, and tweezers or pieces of surgical devices that unintentionally fell off during surgery. The CDRH receives about 1000 reports annually of pieces of medical devices found inside surgery patients and about 1,500 surgery patients are...

• E. coli Contaminated Beef Stolen in Dallas Area

  RLF Staff | January 09, 2008 9:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for nearly 15,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, produced by Texas American Food Service Corporation based in Fort Worth, Texas.Local officials have received reports of someone who has attempted to sell ground beef to local businesses. The Texas...

• E. Coli Tainted Beef Spurs Class I Recall

  RLF Staff | January 07, 2008 2:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Over 13 thousand pounds of steak and ground beef have been recalled due to another E.coli risk. Mark's Quality Meats, Inc. is recalling beef products because they may contain the E. coli O157:H7 virus. This is a Class I recall meaning there is a reasonable chance of serious injury illness or death. The recalled products were produced between Dec 20 and 26th and were distributed to restaurants,...

• Aranesp , Epogen, and Procrit Linked to Increased Tumor Growth

  RLF Staff | January 04, 2008 6:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The FDA informed healthcare professionals of findings from two additional clinical studies, Preoperative Epirubicin Paclitaxel Aranesp Study, and the National Cancer Institute Gynecologic Oncology Group, showing an increase in mortality and shorter time to tumor progression in patients with cancer receiving an Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA). Both the PREPARE study in breast cancer and...

• Tot Tower Block Recall Due to Choking Hazard

  RLF Staff | January 02, 2008 3:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Tot Tower blocks were recalled by the eeBoo Corporation due to a choking hazard. The plastic cover could cause a choking risk if it comes off the blocks. About 170,000 sets have been recalled. The Tot Tower toys come in 10-block sets. The Tot Tower blocks have been sold at specialty and gift shops across the U.S. from January 2003 through September 2007 and sell for about $20.Parents should...