- Lee Coleman | August 30, 2007 12:09 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsWe are representing several individuals who have developed an extremely serious condition called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. The FDA has issued a warning linking this condition to the injection of a toxic substance, Gadolinium, as part of a contrast agent injected before an MRI scan is performed. Our clients have suffered devastating injuries and we have filed lawsuits on their behalf. We...
- Lee Coleman | August 29, 2007 11:02 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsHundreds of individuals have now been diagnosed with NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis) after receiving an injection of a Gadolinium based contrast agent. The people most at risk were those with kidney failure, renal disease, because their kidneys were not functioning well enough to get the Gadolinium out of their system. Once Gadolinium enters the human cells it causes horrible damages. The...
- Lee Coleman | August 28, 2007 10:57 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsKidney disease patients who received MRI scans, which included receiving an injection of a Gadolinium based MRI contrast agent, have suffered serious injuries and lawsuits have been filed. The question we have, and which we intend to find out through our lawsuits, is what steps did the companies take to determine whether Gadolinium would get into human cells. There is no question that Gadolinium...
- Lee Coleman | August 27, 2007 10:29 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIt has now been reported that several hundred or more kidney patients have been diagnosed with NSF/NFD after receiving MRI scans using Gadolinium based contrast injections. NSF (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis), also referred to as Nephrogenic Fibrosin Dermopathy, is an extremely serious, and possibly fatal condition, the signs of which include: burning, itching, swelling, hardening and tightening...
- Lee Coleman | August 24, 2007 1:47 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsWe are seeing very serious injuries from people who have suffered NSF - Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, after having received a Gadolinium based contrast agent for an MRI procedure. People most at risk were those with kidney disease/renal failure who were receiving an MRI to determine the extent of their kidney problems. NSF/NFD is characterized by areas of tight and rigid skin that makes it...
- Lee Coleman | August 23, 2007 3:44 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA school bus crash Thursday morning in Bullitt County sent two children to the hospital and left 16 others to be evaluated. The bus driver had to swerve when a white pickup truck was in his lane of traffic. The bus left the road and stuck a ditch and came to a halt between a post and tree. The driver of the truck left the scene of the accident and authorities are looking for them. The Bullitt...
- Lee Coleman | August 21, 2007 3:50 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA recall by Ford Motor Company involves more than 3.6 million vehicles. The speed control deactivation switch could cause a fire. Ford is taking this action due to concerns of customers about the potential of fires in their vehicles. If the switch is found to be leaking it will be replaced, and there will be an installation of a fused wiring harness into the speed control electrical circuit....
- Lee Coleman | August 20, 2007 9:23 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Monday morning a crash sent 5 people to area hospitals. The accident occurred around 3 a.m. on Amster Grove Road in Winchester. The accident involved a truck pulling a boat and an SUV. Apparently the truck tried to avoid the SUV and the two hit, sending the truck over an embankment. Two were taken to Clark Regional Medical Center and three to the University of Kentucky Hospital.For more...
- Lee Coleman | August 16, 2007 8:45 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThree members of a family from Liberty died in a crash Wednesday, on US 127, when the Toyota Camry they were in crossed the center line and struck a Ford Explorer head on. None of the family were wearing their seatbelts when the accident happened. The driver of the Ford Explorer and a passenger were taken to UK Chandler Hospital by helicopter and are listed in good condition. The Kentucky State...
- Lee Coleman | August 15, 2007 10:38 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA announced yesterday that the diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will be labeled with severe warnings of heart failure risk to some patients. The black box warnings are the most severe warnings that prescription drugs can get. These medicines may cause patients who already have heart failure to worsen, or cause heart failure in others. The warnings, which the FDA said in June it would seek,...
- Lee Coleman | August 13, 2007 4:33 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAn Indianapolis- based provider Gilchrist & Soames has recalled toiletry products for the hotel industry. This is a worldwide recall due to independent test showing DEG. No injuries have been reported at this time and it is a voluntary recall. The FDA is concerned about the possible risks from chronic exposure. Children or people with liver or kidney disease are most at risk for injury from...
- Lee Coleman | August 09, 2007 12:41 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 25 year old Manitou, Kentucky mother, her infant son, and four year old daughter were playing by a tree in their front yard Monday when a freak accident occurred. Crick Paving Company was in the process of unloading a tractor from a flatbed when the front of the trailer lifted up, causing the back of the truck to lift. The truck, with no one at the wheel, then began moving across the roadway...
- Lee Coleman | August 07, 2007 1:39 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsTwo women filed suit in GA over ObTape brand vaginal slings made by Mentor Corporation. They claim it caused multiple surgeries to try to correct the complications caused by the sling and the device failed to cure their urinary stress incontinence. They claim it caused severe erosion of the vaginal wall after it was implanted, and also symptoms of bleeding, discomfort and lesions. Attorneys for...
- Lee Coleman | August 03, 2007 10:00 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsLakeside Foods of WI is doing a voluntary recall of 15,000 cases of 14.5 ounce cans of French Style Green Beans because some of the cans may be under processed and some cans may have leaked. No illnesses have been reported at this time but the cans have the potential to have botulism. Lakeside is asking consumers who have cans of the French Style Green Beans with the following in the top line of...
- Lee Coleman | August 02, 2007 8:51 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThursday a worldwide recall was announced that involved almost a million plastic preschool toys made in China and sold in the US between May and August that contained excessive amounts of lead. 83 types of toys including Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters are involved.In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, David Allmark, general manager of Fisher-Price, said the problem...
- Lee Coleman | August 01, 2007 3:59 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt's that time of year again, county fairs going on and the carnival rides the children love. But how safe are those rides? The Department of Agriculture is responsible for inspecting just once a year those rides here in Kentucky. Two children were injured in Mercer County when the lap bar on the "Sizzler" failed while the ride was moving, a six year old boy had a cut on his head and his seven...