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18
Jan

Vioxx Settlement Update

On February 29, 2008, roughly 45,000 plaintiffs who suffered heart attack or stroke that qualify for the Vioxx settlement must enroll if they wish to be receive part of the massive $4.85 billion fund set aside by lawyers and the pharmaceutical company Merck for those injured by the painkiller drug Vioxx.

In order to validate the money set aside—which could be taken off the table if certain criteria is not met—85% of those claimants must enroll in the settlement.

The settlement amount is being divided up by tens of thousands of people, and some victims are claiming the share set aside for them isn’t enough. One woman who suffered a Vioxx-related heart attack lost her job and had to pay more than $200,000 in medical bills. Her share of the settlement is roughly $530,000, but she feels that since she suffered greatly, that amount is not enough.

Vioxx is believed to have been a contributing factor in Texas drug injuries—namely heart attacks and strokes—and has left many Texas drug injury victims seeking compensation for their pain, suffering, and considerable medical bills.

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15
Jan

FDA Takes Action Against Hormone Therapy Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken action against seven different pharmacies for their false and misleading claims over the safety and effectiveness of their “bio-identical hormone replacement therapy” drugs (BHRTs). The BRHTs were being promoted by these pharmaceutical companies as being better than FDA-approved menopausal hormone therapy drugs.

The pharmacies also claimed these BHRT drugs prevent and or treat Alzheimer’s, stroke, cancer, and other sicknesses, which is scientifically unproven at this time. The drugs all contain estriol, a compound that isn’t approved and which has not been proven safe or effective for human use.

Use of unapproved FDA drugs can result in serious Texas drug injury and possibly death. Texas drug injuries occur far too commonly and can have serious health complications.

Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01772.html

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11
Jan

Paramedic didn’t check pulse of wreck victim left for dead

Erica Smith was left laying on the road for over an hour after she was assumed dead in a severe Texas auto accident. She suffered a severe head trauma and was thought dead, but paramedics failed to check for a pulse, despite the fact that San Antonio officials said the official policy is for paramedics to check for a pulse regardless of their initial assessment of injury victims’ health.

The 23-year-old Texas State University student died from her injuries the next day, and it is unknown whether or not this serious oversight was a contributing factor to her death following the Texas auto accident.

Erica Smith laid under a tarp for over an hour before a medical examiner discovered she was breathing.

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15
Nov

Avandia gets boxed warning cautioning of heart attacks

The Food and Drug Administration has just informed healthcare professionals of new, important warnings that will be added to the type II diabetes medication Avandia. Diabetes affects 20.8 million people in the United States, many of whom are potential Texas drug injury victims.

The Avandia boxed warning will now warn that Avandia may be associated with an increased risk of myocardial ischemic events (such as angina) or myocardial infarction (heart attack occurring because of a lack of blood supplied to the heart).

Texas drug injuries are all too common in this day and age and can have life-altering consequences. The FDA has advised healthcare professionals to closely monitor patients who take Avandia for cardiovascular risks and Texas drug injuries.

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http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01743.html

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6
Nov

Man with three DWI convictions hits pickup with infant passenger

A man was arrested Saturday for driving while intoxicated after he rear-ended a pickup truck that contained an infant. He ignored a stop sign and crashed into the pickup stopped at the intersection, causing a severe Texas auto accident.

The officer on the scene reported a half-empty beer bottle “that was still cold to the touch and had condensation on the outside of the bottle” inside the truck. There was also a case of beer on the passenger side and beer in the center console of his vehicle.

The man refused to take a sobriety test and later refused to take a breathalyzer in jail. At this time, the status of the people in the other truck he hit is unknown.

Click here to read more http://www.theeagle.com/local/Police__Man_hit_pickup_with_infant_passenger

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2
Nov

Texas DUI auto accident kills mother of two

A drunken man rear-ended a 36-year-old mother of two less than a block from her home on Saturday morning at 3:30am. The woman had to be cut from her car and rushed to the hospital, where she later died.

According to court documents, the man who caused the Texas auto accident smelled of alcohol and slurred his speech. He was seen at the accident climbing out of his truck and pouring a plastic flask on the ground nearby. He was charged the day of the accident with intoxication assault, a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The charges may be upgraded to a more serious charge because the mother died because of the man’s reckless actions.

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http://www.theeagle.com/local/Woman_injured_in_wreck_dies

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