Blog Posts in January, 2009
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a study showing that people taking anti- psychotic drugs such as Zyprexa or Risperdal were twice as likely to suffer heart attacks . The study also ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2009 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Peanut Corp. of America and its distributor King Nut Cos. are implicated in a salmonella outbreak . King Nut has initiated a recall of the suspected product.
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Posted on Jan 22, 2009 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Eli Lilly has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve claims regarding the drug Zyprexa . Zyprexa is an anti-psychotic drug that has the subject of state and federal claims.
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Posted on Jan 13, 2009 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
An Illinois hospital will pay $6.5 million to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by the parents of a baby who sustained brain damage at birth. The plaintiffs had claimed that the doctors and ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2009 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The four-wheeled Rihno Recreational Utility Vehicle ( RUV ) manufactured by Yamaha Motor Corp. has been the subject of complaints by users. Riders have alleged that there is a design defect that makes ...
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