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• Senators Seek Ban on Chinese Drywall

  Scott Kappes | April 08, 2009 4:42 PM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  U.S. Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) have introduced a bill to Congress that calls for the recall of Chinese drywall that has been the source of damage to thousands of...

• FDA Increases Reglan Warning for Tardive Dyskinesia

  Scott Kappes | March 20, 2009 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Recently the FDA announced that the heartburn drug, Reglan, and all other drug containing metoclopramide will now carry the administration’s strongest warning, the infamous “black...

• Gadolinium/NSF In The News

  Ashley Davis | February 17, 2009 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Think you might have Nephrogenic Systematic Fibrosis? Do your symptoms include swelling of the skin, tightening of the skin, wood-like skin, thickened skin that inhibits flexion and extension of...

• Denied Hurricane Ike Damage Claims Spawn Lawsuit Against FEMA

  Scott Kappes | December 12, 2008 4:42 PM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  Although Hurricane season has come and gone, the evidence of the damage done by the 2008 hurricane season will be with us for time. Residents of Houston and Galveston are still working to pick up...

• Widow Sues Chantix Maker Over Husband's Suicide

  Scott Kappes | July 10, 2008 11:56 AM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  Yesterday as the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs was holding a hearing on why veterans were being given the “suicide-inducing drug” Chantix, an Alabama attorney was busy filing the first...

• Walgreen's Sued for Wrongful Death

  Scott Kappes | October 24, 2007 4:57 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  A wrongful death case has been filed against drug store giant Walgreen Co. after an allegedly incorrect prescription caused a woman to have a miscarriage. The incident occurred outside St. Louis where Chanda Givens tried to fill a prescription for Materna, a prenatal vitamin, and was allegedly given Matulane, a strong chemotherapy drug, instead. The lawsuit claims that Givens became ill soon...

• CPSC Issues Safety Alert for Stadium Light Poles

  Scott Kappes | August 25, 2009 6:02 PM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  Yesterday the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a safety alert to warn the public and safety officials of the possibility that certain steel stadium light poles can fracture or crack...

• Another Florida Builder Confirms Chinese Drywall in 200 Homes

  Scott Kappes | July 30, 2009 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The Bonita Springs based WCI Communities has confirmed that they built at least 200 homes with potential dangerous and defective Chinese-made drywall. WCI Communities is currently operating Chapter...

• Yaz and Yasmin Side Effects

  Ashley Davis | March 05, 2009 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Many young women are prescribed Yaz or Yasmin as a form of birth control or a way to regulate heavy periods. It has come to the attention of many consumers that the side affects associated with...

• Tips on Filing a Hurricane Ike Insurance Claim

  Scott Kappes | November 24, 2008 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The first step in filing your insurance claim is contacting your insurance company. Most people will do this by calling their agent as soon as possible. This is a great idea and should get things...