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• Provigil Label Revised

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 26, 2007 5:44 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The FDA is notifying healthcare professionals about updates to the warning labels of the prescription drug Provigil. Provigil is used to help adult patients who suffer from sleep apnea, narcolepsy and other sleeping disorders. The revised label warns patients that Provigil may caused a serious rash that could include Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and hypersensitivity reactions. It may also...

• Chicago Man Dies In Car Crash(2)

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 26, 2007 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Carlos R. Daniels of Chicago, Illinois died Wednesday after he lost control of his car and it crashed into a tree. It is believed that Daniels, who was driving a Ford Escape SUV, was side swiped by another car that was traveling on Chicago Avenue. At this time there are no suspects in the hit and run.Daniels was the only person in the car at the time of the accident. His family may be able to...

• Chicago Hit and Run Severs Man's legs

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 18, 2007 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A sixty year old man was the victim of a hit and run in Chicago's South Suburbs on Friday. Michael Cranston was killed when he was hit by a car while on Matteson roadway. The collision caused Cranston to be propelled through the air, landing with his body through the windshield of the suspect's car. His legs were severed and were found by police on Friday evening. Cranston's body was not...

• Medtronic Recalls Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 18, 2007 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Medtronic, Inc. removed its Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator leads from the market on October 15, 2007. The company decided to stop sales of these leads because they are prone to fractures and can cause unnecessary shocks to the patient. They can also fail to work. Medtronic states that the likelihood of failure is minimal, but reliance on a defibrillator is literally a life and death matter. A...

• Wrong Prescription Leads to Miscarriage

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 18, 2007 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Chandra and Courtenay Givens filed a lawsuit against Walgreens after Chandra was allegedly given the wrong prescription, which led to her miscarrying. Walgreens, a Deerfield, Illinois based pharmacy chain, has been accused of giving out wrong prescriptions in the past. These mis-filled prescriptions can lead to serious health problems, including death.Chandra Givens was prescribed a pre-natal...

• 2 Killed In Chicago Car Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | September 04, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A van driving on Chicago's Stevenson Expressway on Monday afternoon crashed after brake failure. The accident caused the death of two people, one a 17 year old girl and the other a man who was believed to be in his 20s. The crash occurred near County Line Road in Burr Ridge, Illinois around 12:15 p.m shortly after the van entered the expressway.The van was lent to a Chicago labor agency, and...

• Illinois Medical Malpractice Caps Soon To Be Challenged

  Jamie G. Goldstein | September 04, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Illinois passed medical malpractice legislation two years ago that limited the amount a person could recover for pain and suffering in a medical malpractice lawsuit. There have been no challenges to date because only cases filed since the change would be affected and most of these lawsuits have not gone to trial, but this is about to change. A lawsuit filed in Cook County by Jeffrey Goldberg...

• Weekend Crash Kills One and Injures Another

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 27, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Victorino Lopez-Mendoza was pronounced dead early Sunday morning after his vehicle was involved in an accident with a semi-trailer truck. Lopez-Mendoza was pulling out of a parking lot near Irving Park Road and Walnut when his side of the car was hit by the semi-trailer truck. Another man was also injured. No citations were issued, and there is no current information on who was at fault for...

• Woman Killed, Three Injured in DeKalb, Illinois Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 23, 2007 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A car crash involving one vehicle cut short the life of a 17 year old woman late Tuesday evening. The car was traveling in DeKalb, Illinois on the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway. There were three other people in the car at the time of the crash. The other woman in the car was airlifted to a local hospital and was listed in critical condition. Two men in the car were also taken to the...

• Chicago Car Crash Injures Four

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 23, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two cars were involved in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway on August 22, 2007. The crash occurred at the Pulaski Road exit ramp in Chicago, Illinois. Four people were taken to area hospitals while three others refused medical treatment. No additional information on the cause of the accident is reported at this time.The victims of the car accident may be entitled to compensation for their...