InjuryBoard Corpus Christi Archives

• HEART PATIENT SUES OVER FAULTY MEDTRONIC DEFIBRILLATOR

  Jesse Guerra | October 22, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A man who claims he received 47 unneeded jolts from his implanted defibrillator is suing Medtronic Inc. over defective wires used in the defibrillator.According to the Kansas City Star News report, "Medtronic Inc., maker of pacemakers and other heart devices, has acknowledged that wires connecting its implantable defibrillators to patient hearts break more often than it expected." The suit...

• Uranium Mine Pollution Near King Ranch

  Jesse Guerra | October 19, 2007 2:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  King Ranch family member Teo Saenz and other local residents have been trying for years to get Uranium Resources Inc. to clean up the heavy metals and radioactive materials created during their mining operation as required by their Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC) permit without success.According to a website Toxic Texas, Teo and his neighbors live next to an underground...

• More Tests urged on Children's Cough and Cold Medicines

  Jesse Guerra | October 19, 2007 1:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Widely used cold and cough medicines have not been shown to work in anyone younger than 12 according to government health advisers. Advisers also urged that tests be conducted to determine the effects of these medications on children. In fact, Pediatricians pushing for greater restrictions told the Food and Drug Administration that the over-the-counter medications should not be given to...