Protect Yourself and Your Family: Get a Flu Shot
Each winter, millions of people suffer from the fever, aches, and pains caused by the flu, a highly contagious infection. A relatively mild disease in healthy young and middle-aged people, flu can be life threatening to older adults. In an average year, flu leads to more than 200,000 hospitalizations and about 36,000 deaths nationwide.
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Higher Heating Fuel Bills Expected This Winter
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
WASHINGTON DC 20585
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 12, 2005
This winter, residential space-heating expenditures are projected to increase for all fuel types compared to year-ago levels, according to forecasts released today by the Energy Information Administration in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook.
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Vioxx Lawsuit News Update
After the first vioxx lawsuit was settled by lawyers representing a client in Texas, the landscape for future vioxx lawsuits has heated up and attorneys and lawyers from across the nation are preparing for a busy time with thousands and thousands of vioxx lawsuits being filed.
Vioxx is a COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Vioxx is also related to the nonselective NSAIDs , such as ibuprofen and naproxen. Vioxx is a prescription medicine used to relieve signs and symptoms of arthritis, acute pain in adults, and painful menstrual cycles.
On September 30, 2004, Merck announced a worldwide withdrawal of its anti-inflammatory drug, VIOXX(r), following information that people taking VIOXX(r) are two times more likely to have heart attacks and strokes than people who take other inflammatory drugs, such as Naproxen(r).
For more information on Vioxx, please visit Legal Consumer Guide’s Vioxx page
Additional vioxx information is available at the LegalLawHelp resource vioxx page.
If you believe you are a victim of vioxx, you can submit a FREE VIOXX CASE EVALUATION to the Health and Safety Injury Lawyers Network, a nationwide group of lawyers who are experienced in Vioxx litigation.
RECENT VIOXX NEWS:
Judge strikes Merck witness testimony in Vioxx case
Judge again denies mistrial in Vioxx case
Cardiologist: Vioxx user had good arteries
Visit the Merck Vioxx web site for a statement from their senior counsel on the first Vioxx case in Texas reaching verdict.
FTC Seeks to Halt Illegal Spyware Operation
Lure of Anonymous File Sharing Software Exposed Consumers’ Computers to Spyware
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court judge to halt an operation that secretly installed spyware and adware that could not be uninstalled by the consumers whose computers it infected. The defendants used the lure of free software they claimed would make peer-to-peer file sharing anonymous. The agency alleges the stealthy downloads violate federal law and asked the court to order a permanent halt to them.
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FDA Plans Public Hearing on Communication of Drug Safety Information
As part of its ongoing effort to continue to improve how it communicates information about risks and benefits of drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) will convene a Public Hearing on December 7 and 8, 2005 at the National Transportation Safety Board Boardroom and Conference Center 429, L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C. to discuss CDER’s current risk communications and outreach strategies.
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Mortgage Company Settles Information Security Charges
FTC Alleges Customer Data Was Not Secure
Superior Mortgage Corp., a lender with 40 branch offices in 10 states and multiple Web sites, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable security for sensitive customer data and falsely claiming that it encrypted data submitted online. The settlement bars future deceptive claims and requires the company to establish data security procedures that will be reviewed by independent third-party auditors for 10 years.
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NHTSA Releases List of Model Year 2006 Vehicles For
Consumer safety ratings will be issued for a wide selection of 2006 model passenger vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today.
For model year 2006, a total of 41 passenger cars, 21 sport utility vehicles, five vans, and 10 pickups will be subjected to frontal and side crash safety tests. When the tests are completed by the spring of 2006, consumers will have access to frontal crash test ratings for about 83 percent of all 2006 offerings and side impact safety information for about 69 percent.
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FTC and Partners Urge Consumers to Be On Guard Online
The Federal Trade Commission and a partnership including cybersecurity experts, online marketers, consumer advocates, and federal officials have launched a new multimedia, interactive consumer education campaign to help consumers stay safe online. A comprehensive OnGuardOnline.gov Web site has tips, articles, videos, and interactive activities that will address topics such as:
* How to recognize scams on the Internet;
* How to shop securely online;
* How to avoid hackers and viruses; and
* How to deal with spam, spyware, phishing, and peer-to-peer file-sharing.
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