Phila. jury orders Pfizer to pay 3 women $72.6 million in damages over menopause drugs 0
A Philadelphia jury Tuesday said pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. must pay three women $72.6 million in compensatory damages because the menopause drugs they took gave them breast cancer.
The Common Pleas Court jury will begin the punitive phase Friday and could last two weeks, but it might mean even larger awards for the women, who live or had lived in Pennsylvania.
Jury awards in such cases can be reduced by judges or changed by appeals courts.
“The plaintiffs were pleased with the phase one outcome, and they look forward to presenting phase two evidence beginning Friday,” said attorney Tobi Millrood, a partner in the Conshohocken-based firm of Pogust, Braslow & Millrood L.L.C. He was joined in the case by Matt Leckman, also of Pogust, and Ted Meadows, of the Alabama law firm of Beasley, Allen.
Pfizer inherited the drug Prempro and other hormone therapy drugs when it bought Pharmacia (including Upjohn) in 2003 and Wyeth in 2009.
“We are obviously disappointed with the verdict in this case,” Pfizer spokesman Chris Loder said in a statement. “Once the verdict is finalized, the company will weigh its legal options to determine how it will continue with the case.
“Hormone therapy medicines are an important treatment option for many women with debilitating symptoms of menopause. The FDA has regularly and thoroughly reviewed the benefits and risks of these medicines, and states that ‘hormone therapy is the most effective FDA-approved medicine for relief of hot flashes, night sweats or vaginal dryness.’ ”
Those menopausal symptoms prompted more than six million women to take Prempro and related menopause drugs before a 2002 study highlighted their links to cancer, Bloomberg News reported. Bloomberg said Wyeth had sales of more than $2 billion before the release of the Women’s Health Initiative, a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study.
Through the years, Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia has become a common venue for civil litigation involving multiple plaintiffs and drug companies from across the nation.
Susan Elfont, who used to live in Northeast Philadelphia but now lives in California, where she can be closer to her grandchildren, was awarded $20 million. Bernadette Kalenkoski was awarded $27.85 million and Judy Mulderig was awarded $24.75 million. Kalenkoski and Mulderig reside in Pennsylvania.
This was but one of thousands of Prempro cases that has kept the Pfizer legal team busy. In an SEC filing in May, the company said it had set aside $300 million to cover pending litigation.
The highest previous Prempro award was $58 million in a Nevada case involving three women. Pfizer appealed that verdict to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the court decided in June not to hear the case, thereby leaving in place the monetary decision and that of the Nevada State Supreme Court.
By Bloomberg’s scorekeeping, Pfizer’s Wyeth and Upjohn units have now lost 10 of the 18 Prempro cases decided by juries since trials began in 2006.
Some of the awards were later reduced or thrown out after the juries made their decisions.
“Of all trial-set hormone therapy cases that have been resolved for either party, 44 have been resolved in the company’s favor through a combination of rulings by judges, jury verdicts, and dismissals by plaintiffs themselves to avoid going to trial,” Pfizer said in its statement. “Nine juries have found for Wyeth, including six of the last eight; and there are eight final judgments for Wyeth. While eight plaintiffs’ verdicts are in effect, five are not final, as they are being or will be challenged by the company as legally deficient. Additionally, more than 3,000 other cases have been dismissed or withdrawn before even being set for trial.”
Contact staff writer David Sell at dsell@phillynews.com or 215-854-4506. Read his blog at www.philly.com/phillypharma and on Twitter @phillypharma.
Phila. jury orders Pfizer to pay 3 women $72.6 million in damages over menopause drugs
Concern grows for US man kidnapped in Pakistan 0
ISLAMABAD?? Concern was growing Friday for the safety of American development expert Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped from home in Pakistan in August.
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in an audio recording issued on Islamist websites late Thursday that his organization had captured “this man who has had an active part in American aid to Pakistan since the seventies.”
However, sources told NBC News on Friday that there were strong indications that Weinstein, 70, had been passed to a dreaded faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
They said he was presently in the custody of militants led by Commander Tariq Afridi, operating in the gun-manufacturing, semi-autonomous tribal region of Darra Adamkhel.
It is the same militant group that kidnapped a Polish engineer, Piotr Stancza, from Attock area of Punjab province on Sept. 28, 2009. Stancza was later executed after their demands for money and a release of prisoners were not met by the government.
Some sources said that Weinstein was kidnapped by another group and later sold to Afridi, NBC News reported.
Ruthless
He is considered the most ruthless among his militant colleagues and is known for his harsh policies.
In the al-Qaida Internet statement, Zawahri said the group’s demands for Weinstein’s release included the release of all those held by the United States at the Guantanamo detention center and all others imprisoned for ties to al-Qaida or the Taliban. The statement was translated by the SITE group, which says it monitors the “jihadist threat.”
He also demanded an end to air strikes by the United States and its allies against militants in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia and Gaza.
Zawahri specifically demanded the release of high-profile militants including Ramzi Yousef, imprisoned in the United States for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, serving a life sentence for plotting to attack the U.N. headquarters and other New York City landmarks.
“Your problem is not with us but with (President Barack) Obama. We have raised fair demands. … So continue to pressure Obama, if you want your relative to be handed back,” Zawahri said, addressing Weinstein’s family, according to SITE.
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The audio recording, which was issued on Islamist websites, also said that a senior al-Qaida leader based in Pakistan known as Attiyatullah had been killed in a U.S. air strike in August.
“Just as the Americans detain all whom they suspect of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban, even remotely, we detained this man who has had an active part in American aid to Pakistan since the seventies,” Zawahiri added.
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He said that Attiyatullah, a Libyan militant whose real name was Jamal Ibrahim Ashtiwi al-Misrati, escaped a first air strike but was killed along with his son Issam in a second bombing on August 23.
“He was martyred, may God have mercy on him … by bombing by a crusader spy plane,” Zawahri said.
‘We remain concerned’
The U.S. State Department is aware of the statement and continues to work with Pakistani authorities leading the investigation, a spokeswoman said.
Weinstein had been working on a project in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas where Pakistani troops have been battling Islamist insurgents for years.
“We remain concerned for Mr. Weinstein’s safety and well-being,” said Joanne Moore, spokeswoman for the State Department.
Story: ‘Enough is enough’: Grieving Pakistan questions its role in US war on terror
The government had been in contact with Weinstein’s family in the United States, she said.
“U.S. officials, including the FBI, are assisting in the Pakistani-led investigation,” she said, declining to give additional information on the case due to privacy considerations.
“The United States condemns kidnappings of any kind and we call for the immediate release of the individual and the prosecution of those responsible,” Moore said.
Zawahri succeeded Osama bin Laden after he was killed in an operation by U.S. forces in Pakistan in May after a decade-long worldwide hunt.
NBC News and Reuters contributed to this report.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45521349/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
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Candy cane brittle 0
A candy cane treat to put you in the holiday mood.
I’m a sucker for chocolate and peppermint.?
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Sarah Murphy-Kangas is a cook, writer, mother, teacher, and group facilitator. She lives with her family in Seattle, Washington. She started her blog, In Praise of Leftovers, as a way to share her kitchen exploits with friends and family and further explore her obsession with food. Her favorite challenge is to make something out of nothing.
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And for all those folks who love to complain about Christmas coming too soon, you’d better start complaining about me, too. We already have our tree up. Me and Buddy the Elf are ready. It feels so good to be home, not in transition anymore, not living out of boxes. (Well, pretty much. Trying to be patient.)
I would rather die than go anywhere or purchase anything?on Black Friday, but holing up in my kitchen or dragging out the art supplies is another matter. And my mom started a tradition, way back when, of always making some sort of special treat or cookie on tree decorating night. I come by it naturally.
There were many other things I should have been doing yesterday, but I spent a good portion of it getting ready for Tree Decorating Night. Vacuumed the rug, hauled out the plastic tote marked “Xmas,” and had to go to two stores to get the ingredients for these little numbers. I was doing it all for Wyatt. Really. He goes NUTS over chocolate and peppermint. Like I’ve said before in your presence, there’s nothing quite as motivating as seeing your kids love something you make. Wyatt really goes for it, too. He rolls his eyes, groans, get chocolate everywhere. It’s pretty great.?
I’m keenly aware lately that these are the moments I will miss and romanticize?as I grow older and into different seasons of life. Don’t get me wrong ? I’m dying to go to Greece and Morocco, sleep in every once in awhile, and actually get something accomplished during my day. But all of that is overrated. These moments, unwrapping all the Christmas ornaments or cleaning up the Play-Doh, are the real ones. I’ll miss the physicality of the kids’ little limbs, the completely unselfconscious way they love things like Christmas lights and peppermint bark.?
This is it, and it’s breathtaking. I am blessed beyond belief.
Candy Cane Brittle
Adapted from Bon Appetit. I used to be down on BA after Gourmet went under. I didn’t want to like it. But guess what? I can’t help myself. The December issue got me out of a kitchen stupor. All of the sudden, I want to attempt everything and travel everywhere. And that inspiration is totally worth the subscription price.?
P.S. I get chocolate for stuff like this at Trader Joes. Their “Pound Plus” bars are the deal of the century. And apparently white chocolate is totally pass?. So 1984. I actually had to look pretty hard to find some. I settled for a Godivia bar from the grocery store. I suppose you could go without it, but I like the contrast and the way it binds everything together.
1 lb. high quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup chopped candy canes, divided (I used 6 “regular” size candy canes, put them between parchment paper, and pounded them with a rolling pin)
1 cup chocolate wafer cookies (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers), lightly crushed
2 ounces high quality white chocolate, melted?
Line a large baking sheet with foil.
Stir bittersweet chocolate in a medium bowl set over a saucepan of shimmering water until melted.
Stir in 1/4 cup chopped candy and all the crushed cookies; spread mixture over foil till it’s about 1/4 ” thick. Sprinkle the rest of the candy over, and drizzle with the white chocolate (which you’ve melted in the same manner as the bittersweet chocolate).
Chill until set, about 30 minutes, and break into shards.
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Fox wins night with “X Factor” and so-so “Daughter” debut (Reuters) 0
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? Fox’s top-rated “The X Factor” and the premiere of “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” handed the network an overall win Wednesday night, while NBC’s recently ailing “Harry’s Law” and “Law & Order: SVU” both showed double-digit improvement, according to preliminary numbers.
The 90-minute Top 7 performance show of “The X Factor” on Fox at 8 p.m. drew the highest ratings among the adults 18-49 demographic, climbing 16 percent over last week’s episode, which aired on Tuesday. Thursday’s episode had a 3.7 rating/10 share, with 10.9 million total viewers (the highest overall viewership for the evening).
The premiere of “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” followed at 9:30, taking a 2.8/7 in the demo — a 47 percent increase over the premiere of “Traffic Light” in February. (“Traffic Light lasted three months before getting pulled.) Combined, the two series gave Fox the top overall performance in the demographic Wednesday with an average 3.4/9, and the highest total viewership, with an average 9.9 million total viewers.
CBS’ night began with “Survivor” at 8, which posted a 3.1/9 with 10.9 million total viewers, followed by a “Criminal Minds” repeat. The “Grammys Nominations Concert” closed the night at 10, earning a 12 percent increase over last year’s airing with a 1.9/5 and 5.6 million total viewers.
NBC aired “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” at 8, which drew a 1.8/5 and 9.4 million total viewers. “Harry’s Law” the following hour posted a 27 percent increase over its last original airing two weeks ago with a 1.4/3 and 9.9 million total viewers, while “Law & Order: SVU” at 10 grew 16 percent over its last original airing two weeks ago, taking a 2.2/6 in the demographic and 9.8 million total viewers.
ABC ran repeats throughout the evening.
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Verizon’s FiOS TV Coming to an Xbox Near You (Mashable) 0
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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been having one heck of a week. Rumors about the next-generation console and Kinect peripheral are building serious buzz, and the console experienced its best sales week ever over Thanksgiving with more than 960,000 sold. Now, Verizon is announcing Microsoft’s little gaming console that could is getting FiOS TV as early as Dec. 1.
Verizon put the announcement on its forum saying:
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“FiOS customers who subscribe to both FiOS TV and FiOS Internet and are Xbox LIVE Gold members can use their Xbox consoles to watch select live FiOS TV channels. No extra hardware. Plus, for the first time, Kinect for Xbox 360 will be integrated into the TV experience, allowing customers to use voice and gesture commands to control their TV viewing.”
Verizon will be putting out a special FiOS TV app that will be available sometime in Dec. It will launch with 26 channels with more to be added. Verizon is loading its deck to ensure a good launch. It unveiled a bunch of deals, bundles and promotions such as a triple-play service for $89.99 per month, limited Xbox LIVE Gold membership and a sponsor spot for Machinima’s Gamers’ Choice Award.
The announcement and promotions seem to show Verizon is taking a much more active interest in video games for both distribution and new customers. Consoles like Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3 are branching out of their own gaming shells by incorporating video streaming from Netflix, music libraries and of course its built in DVD player. Sony is pushing the PS3 into 3D gaming and programing while Microsoft is incorporating its gesture-based Kinect peripheral into how users browse through all sorts of media content.
With video games now starting to rake in blockbuster-level money, television integration is the next logical addition to video game consoles. Does FiOS on your Xbox 360 sound like a good idea or a recipe for disaster? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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This story originally published on Mashable here.
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Atari Flashback 3 offers you old school gaming ? Coolest Gadgets 0
by Edwin – on November 28th, 2011
Now here is something that you might want to consider after getting your daily fix of PS3 as well as Xbox 360 (the Wii does not really count since the graphics are not exactly worth looking into) ? the Atari Flashback 3, and as its name implies, it offers a blast from the past. Retailing for just ?39.99 a pop, it will let the younger generation in your home enjoy what used to occupy your time back in the days when you were a wee lad. Yes sir, it even comes with its own set of old school joysticks to set the classic gaming mood in your home.
Just plug them into the console, and you will enter a ?time machine? of sorts, with everyone in the room enjoying what real gameplay is all about, without having to worry about how many pixels it is able to cram into the screen. Forget about Angry Birds or Call of Duty, this is something you might want to look into if you want to take a trip down memory lane.
Source: http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20111128/atari-flashback-3-offers-school-gaming/
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PM defies calls for rollback of FDI in retail sector (Reuters) 0
NEW DELHI (Reuters) ? Fighting-off demands for a U-turn on allowing foreign investment in supermarkets, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that the policy would bring jobs and technology to farmers.
“I am confident that foreign direct investment in retail will help to bring modern technology in the farm sector, less wastage and more jobs,” he said at a rally.
Opposition parties and Singh’s own political allies are demanding a rollback of the reform allowing foreign supermarket giants to enter the country’s $450 billion retail market.
Parliament is in deadlock over the issue, clouding the outlook for an ambitious agenda of legislation, including an anti-corruption bill and another on food subsidies for the poor.
(Reporting By Manoj Kumar; Writing by Frank Jack Daniel)
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