A manager at the Peanut Corp. of America’s plant in Plainview, Texas, said he repeatedly complained to the company owner,
, and the Texas Department of Health about unsanitary conditions at the plant.
Kenneth Kendrick said in an exclusive interview today with “Good Morning America” that when he worked at the Texas plant in 2006, he told Parnell about a rodent infestation and a leaky roof.
“Water, particularly anything leaking off a roof, and Read the rest of this entry »

Services at one of England’s leading children’s hospitals are being investigated after complaints from its own consultants.
A review of services at Birmingham Children’s Hospital was commissioned after management meetings in August.
The Observer newspaper said the review has been highly critical but the hospital said the paper was not quoting an official report from the review.
The hospital said none of the concerns related to serious clinical Read the rest of this entry »

Lynn Hudson was enjoying her morning treadmill workouts last February at the Northwest Side Gold’s Gym – until she was kicked out of the club for not paying a bill she had paid months earlier.
The gym had the wrong Lynn Hudson.
Eric Grigel joined Arizona Swim & Fitness in July, only to find his credit card was being billed twice each month, once by the gym and once by the gym’s billing company.
His card continued to be billed after the club Read the rest of this entry »

About the only thing they’re fit to be is tied.
Men and women who signed up and paid to join a fitness club that should have opened in East Taunton 10 months ago are hopping mad.
So mad, in fact, that a growing number have contacted the state’s Attorney General’s Office, in addition to posting comments on an Internet blog reserved for people who say they were ripped off.
As far back as November of 2007, representatives of a Read the rest of this entry »

10:17 PM CST on Thursday, December 25, 2008
Medical malpractice reform enacted five years ago succeeded in cutting the number of lawsuits against doctors and increasing the number of physicians working in Texas.
But state medical board investigators say it also left them with an unbearable workload.
At the time, the Texas Medical Board was appropriated additional funding and staff to meet the increased need to settle Read the rest of this entry »

WINSTON-SALEM – Peak Fitness health club has reached an agreement with the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office after the AG received around 300 complaints from customers across the state.
The chain, which operates 28 clubs in North Carolina, agreed to improve customer service and membership contracts and resolve refund requests at its Asheville, Knightdale and Wilmington locations.
“Many people are making New Year’s resolutions to lose weight Read the rest of this entry »

A manager at the Peanut Corp. of America’s plant in Plainview, Texas, said he repeatedly complained to the company owner,
, and the Texas Department of Health about unsanitary conditions at the plant.
Kenneth Kendrick said in an exclusive interview today with “Good Morning America” that when he worked at the Texas plant in 2006, he told Parnell about a rodent infestation and a leaky roof.
“Water, particularly anything leaking off a roof, and Read the rest of this entry »

Lynn Hudson was enjoying her morning treadmill workouts last February at the Northwest Side Gold’s Gym – until she was kicked out of the club for not paying a bill she had paid months earlier.
The gym had the wrong Lynn Hudson.
Eric Grigel joined Arizona Swim & Fitness in July, only to find his credit card was being billed twice each month, once by the gym and once by the gym’s billing company.
His card continued to be billed after the club Read the rest of this entry »

The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine is encouraging AVMA members to report complaints about pet food directly to the FDA, particularly in light of last year’s adverse events following contamination of ingredients with melamine.
Many practitioners report adverse drug events to drug manufacturers, and the law requires drug manufacturers to submit the reports to the FDA. In the case of pet food, however, manufacturers are Read the rest of this entry »

October 6, 2008 08:01:00
October 6, 2008 11:17:00
A former New South Wales doctor is being investigated by the Health Care Complaints Commission over complaints at a hospital in the state’s north.
The complaints have been lodged by 10 former patients at Lismore Base Hospital, where obstetrician Dr Roman Hasil worked for four years from June 2001 to March 2005.
NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca says he is deeply concerned and it is important Read the rest of this entry »