Gadolinium News Archive
Gadolinium-based contrast raises nephrogenic systemic fibrosis risk
-Medicexchange.com
07/22/2008- Gadolinium-based contrast material used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) increases the risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), according to a report in the June issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. More>>>
MRI Health Risks: Contrast Agent Claims another Victim
-Lawyers and Settlements
06/24/2008- Fred has been diagnosed with NFS (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, also known NFD). It is a crippling and horrific disease directly associated with exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents used in MRIs. More>>>
MRI Health Risks: "NFD Destroyed Quality of Life”
-Lawyers and Settlements
06/21/2008-Frank has been diagnosed with NFS (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, also known NFD). It is a crippling and horrific disease directly associated with exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents used in MRIs. More>>>
MRI Health Risks: The Danger in the Discovery
-Lawyers and Settlements
06/18/2008- The largely man-made disease most closely associated with the use of gadolinium-based contrasting agents in MRI procedures is just a little more than 10 years old, and is a horrific affliction--called NSF or NFD. More>>>
MRI Health Risk: Say NO to Contrast Agents
-Lawyers and Settlements
06/13/2008- Leon L. lives in a state of uncertainty: he has had six MRIs and each time, was injected with a gadolinium-based contrast agent. Nobody can give him a definite answer whether or not the side effects he has developed will lead to NSF—nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. More>>>
MRI Health Risk: Entombed by Your Own Skin
-Lawyers and Settlements
06/11/2008- There isn't a man or woman alive who doesn't want to feel comfortable in his or her own skin. It's become a catch phrase for emotional well-being. More>>>
MRI Health Risks Have Little To Do With Magnetic Personality
-Lawyers and Settlements
06/02/2008- As important as the MRI is in detecting disease and abnormalities deep within the human body, the process carries certain risks that have only recently come to light. More>>>
MRI Dyes Poisoning Patients, Turning Skin into "Marble"
-Natural News
05/30/2008- In some patients with kidney problems, a common dye used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests may lead to an incurable and potentially fatal disease that causes skin to turn hard and immobile. More>>>
MRI Patient Fears he Has NSF/NFD
-Lawyers and Settlements
05/29/2008- It is a horrible affliction: early warning signs are drying and cracking of skin in the joint areas followed by thickening of fingers, knuckles, elbows and knees. More>>>
Gadolinium Side Effects
-US Recall News
05/26/2008- When asking about gadolinium side effects patients are more often than not referring to Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis symptoms, as the symptoms of NSF are essentially the side effects of gadolinium (used as a contrast agent during an MRI) combined with renal failure / poorly functioning kidneys that are unable to properly expel the gadolinium from the patient’s system. More>>>
MRI and MRA Health Risks: Questions Raised
-LawyersandSettlements.com
05/16/2008- Chicago, IL MRIs and MRAs are non-invasive diagnostic procedures that enable physicians to visualize internal body structures and contrast agents are often used to further improve diagnosis. The MRI contrast agent market is now the subject of lawsuits concerning gadolinium chelate-based agents (and reported to have sales of more than $1 billion annually) and the potential release of this heavy metal into the body. More>>>
MRI Health Risk: “Doctors Said the Dye caused Kidney Failure”
-LawyersandSettlements.com
05/05/2008- Albuquerque, NM: Eighteen months ago, Norm C. was very healthy and active. But he took a turn for the worse and ended up in hospital where he was injected with a gadolinium based contrast agent (like a dye) and had an MRI to determine what was wrong. Turns out, the dye just about killed him. More>>>
MRI Side-effects: The Hard Facts on NSF/NFD
-LawyersandSettlements
4/27/2008 - Having a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan using the contrasting agent gadolinium during the procedure may induce the onset of a debilitating malady commonly known as NSF/NFD. More>>>
Medical Minute: MRI myths and misconceptions
-Penn State Live
03/19/2008 - In recent years, there has been growing recognition of a condition called nephrogenic sclerosing fibrosis or NSF that is related to exposure to MRI contrast agents. More>>>
Suit against Bayer, GE claims chemical compound is toxic
-LegalNewsLine
03/17/2008 - William Paschal and his wife Patricia accuse Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals of manufacturing and releasing a compound into the market consisting of highly toxic metals that allegedly causes consumers to suffer a painful and deadly disease. More>>>
Suits mounting against makers of MRI-enhancing dye
-FierceHelathcare.com
03/07/2008 - A growing list of suits are being filed against makers of gadolinium contrast dyes used to enhance MRI results, which are thought to be causing some cases of a progressive, untreatable and possibly fatal disease known as Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or Nephorgenic Fibrosing Dermopathy. More>>>
MRI Contrast Causes Disease
-ABC News
02/17/2008 - Hundreds of people are becoming afflicted with an incurable disease caused by a simple Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedure. The disease is Nefrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) and many medical professionals believe the only way to contract the disease is from gadolinium, a dye used in certain MRI procedures. “It is the most awful disease that I have ever seen in my life,” said Peter Burg, an attorney representing close to 100 clients who are suing the manufacturers of gadolinium. “And what makes it doubly awful is that it was manmade.” More>>>
Allergic-like reactions to gadolinium-containing contrast media are uncommon
-Reuters
01/17/2008 - Allergic-like reactions to intravenous contrast media containing gadolinium are rare in children and adults, according to a report in the December American Journal of Radiology. More>>>
Allergic reactions to gadolinium-based contrast agents are rare, study finds
-EurekaAlert
12/28/2007 - Allergic-like reactions to gadolinium-containing contrast injections in adults and pediatric patients (those younger than 19 years of age) are rare, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor. “When these reactions do occur, most of them are mild,” said Jonathan R. Dillman, MD, lead author of the study. More>>>
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