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BP to open three new oil drilling operations in Gulf this year
Just two years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, setting off the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the oil giant announced it will be reclaiming its stake in the Gulf of Mexico with
Woman sues bladder sling maker for failing to warn about possible complications
“I never had this before, nothing so bad that you could just sit down and cry. You just don’t know what’s going on with your body.” Canadian resident Diane McLaughlin recalls the severe pain she experienced shortly after surgery in 2006
Montgomery drowning lawsuit underscores swimming pool safety concerns
MONTGOMERY, ALA—Beasley Allen has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the parents of two young boys who drowned Monday in their apartment complex swimming pool. The brothers, Victor Garcia, 7, and Cristubal Basurto Garcia, 5, were found in
Why correcting incontinence with transvaginal mesh may be a bad idea
Transvaginal mesh is often used in women suffering from stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a condition in which the muscles that help control urination weaken, allowing urine to pass involuntarily, sometimes with just the slightest of triggers, such as sneezing, coughing,
Actos linked to serious psychiatric impairments, medical reviewer alleges
The diabetes drug Actos is linked to higher rates of suicide, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and grand mal seizures compared to other drugs in the same class, such as Avandia, says Dr. Helen Ge, a former medical reviewer in Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ pharmacovigilance
Exxon Valdez a deadly precedent for health of BP oil spill victims
When plaintiffs’ lawyers came to an agreement with BP in March, they wanted to make sure that coastal residents and cleanup workers facing medical problems tied to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill would be covered now and in
Lawsuit accuses Takeda of hiding bladder cancer Actos risks
A Kentucky man is suing Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, claiming the popular diabetes drug caused him to develop bladder cancer. The man and his wife filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, naming Japan-based Takeda and its subsidiary companies
Lawsuit claims Depakote during pregnancy caused serious birth defect
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the makers of the anti-seizure medication Depakote claiming that using the drug while she was pregnant caused her son to be born with a penile birth defect. The lawsuit claims that Abbott Laboratories
