Category: Health News

Meet Your Goals in 2017: How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

From losing weight to spending more time with family, each year at the end of December people vow to stick to their New Year’s resolutions. Only problem is that very few actually succeed in accomplishing this feat. Here are five...

/ December 29, 2016
Lawsuit Settlement

Stryker Expands Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Lawsuit Settlement

Stryker Orthopedics has agreed to pay at least $300,000 to people who needed revision surgery for a bad hip replacement with the recalled Rejuvenate or ABG II before December 19, 2016.

/ December 28, 2016
Lawyer for Blood Clot Filter Injuries

New Mexico Woman Files Option ELITE® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who needed multiple surgeries to remove a blood clot-catching filter that tilted and became embedded in her body.

/ December 28, 2016
Xarelto Lawsuit in MDL

Janssen Faces Over 15,000 Xarelto Bleeding Lawsuits

Over 15,000 lawsuits have been filed by people who had severe, uncontrollable bleeding after taking the blood-thinning drug Xarelto.

/ December 27, 2016
Holiday Depression

5 Tips to Help Overcome Holiday Depression

The holidays are supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but for many, they trigger deep feelings of sadness and anxiety. Here are five things you can do to help beat the holiday blues:

/ December 27, 2016
C8 Testicular Cancer Lawsuit

$2 Million Awarded to Man Exposed to Toxic Teflon Chemical C8

A jury ordered DuPont to pay $2 million to a man from the Mid-Ohio Valley with testicular cancer who drank tap-water contaminated with the toxic chemical C8, a byproduct of Teflon manufacturing.

/ December 27, 2016
IKEA Re-Announces Dresser Recall After 8th Death

IKEA Pays $50M Settlement in Dresser Death Lawsuits

The settlement ends wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of three boys who died when the now-recalled IKEA dressers tipped over.

/ December 26, 2016
Missouri Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit

Missouri Man Files Bard Meridian® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A man who was injured by a blood clot-catching filter that was recently pulled off the market has filed a lawsuit against C.R. Bard.

/ December 26, 2016
Testosterone Blood Clot Lawsuit

Testosterone Ups Blood Clot Risk by 63% In First 6 Months

Men who start testosterone therapy are 63% more likely to have a Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in the first 6 months of treatment, with the risk peaking at 3 months. Over 6,300 lawsuits have been filed by men who were injured...

/ December 23, 2016
Zofran Birth Defect Lawsuit

Experts Caution Against Using Zofran for Morning Sickness

Pregnancy experts have published updated guidelines for treating nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. They say the last resort should be Zofran, an anti-nausea drug that might cause birth defects like a "hole in the heart" or cleft palate.

/ December 23, 2016