Actos

Judge Signs Order to Expedite Actos Lawsuits

A judge overseeing thousands of Actos lawsuits has signed an order to expedite the litigation.

Railroad Workers

Texas Railroad Worker Injury Lawyer

The Clark Firm, LLP accepts railroad worker injury lawsuits from all railroad workers, including conductors, brakemen, locomotive engineers, signalmen, yardmasters, maintenance way workers, trainmen, and more.

FDA Alert on Zithromax (azithromycin) Increased Risk of Deaths

May 18, 2012 -- The FDA will be updating the label on Zithromax (azithromycin) to warn of the risk of cardiovascular death. The updates are in response to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers found...

Texas Gianvi Hyperkalemia Lawyer

Gianvi (generic Yaz) is an oral contraceptive that can cause hyperkalemia, a life-threatening medical emergency in which potassium levels are too high in the bloodstream. Without immediate treatment, Gianvi hyperkalemia can disrupt the normal heart rhythm. A sudden, severely irregular...

Texas Ocella Hyperkalemia Lawyer

Ocella can cause hyperkalemia. This life-threatening side effect occurs when a person has significantly higher-than-normal levels of potassium in their blood. If the condition is not treated immediately, high potassium can interfere with the electrical activity in the heart, causing...

Texas Tylenol Liver Damage Lawyer

Tylenol (acetaminophen), the most popular painkiller in the world, can cause liver damage and liver failure. Approximately 30,000 suffer from a Tylenol overdose every year, making this one of the most common drug injuries in the United States. Many people...

Risk Factors Predict PML Risk with Tysabri

May 17, 2012 -- Tysabri (natalizumab), a multiple sclerosis treatment, has come under scrutiny after it was linked to hundreds of cases of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML), a deadly brain disease. Tysabri is thought to cause PML by activating the...

High Doses of Some Dietary Supplements Linked to Cancer

May 17, 2012 -- High doses of dietary supplements containing beta-carotene, selenium, and folic acid may increase the risk of many types of cancer, according to new research in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Many people believe that...

Texas Safyral Pancreatitis Lawyer

Safyral is linked to acute pancreatitis, a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when digestive enzymes inside the pancreas become activated and then attack pancreatic tissue. If the inflammation is not stopped, the pancreas may become severely damaged, spilling harmful digestive...

Texas Beyaz Pancreatitis Lawyer

The hormones in Beyaz (estrogen and progestin) are associated with an increased risk of acute pancreatitis. The pancreas is a digestive organ in the abdomen. During an attack of pancreatitis, the pancreas can rupture and spill digestive enzymes into the...