Wal-Mart Pulls Enfamil Formula After Infant Death

December 22, 2011

South Carolina Defective Product Attorneys Wal-Mart has pulled a powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a 10-day-old Missouri boy who was fed the formula died from what preliminary tests indicate was a rare bacterial infection, the retailer said. Newborn Avery Cornett died Sunday of an uncommon infection that is [...]

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FDA Reacts to Lap-Band Advertisements

December 22, 2011

South Carolina Consumer Protection Attorneys The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it has taken action against eight California surgical centers and the marketing firm 1-800-GET-THIN LLC, for misleading advertising of the Lap-Band, an FDA-approved device used for weight loss in obese adults.  The marketing company reportedly used misleading advertising for the weight loss [...]

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Pedestrian Deaths Increase From 2010 in SC

December 22, 2011

South Carolina Pedestrian Accident Attonreys Pedestrian deaths have risen sharply in parts of the Midlands and South Carolina, including in Columbia where six pedestrian deaths have occurred this year. This time last year, there were no pedestrian deaths. The most recent death happened just four days ago when a pedestrian, who was walking on the [...]

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Ford Navistar 6.0 L Power Stroke Diesel Engine Defects

December 16, 2011

Ford Super Duty Lawsuit The Strom Law Firm, LLC is fighting for compensation on behalf of owners and lessees of 2003-2007 Ford F250 and F350 Super Duty Trucks and Excursion vehicles.  However, we are not accepting any new clients at this time.  We appreciate your interest, and if anything changes we will let you know. [...]

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FDA Says Yaz Labels Should Be Rewritten for Risk of Blood Clots

December 16, 2011

Yaz Risk of Blood Clots The newer generation birth control pills, which include Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, and Sayfral, may soon be slapped with a new warning label that says the products are more likely to cause blood clots than other forms of oral contraceptives. In a 21 to 5 vote on Thursday, the U.S. Food [...]

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New Study Suggests ‘Heading’ May Cause Brain Damage

December 12, 2011

South Carolina Personal Injury Attorneys New research presented Tuesday at the Radiological Society of North American annual meeting indicated that frequent head balls can cause the brain to suffer traumatic brain damage when more than 1,300 headers occur in a given year. For players who regularly practice their soccer skills, reaching this number is not unrealistic. Dr. [...]

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Fake Doctor Boosted Woman’s Implant with Cement and Super Glue

December 12, 2011

South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers A fake physician suspected of injecting a woman’s bottom with cement, super glue and tyre sealant to give her a more curved figure has been arrested. The 30-year-old trans-gendered woman Oneal Ron Morris is accused of administering the potentially lethal shots to at least one person. Click here to see [...]

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Hospital Transplants Kidney Infected With Hepatitis C

November 18, 2011

Pennsylvania residents Michael Yocabet, 50, and Christina Mecannic, 40, were relieved to hear that they were compatible for a kidney transplant. Yocabet, who suffers from Type 1 diabetes and diabetes-related kidney diseases, was set to receive a new kidney from Mecannic, who was told that her partner would have a better chance of survival if [...]

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New Drug Helps Monkeys Lose Weight

November 14, 2011

South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers A simple medication that leads to weight loss with no dieting or exercise is every dieter’s dream. The medication has currently only been tried on monkeys, but tests in people could begin shortly. NBC is reporting Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston gave monkeys a drug, a protein compound [...]

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New Study: Earthquakes Are The Deadliest Disaster

November 7, 2011

Reducing Your Risk of Injury in an Earthquake You may remember, or have even felt, the rumbling that occurred up and down the east coast this summer as a 5.8 magnitude quake hit Virginia and surrounding areas. In fact, the effects of this quake were felt so far South that some reported feeling the effects [...]

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