If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with ketoacidosis or suffered any other type of medical injury due to taking Invokana or other type 2 diabetes pharmaceutical medications, the skilled Florida product liability attorneys at Farah and Farah can help. Under the applicable law, you and your loved ones may be entitled […]
Popular Diabetes Drug Invokana Blamed for Amputations & Other Medical Risks
People in Florida and across the country who had to submit to amputations below the knee after taking the popular Type 2 diabetes drug, Invokana, have filed lawsuits against the giant Johnson & Johnson’s company, Janssen Pharmaceuticals. If this sounds like your situation, then you may be entitled to compensation for your medical expenses. Reach […]
More Counterfeit Items Fail Often
You go online and purchase a phone charger. No big deal. Everyone shops online nowadays. But a federal investigation found you are just as likely to purchase a counterfeit charger with a high failure rate that may pose a safety danger. The GAO (Government Accountability Office) just issued a report based on an investigation into […]
Consumer Group Says Robo Cars Are Not Ready for Prime Time
California is going ahead with plans to allow self-driving, or robo cars, on the road in that state. The California Department of Motor Vehicles will allow self-driving, automated vehicles (AV) or robo cars, with no driver, on the roads beginning April 2. Previously, they were only allowed on state roads if there was an […]
Researchers Say Cellphone Radiation Dangers Are Real
The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the National Institutes of Health, has published technical findings from a two-year study into cellphone radiation and its possible link to tumors in humans. The preliminary report says tumors were found in tissues surrounding the nerves of male rat hearts, not female rats or mice. The report […]
Tide Pods Challenge: High Alert for Teen Poisonings
We’ve heard of the dumb stunts teens pull but perhaps this is the dumbest. Teens are daring each other to eat Tide laundry detergent pods. Right. The concentrated laundry detergent that’s contained in candy colored balls. Why? Videos circulating on social media platforms and video-sharing websites might be the impetus for what is known as the “Tide Pods […]
Govt Offers $1.1 Million to Prevent Pool Entrapment
It’s a dubious distinction that Florida leads the nation in the drowning deaths of children ages one to four. In 2014, 444 Florida residents died from drowning, including 62 children under the age of five. Pools, open water, above ground pools, lakes, ponds, all pose a drowning hazard. What is not as well known is […]
What Your Genetic Test Might Tell Law Enforcement
Curious about your ancestry? Are your ancestors from Kenya, Kazistan or Cairo? You can unravel the mysteries of your genetic background by sending your saliva in to 23andMe.com or Ancestry.com to determine the genetic information contained in your DNA. But you may not be the only one interested in your unique genes, chromosomes and proteins. […]
FDA Issues Warning for Invokana Due to Drug’s Doubling Risk of Amputation
People across the nation who suffer from Type 2 Diabetes will likely receive a prescription from their treating physician for Invokana, Invokamet, or Invokamet XR to manage the disease. All of these drugs are SGLT2 inhibitors. In other words, they work to lower a patient’s blood sugars. In fact, Invokana was the first prescription drug […]
Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Proceeding
One of the first lawsuits set to be heard over a controversial hernia mesh has been delayed from its January 2018 start. In 2013, Matthew Huff received a Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh used to treat his hernia. The hernia mesh is used in laparoscopic, ventral and inguinal hernia surgeries. But Physiomesh […]
