We have all seen the catchy T-shirts for the Susan B. Komen walks “Protect the Tatas.” Few adult diseases have received as much fund-raising attention as Breast Cancer, and for good reason. Did you know that according to Florida law, your insurer must pay for reconstructive surgery if the policy provides […]
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“A Crucial Catch” Campaign Sunday’s televised sports, dominated by the National Football League, has changed its tone for October. The gridiron green remains the same, but the muscled players and their coaches now are peppered in pink. For the entire month, professionals on field, as well as the usually black-and-white-only […]
Paxil (paroxetine) is a drug widely prescribed to treat depression. In women fighting breast cancer it is not uncommon to be prescribed Paxil. The newest research should cause health practitioners to give that practice a second thought. A team of California researchers developed a drug screening method which they applied […]
Breast Cancer. It strikes over 187,000 people every year; mostly women between the ages of 40 and 59. Over 40,000 women die from breast cancer yearly. Breast cancer in one of the ten leading causes of death for women. Breast cancer is a family disease — it affects the whole […]
A U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-prompted Class 1 recall one year ago led an Ireland-based company to stop manufacturing and marketing its cancer-causing, textured breast implants and tissue expanders. The recall, the most serious type issued by the agency, followed an FDA analysis that concluded the implants made by […]
Chemical hair straighteners are popular products sold in stores and hair salons across the United States. But, they are also dangerous. Over the past few years, there have been several reports of these products being linked to users’ cancer diagnoses, and companies like Just for Me, L’Oreal, Optimum Care, Revlon […]
Baking soda, sodium bicarbonate or NaHCO3 can do a lot more than freshen the refrigerator, neutralize pet odors, quiet sunburn pain and raise bread. The boxed white powder that has been marketed as a household product for decades also can kill cancer. Safer than chemotherapy and radiation, which kills all […]
A Misdiagnosis or Delayed Diagnosis Could Be Catastrophic. Let a Tallahassee Cancer Attorney Help. A cancer diagnosis can be a life-altering experience. But, so can a failure to diagnose. In many cases, a timely diagnosis can allow for treatment that can either lead to remission or even cure the cancer […]
Car accidents present several injury risks. For individuals who have breast implants, one of these injury risks is the risk of a breast implant rupture. Breast implant ruptures typically require surgery, and this presents its own set of risks for potential complications. Breast implant ruptures can also cause significant pain […]
Allergan Breast Implant Recall Lawyers – Providing Representation to Injured Victims Breast implants have been on the market for decades, but not all implants are alike. Breast implants have been the subject of mass tort litigation in the past concerning allegations that certain implants were defective. Many victims who sustained […]