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Many diseases and disorders are directly related to defective drugs or to exposure to toxins. Some diseases and disorders can cause serious injury and/or death. One example of clear causation is mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer directly related to the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has been investigating links between diseases and defective drugs and toxins for over 10 years. Please choose a disease, syndrome or disorder from the list below to learn more about the legal remedies available to your family and you. Additionally, fill out the form at the right of each topic for a free case evaluation by a qualified attorney.
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ER Workers Often Infected with MRSA
Dec 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Two new reports released by the Annals of Emergency Medicine have concluded that health care workers in emergency departments—so called ERs or...
Vasovist Approved for MRA Procedures
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Federal health regulators have approved a new gadolinium contrast agent for use in magnetic resonance angiography, or MRA. The Food & Drug...
Food Additive Linked to Lung Cancer
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Inorganic phosphate salts, a common additive used in a variety of foods, may increase lung tumor growth in laboratory settings based on a study...
C. diff on the Rise in Florida
Dec 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
C. diff has been making the news lately and now, a new antibiotic resistant strain of the diarrheal illness is showing up in health care facilities...
Three Stony Brook University MRSA Cases Unrelated
Nov 20, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Three cases of MRSA—also known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus—which were recently diagnosed in students at Long Island's...
C. diff Found in Meats
Nov 19, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
MSNBC.com is reporting that a recent study has revealed that the intestinal germ Clostridium difficile—C. diff—is present in 40 percent...
FDA Rejects Multidose Syringe Ban
Nov 18, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has, according to a report by Newsday.com, “rejected an...
C. diff Still Rising in Hospitals
Nov 11, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
We recently reported that a panel of experts said that this country’s epidemic of the potentially dangerous superbug Clostridium difficile, or...
Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Birth Defect Risks, May Lead to Fussy Babies
Nov 5, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A mother's cigarette smoking during pregnancy not only increases the chances that her infant will be born with a cleft lip or palate, but can also...
Staph Germs Proving Harder to Treat
Oct 28, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Associated Press (AP) is now reporting that doctors are seeing drug-resistant staph bacteria acquiring so-called “superbug powers”...
Study Confirms Second Hand Smoke Worse for Children
Oct 22, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
In a study to be presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists that concludes today in Orlando, Florida, researchers will discuss how...
Nicotine Contributes to Spread of Breast Cancer
Oct 20, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new study has found that exposure to nicotine - the addictive ingredient in tobacco - can contribute to breast cancer metastasis, the spread of...
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