Judge Awards $2.5 Million to Gynecomastia victim that took Risperdal

A Philadelphia court jury awarded $2.5 Million to the family of an autistic boy who developed male breasts after taking the drug Risperdal beginning in 2002. This is a big setback for the large drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson who was reported to failed to warn people that taking Risperdal, an antipsychotic drug, might cause…

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Four Things You Should Know About IVC Filters

Each year over 250,000 IVC filters are implanted into patients at risk for blood clots. Although most patients have no side effects, there are some serious complications with IVC filters. Fact #1: The longer the IVC filter stays in place, the higher the risk of injury. Once the blood clot has passed the IVC filter…

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In a response to a federal lawsuit filed last month, attorneys representing the city and five Bowling Green Police Department officers say police acted appropriately in a 2012 officer-involved shooting.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, names BGPD Chief Doug Hawkins, Lt. Col. Kevin Wiles, Maj. Melanie Watts, Sgt. Donitka Kay and Officer Keith Casada Jr. as defendants and accuses them of negligence and deliberate indifference toward Gregory Harrison. Casada shot and killed Harrison, 46, on Aug. 12, 2012, on the railroad tracks in…

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