Ramon Rossi Lopez, a partner with Lopez McHugh, has been included in the 19th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, for his work in the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions — Plaintiffs.
Selection for Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey involving more than 4 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. No fee or purchase is required, which makes ...
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A column by Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff in North Carolina’s Daily Reflector cautions about the effects of drug interactions for patients taking the medication warfarin – an anticoagulant, or blood thinner.
Komaroff writes that some antibiotics and antifungal drugs increase warfarin’s ability to stop blood clotting, but others do the opposite. Some topical antibiotics that are applied directly to the skin can also interfere with warfarin. He recommends that anyone ...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide information for women who are concerned they might be suffering from postpartum depression, or depression that occurs after having a baby.
Clinical depression in general is marked by a persistent low or sad mood, often accompanied by problems in thinking; a loss of interest in fun activities; and changes in eating, sleep, and energy.
The symptoms of postpartum depression are similar to symptoms ...
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Researchers at the University of Utah have received a $16 million grant from the National Institute of Health to study blood clots and their tendency to affect people with diabetes and other metabolic disorders, according to a story in the Deseret News.
According to the story, blood clots represent a major public health threat in the United States. The U.S. Surgeon General issued a call to action on the issue in ...
continue reading...An article on TheHeart.org discusses more than 900 reports of adverse events that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received about inferior vena cava (IVC) filters.
According to the report, the FDA has warned clinicians that the devices should be removed as soon as safely possible.
It quotes the following FDA statement: “The FDA is concerned that these retrievable IVC filters, intended for short-term placement, are not always ...
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Although the few modern-day products containing asbestos must be labeled, there are still places in the home where asbestos hazards may be found, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA Website provides a list of places in the home where asbestos might be, and some suggestions about what to do if you suspect you have it in your home.
Breathing high levels of asbestos fibers can lead to an increased ...
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