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“Our heartfelt condolences go out to Larry’s family. He was a great man who brought the Mesothelioma Community together around the country year in and year out in order to raise awareness of asbestos health dangers. We will honor Larry’s memory and tremendous community efforts by remaining committed to supporting the cause for which he was so passionate about.”
Jim Sokolove, Founder
“Sokolove Law is fortunate to have known Larry and we thank his daughter Courtney and the rest of the Davis family for sharing his story and impacting countless other lives around the country. He will be sorely missed.”
Ricky LeBlanc, Managing Attorney, Asbestos, Sokolove Law
For more than 30 years, Sokolove Law has helped children of families who have been impacted by cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy (also known as Brachial Plexus injury), and other birth-related injuries. The firm has helped people in all 50 states get the legal support they need to move personal injury claims successfully through the court system. ChildBirthInjuries.com is great new resource for parents and their families.”
Jim Sokolove, founder
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Counterfeit Botox Sparks FDA Alert

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert for doctors and healthcare professionals warning them that they may have purchased illicit and potentially counterfeit Botox, a drug used to temporarily erase facial lines and wrinkles. The drug was supplied through a wholesaler network controlled by Canada Drugs, an international supplier that earlier this year was linked to fake cancer medicines, writes The Wall Street Journal . Canada Drugs is an Internet-based pharmacy which profits from

Report Says Grand Jury Probing NECC

The New England Compounding Center – the Massachusetts specialty pharmacy at the center of the nation’s deadly meningitis outbreak  – is reportedly under investigation by a federal grand jury. Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Boston Globe reports that a grand jury investigating the New England Compounding Center (NECC) issued subpoenas to some of those who worked for the pharmacy or for Medical Sales Management, a related company. Grand

Deadly Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Widens

As many as 13,000 patients could be at risk of developing a rare form of meningitis that has already claimed the lives of eight people and infected at least 105 others in a fast-growing outbreak that may be linked to contaminated steroid injections for back pain. Cases of infections and deaths connected with the outbreak of fungal meningitis have been discovered in nine states and federal health officials expect that number to rise, according to NBC News . The Centers for Disease

NFL Doctors Caution against Ketorolac

The National Football League (NFL) is tightening up the use of the popular pain reliever ketorolac tromethamine (Toradol) in its players. The new recommendations by NFL team doctors are designed to increase monitoring of the drug when used in players to reduce the risk of potential complications, writes Medline Plus . Ketorolac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is used for pain prevention and relief. According to the NFL doctors, the drug should be used under following conditions: · Direct supervision

Study Says Analgesics May Cause Hearing Loss in Women

Women who frequently popped certain analgesics—medicines such as such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen —for two or more days in a week had a higher risk of developing hearing loss, says a recent study. Science Daily reports that the study of more than 62,000 women by researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women's Hospital found that taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen more than once a week increased the risk of hearing loss. The study will publish

Study Links HRT to Ulcerative Colitis in Postmenopausal Women

A new study shows that women who take postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT)  may face an increased risk of developing ulcerative colitis , an inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School used data from the Nurses’ Health Study for 22,044 women who were postmenopausal and a further 86,800 who became postmenopausal during the course of the study, according to MedWire 

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