Published August 21, 2009: 09:22 AM ET by CNNMoney   Drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a lawsuit in which West Virginia’s attorney general accused Lilly of improperly promoting the antipyschotic Zyprexa.   It’s the latest Lilly payout for Zyprexa. In recent years, the company has ... Read more

Published August 21, 2009  beaumontenterprise.com By: Margaret Toal   Twelve people in Orange County are listening to engineers, looking at police photos and following computer graphics that seek to explain the death of a 13-year-old and the possible role of a Yamaha Rhino.   And there’s a crowd with them in District Court Judge Dennis ... Read more

ABQJournal.comBy: Jim McElroy Friday, 31 July 2009 12:24  Las Cruces man alleged surgeon was negligent in repairing a colon perforation   A Las Cruces man who sued a surgeon that he alleged was negligent in repairing a colon perforation after a colonscopy has been awarded $1 million by a jury, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported. ... Read more

Published August 11, 2009 by aboutlawsuits.com A fentanyl patch recall has been issued by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for one lot of their generic 100 mcg/hr pain patches, as manufacturing problems could cause the patches to leak the powerful fentanyl gel contained inside, potentially causing an overdose, respiratory depression or death.      The Watson pain patch recall ... Read more

I think it is a fair assumption to say that most people who smoke wish they had never started.  Unfortunately, it is a very rare occasion to quit smoking on the first attempt.  I personally know of a woman who used cigarettes as a weight loss tool.  She died of emphysema at the age of ... Read more