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• Legal and Health Risks Facing Older Adults

  https://www.drugwatch.com/health/seniors/
  These expose seniors to health risks from implant complications. Hip replacement complications listed in lawsuits include: Elevated metal levels in the blood ...

• Study: Hip Replacement Surgery Increases Risk of Stroke in Seniors

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2012/11/14/study-hip-replacement-surgery-increases-risk-of-stroke-in-seniors/
  Nov 14, 2012 ... The increased risk for ischemic stroke remained up to six weeks after the hip surgery and up to three months for hemorrhagic stroke. After those ...

• Health Information for Men, Women, Seniors, and Students

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  Men are more likely to die from preventable conditions and accidents than women, for example. Women, on the other hand, face greater odds of suffering from ...

• Hip Replacement Recall | Causes and FDA Information

  https://www.drugwatch.com/hip-replacement/recalls/
  Learn what caused companies to recall hundreds of metal-on-metal hip replacements. Read about hip implant FDA warnings & which implants have been pulled.

• Study: Vaping Statistics by State

  https://www.drugwatch.com/e-cigarettes/vape-stat-by-state/
  17% of West Virginia middle schoolers are vaping, more than five times the national average. 77% of teens who use tobacco products state their first tobacco- ...

• Mass Tort Lawsuits | Company Accountability & Public Safety

  https://www.drugwatch.com/legal/why-we-need-lawsuits/
  ... seniors and children without approval and despite risks. They also convinced ... They looked at Medicare spending in Texas for seniors and disabled ...

• E-Cigarettes | Vaping with Juul & Other Electronic Cigarettes

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  The National Institute on Drug Abuse found 1 in 4 high school seniors had vaped nicotine products within the last month. For 10th graders, the rate was 1 in ...

• FDA Warns Antipsychotic Geodon May Cause Fatal Skin Reaction

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2015/01/08/fda-warning-geodon-fatal-skin-reaction/
  Jan 8, 2015 ... ... seniors. Along with DRESS, side effects of the drug include movement disorders such as tardive dyskinesia, weight gain, high cholesterol ...

• Stem Cell Cartilage Could Replace Hip Implants

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2016/09/15/cartilage-may-replace-hip-implants/
  Sep 15, 2016 ... New Cartilage May Help Avoid Surgical Complications. The new technology is not just for seniors, either. Younger patients under 50 are typically ...

• Bristol-Myers to Pay $20M Abilify Settlement

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2016/12/16/bristol-myers-20m-abilify-settlement/
  Dec 16, 2016 ... Bristol-Myers Squibb was accused of marketing Abilify to seniors with dementia and Alzheimer's disease even though it wasn't approved for those ...