An October 10, 2008 article from Market Watch, a part of The Wall Street Journal's digital network, published an anti-diabetics market forecast, which found that Avandia and Actos are and will continue to lose market shares and their leading marketing pos...

A drug similar to Ketek, which is an antibiotic that has been linked to liver disease among patients, is getting ready to be sold in Asia even after red flags were raised on these drugs. Ketek is part of the class of drugs known as ketolide belonging t...

The John Hopkins Medical Center reported that TNF blockers, also known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, are a group of drugs that suppress continued inflammation found in certain conditions. The drugs are considered autoimmune disorder drugs and...

Scientists in Australia speculate that the number of mesothelioma cases reported there will rise rapidly over the next 15 years, reaching a disturbing peak of 900 deaths from mesothelioma cancer a year. The Australian workforce once relied heavily on j...

Silicosis is an extremely preventable condition and those working in and around silica at the workplace must know their rights as employees as well as if and when an employer disregards safety and is negligent on silicosis prevention. What Should Emplo...

When an individual seeks out a company or individual to invest their finances in, it can be a difficult, scary and sometimes costly decision. Often, individuals invest without first knowing their rights and how to protect their portfolio. One example of p...

The fiduciary duties and responsibilities of an individual or group of individuals entrusted with another's monetary funds, retirement plans, stocks, etc., also make that individual legally responsible for that individuals money in some instances. Whil...

Cancer. Obstructive lung disease. Optic nerve damage. These are just a few of the side effects an individual can endure when working in, around or with diesel engine exhaust. Individuals are not the only ones adversely affected if they work with diesel ex...

When it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace, an employer is alwasy responsible for harassment by a supervisor to other employees. Whether the sexual harassment leads to tangible employment action or not, the employer is still responsible for the s...

Everyone is aware of the huge costs of alcohol abuse - increased violence, debilitating or life-threatening car crashes, and other societal ills. Many are aware of businesses' legal obligations to stop serving alcohol to visibly intoxicated patrons. But f...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are mixtures of up to 209 individual chlorinated compounds (known as congeners). There are no known natural sources of PCBs since PCBs are no longer produced in the United States, but they are still found in the environmen...

Whistleblowers in America are protected by laws as the government finds individuals reporting fraud and other illegal internal issues as extremely important to keep the balances in check. Whistleblowers may identify and report actual theft, false claim...

While Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) can affect the everyday driver stuck in traffic or just someone filling up the gas tank, it is most commonly associated with a certain list of occupations, which are as follows: . Gas Station Attendants . Tax...

It is very easy to become the victim of groundwater contamination and it most often occurs when individuals use water from a well. Ofen the gound acquifier becomes contaminated because of leaks from chemicals and the water source then becomes contaminated...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began investigating reports in November 2007 of suicides linked to a smoking cessation drug prescribed to patients. After the drugs makers, Pfizer, updated the prescription drug warnings on Chantix, also Varencl...