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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A Missouri mother and her lawyers this week will aim to convince a jury that Abbott, Reckitt’s Mead Johnson and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are responsible for a severe intestinal illness that she says her premature son got from the companies’ formulas after he was…
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) has made significant progress toward advancing its $6.5 billion plan to settle thousands of lawsuits from individuals who claim its baby powder caused cancer, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. More than 75% of those involved approved J&J’s proposal in a confidential vote that concluded in late…
Perched on the edge of the exam table at my doctor’s office in a Chicago suburb, I was shivering under my thin gown.”Do you have any questions about the delivery?” My OB-GYN stepped back and readjusted her glasses.I paused. My questions were not about the mechanics of delivery, since I…
Bill Houghton still vividly remembers the moment he met his son.He was sitting in the hospital waiting room, right outside the birthing room, when a nurse appeared carrying a little green bundle.”I just held him in my arms and just started crying. It was so overwhelming. My husband was like,…
Harry Samtur, 73, has a laundry list of activities to fill his time.He takes classes through a program for adults over 50, is part of a biking group, participates in a book club, belongs to a synagogue, and is also an artist, with a show coming up in just a…
A time bomb has been ticking in the US.It’s the baby boomers, who as they age are approaching their “peak burden” years in regard to their drag on the economy and the resources of younger generations.Boomers have already gotten tons of flak from younger people over the economy they’ve left…
Most home-owning baby boomers will not downsize as they age, with 78% intending to stay put at their current address, Redfin found in a recent survey.That’s not good news for housing supply, which is already dwindling at historic lows. With fewer existing homes on sale, conditions are stacked against younger…
