Health care giant Johnson & Johnson has spent a reported $68.7 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by women who suffered personal injury after using the company’s Ortho Evra birth-control patch. Twenty wrongful deaths are blamed on the birth-control patch which is alleged to cause medical problems involving deep-vein thrombosis, blood clots and [...]

Florida led the nation in traffic fatalities among people 65 or older, according to a report released this month by the AAA Foundation. Warning of the coming “challenges presented by an aging population of motorists,” the Foundation is urging Florida and other states to develop consistent and comprehensive standards for judging whether drivers are [...]

Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer with many Central Floridians planning to enjoy a variety of watercraft activities on the region’s more than 2,700 large lakes. However, watercraft enthusiasts beware.
Florida led the nation in boating fatalities last year, according to statistics from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. [...]

Recently, a successful Central Florida business executive and his wife were out for a Sunday motorcycle ride when they were hit by an uninsured motorist who ran a red light. Despite wearing helmets, the two suffered severe injuries that left them hospitalized for months. Adding insult to injury, the couple unknowingly had rejected [...]

A Boca Raton, Fla. cheerleader has died from anesthesia complications during breast surgery at her doctor’s office. With an increasing number of doctors performing surgery in their offices instead of hospitals, researchers have found a higher risk of death and complications in offices compared with other facilities – and cosmetic procedures cause the most [...]

A cable failure sent burning fireworks shooting into the crowd at a WrestleMania event in Orlando, Fla. on March 30, injuring more than 30 spectators. The wrestling fans suffered minor welts and other first-degree burns when the cable holding the fireworks collapsed, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Radio talk shows have been buzzing [...]