A new study regarding the potential risks associated with the use of the class of osteoporosis drugs referred to as bisphosphonates including Fosamax reveals that the drugs may increase the risk of so called “atypical” fractures.

In early 2011 the Georgia Supreme Court recently struck down damage caps in medical malpractice cases that place an arbitrary limit on awards for non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering and diminished enjoyment of life.

Since the FDA approved Gardasil in June 2006 as a vaccine against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Merck and Co. has aggressively marketed it as helping to prevent the virus that can cause cervical cancer.