Boca Raton Personal Injury Law Blog

Most people use over the counter pain medication such as Tylenol or Advil to treat general aches and pains from time to time. Especially as we age, those minor complaints, such as a sore knee from running or a lower backache from a day spent in an office chair, increase in frequency.

The Food and Drug Administration attributes approximately 500 deaths a year in the United States to acute liver failure caused by Tylenol overdose. A newly published study raises concerns about the dangerous effects of taking a little too much Tylenol (acetaminophen) over a long period. The danger of liver failure has now been linked to gradual or staggered Tylenol overdoses.

While acetaminophen, when used appropriately, may not be a dangerous drug, the label and dosing instructions may need to be reviewed more carefully by the manufacturer to ensure consumers are being appropriately warned of the dangers of routinely taking a larger dose.

Female incontinence is a growing problem. Nearly 30 percent of American women experience some form of urinary incontinence. Although the incidence of incontinence increases with age, it affects women in all age groups.

One of the most common types of female urinary incontinence is stress incontinence. Generally, this is experienced as leakage of urine during activities that jar the bladder - such as coughing, sneezing, running or jumping.

Stress incontinence usually occurs because the bladder is not well supported inside the body. Women who experience stress incontinence often undergo surgery to implant a small sling - called transvaginal tape or transvaginal mesh - that goes under the urethra and prevents incontinence by keeping the urinary organs in their correct positions.

Unfortunately, transvaginal mesh surgeries may result in serious complications.

Florida remains one of the few states to still allow cellphone use while driving. However, various cities are taking action and banning texting while driving. According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), drivers who use handheld devices while driving are four times more likely to get in a Boca Raton car accident.

According to the IIHS, composing, sending and reading text messages compromises the drivers' control of the vehicle. A 2010 crash statistics report from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles found that careless driving contributed to more than 23,000 accidents. Of those accidents, 40 percent resulted in injury and 19 percent were fatal.