Type II Diabetes is a very serious medical condition that impacts millions of Americans. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that as many as 29 million Americans are currently living with some form of Diabetes. Unlike Type I Diabetes, many people with Type II Diabetes may be able to control their blood sugar levels …
The attorneys and staff at Graves McLain would like to wish you and your family a happy and healthy Labor Day weekend! We hope that you have an opportunity this weekend to relax, unwind and spend time with friends and loved ones. Whether you are heading out of town to visit relatives or having a …
This week, thousands of students from across the Tulsa area will begin another fun and exciting year back at school. Thursday, August 20th was the first day of classes for Tulsa Public Schools, which means that parents, teachers, and administrators will be working overtime to make sure that every student gets to class in a …
Please be safe out there on the roads. Over the course of the past few weeks, traffic authorities have warned area motorists that the summer of 2015 is shaping up to be one of Oklahoma’s most dangerous driving seasons on record. The number of traffic accidents and fatalities has increased this year for all types …
A fourth victim of a tragic motor vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver passed away in a Tulsa area hospital on the morning of Sunday, August 2nd. The victim was one of five motorists involved in a deadly vehicle accident in the early morning of Saturday, July 25th. With their death, this past Sunday, …
In May of 2015, several major car manufacturers, including Honda, Toyota, Lexus, and Nissan, collectively announced that they would be instituting a worldwide vehicle recall that is being called the largest in history. This recall included millions of vehicles, all of which had been manufactured with airbags made by the Takata Corporation, the world’s fourth-largest …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday, July 1st that it would be launching an investigation into potential serious health risks associated with prescribing cough medicine containing the pain-killing medication Codeine to children under 18 years of age. This is not the first time the FDA has taken an extremely critical stance on …
On Friday, June 19th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major recall of all Zimmer M/L Taper Femoral Stems and Necks. These metal-on-metal hip implants were manufactured and distributed to patients in need of hip replacement surgery between March 31 and April 20, 2015. Zimmer, Inc. estimates that during this time, a total …
The 2015 Oklahoma Safety & Health Conference will be held next week, June 24th to 26th, at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman, OK. This year’s conference is hosted by the Oklahoma Safety Council, the Oklahoma Department of Labor, and the American Society of Safety Engineers, and will focus on “creat[ing] professional …
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries announced back in April that the company would be issuing a full recall of all products following a positive test for the bacteria Listeria in their facility. Listeria is an extremely harmful pathogen that the CDC estimates to cause approximately 1,600 infections and 200 deaths in …
