Category: Health News

IVC Filter Lawsuit

New York Woman Files Option ELITE® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A woman from New York filed a lawsuit after her IVC Filter tilted, punctured her vein, and could not be removed in multiple attempts.

/ August 29, 2018
Medicine & Money

FDA Warns of “Life-Threatening” Labeling Mixup with Blood Pressure Drug

A specific lot of blood pressure medication has been recalled after a bottle was found to be mislabeled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday.

/ August 29, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit

Illinois Man Files Günther Tulip® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A man from Illinois filed a lawsuit after he was injured by a Günther Tulip® IVC Filter manufactured by Cook Medical LLP.

/ August 28, 2018
Medicine & Money

Children’s Advil Recalled for Labeling Error That Could Cause Overdose

Pfizer Consumer Healthcare is recalling 1 lot of bubble gum-flavored liquid children's Advil to the consumer level over concerns the product labeling may be incorrect, which could result in too much of the medicine being taken.

/ August 28, 2018
Chicken Breast

Raw Chicken Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

A Pennsylvania firm has issued a recall for raw chicken products after a number of people developed food poisoning illnesses, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) warned on Friday.

/ August 27, 2018
Allure Hair Dryer Recall

Xtava Hair Dryers Recalled After 18 People Burned

Xtava LLC, of New York is recalling about 235,000 Allure and Allure Pro hair dryers due to a burn hazard and a risk of electrical shocks.

/ August 24, 2018

Colorado Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Over E. Coli Contamination

Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colorado establishment, is recalling more than 25,000 pounds of ground beef over concerns the product may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced...

/ August 24, 2018
Doctor with Stethoscope

32 Children’s Medicines Recalled for ‘Microbial Contamination’

King Bio Supplements is recalling 32 children's drugs used to prevent common ailments for potential "microbial contamination," according to an FDA Recall Alert issued on on Wednesday.

/ August 23, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit

13 People File TrapEase® and OptEase® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed against Cordis Corporation by a group of 13 people who developed complications of the OptEase® or TrapEase® Vena Cava Filter ("IVC Filter").

/ August 22, 2018

‘Rad’ Cat Food Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Last month’s recall for a few lots of Rad Cat’s Raw Cat Food over listeria and E. coli contamination has been expanded to include over a year’s worth of 6 different cat food varieties, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration...

/ August 22, 2018