Category: Health News

Coffee Beans

Herbal Coffee Recalled Over Potential Contamination with Viagra-Like Drug

Bestherbs Coffee LLC has issued a recall for its “New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee” after an FDA analysis identified the presence of a drug that is similar to the active ingredient in Viagra.

/ July 18, 2017
Hot Dogs

More Than 7 Million Pounds of Hot Dogs Recalled for Bone Fragments

Marathon Enterprises Inc. is recalling millions of pounds of hot dogs and other beef and pork products after customers reported finding pieces of bone and cartilage in some of the foods, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety...

/ July 17, 2017
Bard Eclipse® IVC Filter Lawsuit

Louisiana Man Files IVC Filter Lawsuit

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters are supposed to prevent blood clots, but the longer they remain implanted, the higher the risk of causing blood clots or other life-threatening side effects. C.R. Bard is facing 2,000 lawsuits for allegedly downplaying safety...

/ July 14, 2017

Alabama Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed against C.R. Bard on behalf of a woman who died after suffering serious injuries from an IVC blood clot filter.

/ July 13, 2017
Energy Drink Hepatitis Lawsuit

How Energy Drinks Affect the Body

More and more Americans are switching from coffee to energy drinks when they need a boost, but there’s a lot going on under that pop top and few of us understand exactly how they work. Here’s a look at some...

/ July 13, 2017
Bathtub Cellphone Death Electrocution

Cellphone Electrocutes Girl in Bathtub

A teenage girl from Texas was electrocuted and died when she used a plugged-in cellphone in the bathtub.

/ July 12, 2017

Ohio Man Files Lawsuit for Blood Clot Filter Side Effects

C.R. Bard is accused of selling defective inferior vena cava ("IVC Filters") that studies estimate will fracture in 40% of patients within 5 years. There are now at least 39 deaths linked to the G2® and Recovery® IVC Filters. Both...

/ July 12, 2017
Medtronic has recalled all KYPHON® bone filler devices due to a risk of paralysis, nerve damage, pulmonary embolism, or cardiac arrest.

Medtronic Recalls Kyphon Bone Filler

Medtronic has recalled all KYPHON® bone filler devices due to a risk of paralysis, nerve damage, pulmonary embolism, or cardiac arrest.

/ July 10, 2017
Novo Nordisk has recalled cartridge holders in certain NovoPen Echo® insulin pens for diabetics because they may crack or break if exposed to certain chemicals, including some cleaning chemicals.

NovoPen Echo Insulin Cartridges Recalled for Health Risk

Novo Nordisk has recalled cartridge holders in certain NovoPen Echo® insulin pens for diabetics because they may crack or break if exposed to certain chemicals, including some cleaning chemicals.

/ July 7, 2017
Cub Cadet Recalls 4,000 Utility Vehicles for Brake Failure Risk

Cub Cadet Recalls 4,000 Utility Vehicles for Brake Failure Risk

Cub Cadet has recalled about 4,000 of the 2016 model-year Challenger utility vehicles after 80 complaints of brake failure.

/ July 7, 2017