Category: Health News
Baby Bathtubs Linked to 31 Deaths, Hundreds of Injuries
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is strengthening safety standards on baby bathtubs after 31 deaths and hundreds of injuries from drowning, allergic reactions to mold, burns, lacerations, and falls.
Defective IV Filter Lawsuit Filed in Florida
A lawsuit was filed by a man who has a short-term IVC filter in his body forever because it tilted and became embedded in his vein. He suffered three unsuccessful retrieval procedures.
Is Roundup Safe? Over 700 Lawsuits Question Cancer Risk
Monsanto is facing over 700 Roundup lawsuits from people with lymphoma. Now a St. Louis-based ad agency is accused of helping Monsanto downplay the risk of cancer. Researchers are demanding a new safety assessment.
IVC Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit Filed in New York
A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who was injured when her Option™ IVC filter tilted, embedded itself, and punctured her kidney vein. The hook broke off in her body when doctors tried to pull it out.
FDA: Thyroid Hormones in Dog Food Can Kill Your Pet
Some commercial pet foods are made with livestock gullets (throat meat) and dangerous thyroid hormones that can make your dog or cat very sick, hyperactive, or cause death.
Connecticut Woman Files IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit
A woman who was injured by an intravenous blood clot filter has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer for downplaying serious side effects.
Mylan Recalls 81,000 EpiPens Over Reports of Failure
Generic drugmaker Mylan NV has recalled about 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the U.S., following at least two reports of the life-saving allergy shot failing in emergency situations.
Protein Bars Recalled Over E. Coli Linked to I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter
Pro Sports Club is recalling nearly 37,000 protein bars because they include soy butter made by the SoyNut Butter Co., which has recalled all of its products after they were linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has sickened...
Man Files Intravenous Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit
As the use of IVC filters declines, business is booming for doctors who remove them. Unfortunately, the longer a filter remains implanted, the higher the risk of deadly complications like blood clots in the legs.
Oklahoma Company Recalls Nearly 100,000 Pounds of Chicken for Metal Contamination
Oklahoma City-based OK Foods is recalling 933,272 lbs. of ready-to-eat breaded chicken products following consumer complaints of dangerous metal fragments in the products.