Category: Health News
Grapefruit Juice and Some Drugs Don’t Mix
Eating grapefruit can be part of a healthy diet — but if you are on certain medications for blood pressure, allergies, or heart problems, grapefruit juice can interfere with the way the medicine works.
Choosing Alternative Medicine to Treat Cancer May Increase Death Risk by 5X: Study
Patients who chose alternative therapies to treat cancer instead of the recommended medical treatment may be significantly increasing their risk of death, a new study has found.
Cook Medical Recalls Zenith Alpha Grafts
Cook Medical is recalling thousands of Zenith Alpha aorta grafts because they could increase the risk of blood clots.
Study Questions Using Abilify for Depression
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed by people who became addicted to gambling as a result of taking the anti-psychotic medication Abilify (aripiprazole) for depression and other mood disorders.
Red Bird Farms Recalls Potentially Spoiled Chicken
Red Bird Farms recalled approximately 3,500 pounds of boneless chicken breast strips that were sold at King Soopers grocery stores because the company says the products may be spoiled.
Baby Vitamin Supplements Recalled for Infection Risk
If your baby or toddler takes liquid multivitamins or Vitamin D supplements to stay healthy, watch out for "Leader" brand — it was recalled due to risk of infections from bacterial contamination.
Papaya Recalls Expand After 141 Salmonella Illnesses
The FDA is warning consumers to avoid a third brand of papayas from a farm in Mexico that is linked to a deadly Salmonella outbreak.
Georgia Widow Files IVC Filter Death Lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a man who died of a cardiac arrest and a bilateral pulmonary embolism (blood clots in both lungs) as a result of his Option™ ELITE IVC Filter failing to catch blood clots.
Sig Sauer Recalls Pistols After Unintentional Discharge Wounds Cop
Sig Sauer is offering a "voluntary upgrade" on its P320 pistols after a Connecticut police officer filed a lawsuit alleging that one of the firearms fell to the ground and discharged, resulting in severe wounds to his knee.
5 Deaths Linked to Weight-Loss Stomach Balloons
The ReShape and Orbera fluid-filled stomach balloons for weight-loss have been linked to 5 deaths and dozens of reports of pancreatitis and spontaneously over-filling with fluid or air — sometimes within days.