Category: Health News
Pharmacist Cleared of Murder in Outbreak that Killed 64 People
A pharmacy owner escaped murder charges after illegally mass-producing moldy spinal injections and shipping them nationwide, which caused an outbreak of fungal meningitis that sickened 753 people, including 64 who died, in 2012.
Blue Buffalo Dog Food Recalled for Health Risk
Blue Buffalo has recalled certain types of Blue Wilderness canned dog food after elevated levels of a naturally-occurring beef thyroid hormone sickened at least one dog.
Hoverboard Fire Claims Life of 2nd Child in Pennsylvania
Hoverboards with lithium-ion batteries can overheat, catch on fire, or explode while they are being charged. Over 500,000 were recalled last year and consumers should check if their hoverboard is on the list.
Zika Isn’t Over: New Infections Reported in Florida
Florida health officials on Monday reported on a locally acquired Zika infection in a patient who felt no symptoms but tested positive for the virus last month.
FDA Warning Links Textured Breast Implants and Cancer
The FDA has confirmed that breast implants can cause a rare type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Textured breast implants are also more likely to cause cancer than smooth-surface breast implants.
Lawsuit Filed Over Failed IVC Filter Retrieval
A lawsuit has been filed by a man who has a short-term IVC filter implanted in his body permanently because it tilted and became embedded in his vein. The retrieval procedure was unsuccessful.
Pig Ears Recalled Over Potential Salmonella Contamination
EuroCan Manufacturing has announced a recall for various packages of pig ears due to potential contamination with salmonella, a bacterium that causes severe illness in dogs which can also be transmitted to humans.
Lawsuit Filed Over Broken IVC Filter in Lungs
A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who was severely injured when her tilted IVC filter broke during retrieval and got stuck in her left lung.
Lawyers Say Monsanto Secretly Wrote Roundup Cancer Studies
Lawyers say EPA officials worked with Monsanto to downplay the risk of cancer from glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weed-killer. Monsanto is also accused of ghost-writing studies the EPA used to decide Roundup does not cause cancer in humans.
Texas Company Recalls 73,000 Pounds of Beef Over E. Coli Contamination
H & B Packing Co., Inc., has recalled more than 73,000 pounds of boneless beef products over potential contamination with E. coli O103, a bacterium that causes severe food poisoning illness.