Category: Health News

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Flour

The Surprising Reason You Shouldn’t Eat Raw Dough

Eating raw dough can be deadly, even if it doesn't contain eggs. What's the problem? E. coli in your flour — and your kids' play-dough.

/ June 30, 2016
IKEA Re-Announces Dresser Recall After 8th Death

IKEA Recalls 29 Million Dressers After 6 Deaths

IKEA has recalled 29 million dressers after six children died and 36 more were injured in tip-over accidents.

/ June 29, 2016

Consumer Reports Highlights Kidney Risks of Nexium, Prilosec

Consumer Reports published two reports warning about the risk of severe kidney problems from anti-heartburn drugs used by millions of Americans.

/ June 27, 2016
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Blood Clot Filter Class Action Calls Devices “Ticking Time Bombs”

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of everyone who was implanted with a blood clot filter made by C.R. Bard.

/ June 23, 2016

Exploding E-Cig Victim: “Like an M-80 Went Off In My Mouth”

A man from New York has filed a lawsuit after an exploding e-cigarette burned a hole through his tongue.

/ June 22, 2016

New Jersey Woman Files Bard Meridian IVC Filter Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed by a New Jersey woman who was injured by an IVC filter made by C.R. Bard.

/ June 21, 2016

Tennessee Man Files Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit

The lawsuit was filed by a man from Tennessee who was implanted with a vena cava filter made by Cook Medical.

/ June 20, 2016

Taxotere Lawsuit Filed by Mississippi Woman Over Permanent Baldness

A growing number of lawsuits accuse Sanofi-Aventis of failing to warn about permanent hair loss from Taxotere, a powerful breast cancer chemotherapy drug.

/ June 16, 2016

FDA Strengthens Kidney Warnings for Invokana, Other Diabetes Drugs

Diabetes patients on medications like Invokana have a higher risk of developing severe kidney problems, according to a new warning from the FDA.

/ June 14, 2016

Over 250 Women File Lawsuits Over Zofran Birth Defects

Over 250 lawsuits have been filed by women who had a baby with a birth defect after taking the anti-nausea drug Zofran during pregnancy.

/ June 13, 2016