Category: Health News
ConAgra to Pay $11.2 Million for Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
Nearly a decade after hundreds of people got sick from eating salmonella-tainted Peter Pan peanut butter, the company that sold it paid with a guilty plea to shipping adulterated food and an agreement to pay the largest criminal fine ever...
FDA Warning: Anesthesia May Cause Brain Damage in Kids
The FDA is warning about the risk of brain damage from repeated or lengthy use of anesthesia in children under 3 years old, or the unborn babies of pregnant women in their third trimester.
Utah Woman Files Cook Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit
Cook Medical has been sued by a woman who was injured by a blood clot filter that is associated with high rates of perforation through a major vein where it is implanted to prevent pulmonary embolisms.
Atrium C-QUR Mesh Recall Lawsuits Centralized in New Hampshire
Three years after Atrium recalled thousands of C-QUR Hernia Mesh implants because the fish oil coating could peel off, nearly two dozen injury lawsuits were centralized in a federal court in New Hampshire. Lawyers say the mesh causes inflammation, allergic...
Missouri Woman Files Cook Günther Tulip® IVC Filter Lawsuit
A woman who was injured by a blood clot-catching filter made by Cook Medical has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of selling a defective medical device.
EPA Panel to Investigate Cancer Risk with Monsanto’s Roundup
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a three-day series of meetings this week dedicated to examining evidence linking Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller to cancer.
Ethicon Recalls Physiomesh Hernia Mesh in Europe, Australia
Ethicon is facing several lawsuits from people who were injured by Physiomesh hernia mesh. It was pulled off the market in the United States after studies found higher rates of hernia recurrence and revision surgery. The FDA did not announce...
Alzheimer’s Cure Within Reach After Successful Drug Trial
A drug that ‘switches off’ production of toxic proteins caused by Alzheimer’s disease is raising hopes that a cure could finally be within reach.
Texas Woman Files Cook Celect® Platinum Lawsuit
A woman who was injured by a "new-and-improved" version of an IVC filter that has been linked to serious risks has filed a lawsuit against Cook Medical.