Mississippi Man Files Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit

Studies show that nearly all patients who are implanted with Cook Medical's Celect IVC filter eventually develop complications. One of the most common and serious problems is the filter's needle-like wire legs penetrating through the vein and into nearby organs.

/ February 14, 2017
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Eating Licorice During Pregnancy Could Harm Your Baby: Study

A new study suggests that pregnant women who eat licorice may be exposing their babies to an increased risk for cognitive difficulties later in life.

/ February 14, 2017

IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed by New York Woman

The lawsuit was filed by Barbara P., a woman who was implanted with the C.R. Bard Eclipse® Vena Cava Filter on September 20, 2011 at a hospital in New York. Eclipse is a 4th-generation inferior vena cava (IVC) filter. It...

/ February 13, 2017
Baby Formula Lawsuit

Lawsuit Claims Enfamil Baby Formula Packaging Unsafe

A whistleblower lawsuit claims the manufacturer of Enfamil baby formula downplayed the risk of defective seals that could result in spoilage or bacterial contamination.

/ February 13, 2017

Sargento Cheese Recalled Over Listeria Fears

Sargento Foods Inc. is recalling a specialty cheese because of potential contamination with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, the third leading cause of death from food poisoning illness in the U.S.

/ February 13, 2017
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U.S. Supreme Court Takes On Railroad Cancer Lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide if railroad workers with cancer and other injuries on the job can choose to file lawsuits in certain states.

/ February 10, 2017
Brown Rice

Cooking Rice This Way Could Kill You

Scientists are warning that a common method of cooking rice can expose you to a range of serious health problems including heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes.

/ February 10, 2017
Lawsuit Filed For IVC Filter Injuries

Illinois Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit

Dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries have been linked retrievable inferior vena cava filters. Over 2,500 lawsuits have been centralized in Arizona against C.R. Bard and in Illinois against Cook Medical.

/ February 10, 2017

FDA Warns of Weight-Loss Stomach Balloon Side Effects

Dozens of injuries and four hospitalizations have been linked to ReShape and Orbera stomach balloons that were over-inflated with too much fluid or caused pancreatitis by putting pressure on organs.

/ February 9, 2017
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Vaping Safer than Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds

Cigarette smokers who switch to e-cigs or “vapes” can significantly reduce their intake of deadly chemicals, but only if they quit smoking completely, according to a new study.

/ February 9, 2017