Officials Plan to Completely Remove Roundup from French Market by 2021 French health regulators announced they have banned 36 glyphosate-based products from the French market, including the highly controversial herbicide Roundup. The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) released the news December 9 after nearly two years of deliberation following […]
Ventralex Lawsuit Blames Defective Hernia Mesh Design for Patient’s Severe Complications Claims continue to pile up against C.R. Bard as more patients discover their hernia mesh failure was accused by defective Bard hernia mesh products. A recent lawsuit filed against the infamous medical device manufacturer alleges that dangerous defects in Veteralex hernia mesh caused a […]
CDC Investigation Ties Presence of Vitamin E in THC to Start of Vaping Injuries Federal health officials uncovered that the presence of a vitamin E in THC vaping liquids may be cause of thousands of lung illnesses spanning across the nation. On November 27, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a […]
FDA Issued Recall after Finding High Levels of Known Human Carcinogen in Generic Ranitidine The Zantac recall steadily grows as health officials continue to test batches of the popular heartburn medication and generic counterparts for the presence of carcinogens. The FDA’s most recent Zantac recall, issued on November 15, recalled all of Golden State Medical […]
Vaping Causing Critical Damage Unlike Doctors Have Ever Seen A 17-year-old boy with lungs “damaged beyond repair” by vaping received a double-lung transplant at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. According to the New York Times, the patient’s lungs were covered with dead spots, scarred, and incredibly inflamed to the point that there was no […]
JUUL Executives Knew Early on About the Potency of Their Nicotine Salts New allegations from ex-JUUL employees revealed JUUL Labs not only knew their nicotine salts were extremely addicting but decided against designing a failsafe in their e-cigarettes to regulate nicotine intake. Former JUUL employees reported to Reuters News that early JUUL e-cigarettes were largely […]
FDA Discovers NDMA in Ranitidine Syrup During Zantac Investigation The Zantac recall continues to expand as health investigators test more batches of the popular heartburn drug for carcinogens. On October 25, the FDA just announced the discovery of NDMA in not just ranitidine tablets, but in syrups as well. Last week, pharmaceutical manufacturer Lannett Company […]
Vaping Lung Injury Outbreak Impacting Mostly Men Under 35 Using THC-Containing Products Federal health officials released an analysis of all the current vaping lung injury reports in the US and found most cases involve men and vaping THC-containing products. On October 28, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publicized their current […]
Recall Spurs Concerns of Cancer from Contaminated Talcum Powder After the discovery of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder, many retailers are now pulling all bottles of the popular talc-based powder from their shelves. So far, major chains removing Johnson & Johnson talcum powder from their stores include CVS, Walmart and Rite Aid. On […]
After years of denying talcum powder’s link to cancer, Johnson & Johnson initiated the massive baby powder recall after officials discovered the presence of asbestos in the popular hygiene product. After substantial testing, the FDA discovered sub-trace levels of chrysotile asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder sold by an online retailer. The recall, issued […]