Families and students in Philadelphia are expressing outrage in response to news that, for the third time this year, a local school was discovered to…
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Lawsuit Alleges JUUL Shipped a Million Tainted Vape Pods to Customers
A recent lawsuit alleges that JUUL Labs, the most popular e-cigarette brand, knowingly shipped a million contaminated vape pods without notifying customers or issuing a…
For the First Time in Decades, Johnson & Johnson is Having Trouble Downplaying the Risk of Asbestos in Their Baby Powder
Editorial credit: rblfmr / Shutterstock.com After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected asbestos in one lot of Johnson’s Baby Powder®, the company wasted…
New ‘Alert Icon’ Warns Residents and Families About Abuse in Nursing Homes
In an effort to curb nursing home abuse, the agency that oversees every Medicare and Medicaid-certified facility in the country is introducing a new tool…
Toxic Chemicals From Military Bases Seeping Into Groundwater of Surrounding Communities
After reviewing Defense Department records, a new investigation from the Los Angeles Times revealed that 21 military bases in California were contaminated with “forever chemicals.”…
Johnson & Johnson Issues Recall on 33,000 Bottles of Asbestos-Contaminated Baby Powder
On Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) voluntarily recalled a batch of Johnson’s Baby Powder® due to the presence of chrysotile asbestos. According…
Disturbing Levels of Toxic Chemicals Found in the Blood of Firefighters
The more scientists learn about the chemicals in firefighting foam, the greater the danger seems to be. Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) has been used…
Johnson & Johnson to Pay Man $8 Billion in Lawsuit Alleging He Developed Breasts From Using Risperdal®
In the latest of bad legal news for Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the company is being ordered to pay $8 Billion in damages to a…
7 Things to Know About Candida auris, the Drug-Resistant Fungus Infecting Nursing Homes Across the Country
Of the millions of different species of fungi in the world, only about 300 are known to make people sick. Unfortunately, an outbreak of one…
