Earlier this month, actor Chuck Norris and his wife, Gena, filed a lawsuit against 11 companies allegedly responsible for poisoning Gina with a gadolinium-based contrast…
Category: Dangerous Drugs & Devices
Over 30% of FDA-Approved Drugs a Threat to Health and Safety, Finds Report
In the last 10 years, over 4.5 million Americans have been injured, permanently debilitated, hospitalized, or killed by adverse drug events. If this isn’t unsettling…
Pfizer Refuses to Warn Viagra Customers of Skin Cancer Risk
More than 200 men have sued Pfizer for failing to warn them that Viagra® (sildenafil) could give them skin cancer. This wave of legal action…
Mayo Clinic Alerts 17,000 Patients about Infections caused by LivaNova Heater-Cooler Device
After identifying a rare infection in a patient following a heart surgery at one of its hospitals, the Mayo Clinic is notifying 17,000 patients across…
Samsung Recalls Brand-New Galaxy Note 7 After Reports of Battery Explosions
Just 2 weeks after its release and with 1 million devices already sold, the Samsung Galaxy Note® 7 has been recalled and its sales halted.…
Risperdal® Drug Hit with $70 Million Verdict for Causing Boy to Grow Breasts
A Philadelphia jury found on Friday, July 1st, 2016, that the antipsychotic drug Risperdal® did in fact cause a Tennessee boy to grow breasts —…
Viagra® Increases Risk of Skin Cancer, Studies Say
We’ve all seen their TV commercials, the ones with the gray-haired men doing manly things – sailing, using construction tools, driving convertibles, hitching up horses…
Why Medical Devices Are Bad and Will Probably Never Get Better
So-called “state–of–the–art” medical devices can kill just as swiftly as they heal. Faulty medical devices claim the lives of, at the very least, 3,000 Americans…
Your Parmesan Cheese Is Actually Just Wood Pulp
Wait, hang on a second. My Parmesan cheese is actually chock-full of… wood? That’s the question that many Americans are asking themselves after reports from…
