A Texas jury has just awarded more than $1.2 Million to a Houston firefighter who claimed a Cook Inc. Medical device perforated his major organs.…
Category: Dangerous Drugs & Devices
Seizure Drug Lamotrigine (Lamictal®) Might Cause Adverse Immune System Reaction
The FDA recently issued a warning about the medication Lamictal® (lamotrigine), which may cause serious health problems due to patients’ immune systems overreacting to the…
Chuck Norris Files Lawsuit Claiming MRI Drug Makers ‘Poisoned’ His Wife
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…
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…
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 —…
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…
