His name is Robert Califf. He is a cardiologist who served as FDA commissioner for a little less than a year during President Barack Obama’s second term. As FDA commissioner, Califf tried combating the opioid epidemic, by requiring “black box” warnings explaining the dangers of mixing opioids and benzodiazepines; a known fatal concoction. Califf also […]
Benzene is usually colorless or it can be a light-yellow liquid at room temperature. It is used as a solvent in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, as a starting material in the synthesis of several chemicals, and is found mostly in gasoline. Benzene occurs both naturally and is also manufactured. Benzene is highly toxic to […]
Paraquat sold under the most common brand name “Gramoxone” is an herbicide that has been linked to Parkinson’s Disease. The toxic herbicide paraquat can also be found in products like Kingxone, Sweep, Revolver, and Total. According to the CDC: Paraquat (produced for commercial purposes in 1961) is one of the most commonly used herbicides worldwide. […]
A lot of criticism has been hurled at Johnson & Johnson due to the discovery of asbestos in their Baby Powder product spurring a massive class action lawsuit. In October of last year NPR reported that “The health products giant used a quirk of Texas state law to spin off a new company called LTL, […]