The opioid epidemic has gotten so bad the chances are high that you know someone within your social sphere who has a friend or family member that has suffered a tragic loss due to its severity. The epidemic has claimed over 300,000 lives over the past few decades 1 and some estimates predict the number […]
In October of 2020 the FDA approved Veklury (remdesivir), which is the first drug that was approved to treat COVID-19, for adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older and weighing above 88 pounds requiring hospitalization. The Mayo Clinic lists a slew of common side effects with Remdesivir including “back pain, chest tightness, chills, cough, […]
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 […]
The popular sunscreen maker Coppertone has issued a voluntary recall of five aerosol sunscreen products due to the presence of benzene. Benzene is a chemical that can cause cancer after repeated exposure. The company announced the recall stating several types of sunscreen and has advised that consumers immediately stop using the listed products, which were […]
In a court filing this year Syngenta, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, and Chevron USA faced several hundred cases against them in both state and federal courts in the states that are still pending trial. The lawsuits claim that their paraquat-based herbicides cause Parkinson’s disease while the defendants deny any liability. A highly toxic chemical known […]
On Aug. 16, Bayer filed a Writ of Certiorari with the US Supreme Court in response to a $25 million federal court verdict in the Edwin Hardeman trial. Hardeman and his legal team were able to prove in court that exposure to glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) caused his non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Writ Link: Bayer […]
The popular heartburn and ulcer medication Zantac has been taken off shelves as concerns rapidly increase over the terrifying amount of a cancer-causing ingredient. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the orderTrusted Source today to immediately remove from the market all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine medications sold under the brand name Zantac. A […]