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Do you know someone with dentures? Many denture adhesive creams such as Poligrip and Fixodent use zinc to help with the adhesion. Unfortunately, millions of Americans may not know they are poisoning their bodies by ingesting too much zinc which causes depletion of copper in the body. Copper is necessary for proper neurological functioning.
A number [...]
A new international study has found an association between Tylenol use and asthma. It is not a causal link, as that can only be established by a randomized clinical trial (which the authors suggest takes place now), but the findings are interesting. The study involved over 300,000 teens and found that those who had used [...]
Last month the FDA evaluated the safety of the drug Avandia. This drug has been widely used for diabetics and has unfortunately had sometimes deadly side effects including heart attacks, strokes, and other serious problems.
According to the Washington Post, the a number of individuals on the panel voted to pull the drug from the market, [...]
Widespread use of fire-resistant material asbestos has led to massive health problems with as many as 90,000 deaths a year from exposure to this material. Characterized by breathing problems, chest pain, fatigue, and a host of other symptoms, lung cancer and mesothelioma related injuries have resulted from people breathing air contaminated by tiny fibers that [...]
Over 2 million baby cribs with drop down sides are being recalled after 16 entrapments have occurred with babies. No deaths are being reported at this time.
If you are the owner of one of these cribs, contact the manufacturer immediately to see if they have a repair kit to immobilize the drop down side, or [...]
For decades asbestos was used in all kinds of building materials because of its high fire-resistant properties. Tragically, the material becomes airborne when disturbed and enters the lungs of those who breath it causing a variety of diseases including lung cancer and mesothelioma. Anyone exposed to homes or work environments that used asbestos in the [...]
If you or someone you know has purchased one of the 12 million collectible Shrek glasses at a McDonalds restaurant, McDonald’s is asking that you return the glass immediately for a full refund. They have discovered the glasses contain cadmium which has been shown to have injurious health effects. A few months ago certain retailers [...]
On May 6th, 2010, the FDA released a report on their inspection of a Tylenol Plant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. The report was very discouraging and one former employee of Johnson & Johnson was reported to have said the report was “the worst I’ve seen. It suggests that basically the FDA found an issue with [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled all cribs with tubular metal mattress support frames. You should contact the store where you purchased the crib for information regarding a refund, replacement, or store credit.
The problem with these cribs was in the way the frame can bend or even break away, creating a space [...]
A number of products are being voluntarily recalled by McNeil Consumer Healthcare due to poor quality control introducing too much or too little of the active ingredient, as well as some contamination of the medicine by bacteria. In some cases black flecks are visible in the liquid. The products include certain liquid infant’s and children’s [...]
