Putting zinc up your nose doesn’t seem like a good idea. It isn’t, says the Food and Drug Administration. June 16, 2009, the agency told consumers to cease using and pitch three zinc-containing Zicam intranasal products. Since the debut of Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel in 1999, the FDA has received more than 130 complaints [...]
There’s a lot of tummy rumbling out there. More than 2 million people depend on Reglan and other metoclopramide drugs to treat their gastrointestinal disorders such as colitis, heartburn, and acid reflux disease. These medications are supposed to boost stomach muscle movement to aid digestion. Specifically, they increase muscle contractions in the upper digestive tract, [...]
Reports of critical liver problems and one death have prompted the FDA to pull 14 popular Hydroxycut items from the shelves. Government health officials urged body builders and dieters to immediately stop ingesting their favorite product and return it to the place of purchase. Touted as derived from natural ingredients, the Canadian made supplement is [...]
Ironically, Minnesota based Medtronic Inc. received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market a new cervical device on the same day the government agency issued a Class 1 pacemaker recall, its most serious classification. The June 11 announcement involves a relatively small subset of older pacemakers the company produced beginning in the late [...]
Chinese involvement, American greed, and acting before thinking often equate disaster and law suits. When will we learn? Chinese drywall, America’s housing boom, hurricanes, and various industry oversights have caused immense misery for thousands of unsuspecting home dwellers these past five years. Assessing blame is predictable but often misdirected without obtaining all the facts. At [...]
One would think that a major thyroid drug approved in 1947 would have tangled with the Food and Drug Administration before now. Yesterday (6/3/09) the FDA issued its ‘urgent advisory’ to healthcare professionals regarding propylthiouracil’s (PTU) risk of serious liver injury, including liver failure and death, in adult and pediatric patients. This potent pharmaceutical prevents [...]
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