Greg Giraldo Death – Prescription Drugs Under Fire – Greg Giraldo is just the latest celebrity to die after overdosing on prescription medicine. He had long suffered from substance abuse problems, but most had thought that he had the biggest problem with alcohol, and apparently his prescription drug abuse was a relatively new problem [...]
Tuskegee Experiment – Guatemala Syphilis Tests US APOLOGY – The US has officially apologized for a 1940s STD study that took place in Guatemala. During the study American scientists deliberately infected a number of prisoners and patients that were located in a mental health facility in Guatemala. The main disease that was tested was syphilis. [...]
Update : McDonald’s Senior VP Steve Russell denied the reports that surfaced earlier today. Russell said it is “completely false,” that his company has plans to cut health care benefits for some. Mcdonald’s Health Care Benefits NOT Getting Cut – As many as 30,000 employees may have their health care dropped by the fast food [...]
Fisher-Price Recall 2010: Mattel Recalls – Fisher-Price has announced earlier today that it is recalling over 10 million products -including millions of tricycles, cars and high chairs that were sold in both Canada and the United States. Parents are asked to immediately remove those toys immediately from their children and call 1-800-432-5437 in order to [...]
ADHD Genetic Faults Link – One child in 50 is suffering from ‘attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD), a problem whose causes are not well established and could be partially of genetic origin, according to a study released this week. This condition, which leads to fidgeting, inattention, difficulty concentrating, impulsiveness, causing problems at school and [...]
Rachel Brown Hell’s Kitchen Death-Gordon Ramsay Show Contestant Dead – Two chefs that have appeared on Gordon Ramsay programs have committed suicide. Is Gordon Ramsay to be blamed for the deaths of these two individuals? He is known for telling it like it is, but that often can be misconstrued for being too harsh on [...]
Similac Recall 2010-Saudi Arabia Abbott Similac Baby Formula BAN – Saudi Arabia claimed on Monday that it would be banning the plastic and metallic cans of Similac powdered infant formula after the company announced that it could potentially contain beetle parts and their larvae. The company has been working with the FDA throughout the investigation, [...]
Enfamil Formula Switch After Similac Formula 2010 Recall? – With Similac recalling nearly 5 million of their infant formulas, many parents are worried about the future quality of the product and are looking to switch to another infant formula. One of the more popular choices is Enfamil, a popular infant formula that contains many of [...]
Similac Recall 2010 – Abbott Laboratories – Abbot Laboratories said on Wednesday that it was recalling millions of containers of their popular Similac infant formula that are reportedly contaminated with insect parts. The company recalled the formula voluntarily. It could affect up to a total of 5 million powder formulas that are sold in the [...]
Whooping Cough Pertussis – California – California has reported an outbreak of Whooping Cough, with more than 4,000 confirmed cases of the issue being reported so far. There have also been as many as nine deaths that are believed to be related to the Whooping Cough outbreak. The last time that so many cases were [...]
Egg Recall 2010: Wright County Egg & Salmonella Linked Since 2008 – Wright County Egg, one of the two major egg producers that recently announced a nationwide recall of over 500 million eggs, has recently had paperwork released that gives evidence that the egg producer had 73 instances of testing positive for salmonella ever since [...]
