Gardasil, Merck Sharp & Dohme’s cervical cancer vaccine caused an uproar in 2006 when it was marketed to girls and women aged 9 to 26. It is estimated that over 25 million young women in the US have received the vaccine which was designed to prevent 4 types of HPV (Human papillomavirus types 6, 11, [...]
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration YAZ Litigation The newest litigation on the mass tort front continues to center upon birth control. Specifically Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol), Yasmin and Ocella. These 4th generation (yes, pills have generations too) birth control pills were lauded for their effectiveness and initial advertisements (for which the FDA issued a warning [...] Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration Spice Barn, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Two Lots of Black Pepper Okay, I still don’t understand the pepper connection. (Even the FDA’s own reports say that it was “unusual”). Spice Barn is recalling two lots of Black Pepper due to the possibility of contamination with Salmonella. Salmonella is a common food [...] Source: BBC Health; The Lancet A stroke is the interruption of blood to the brain. It is most commonly caused by vascular interruption from a blood clot or cholesterol blockage or cholesterol embolus. Rarely, it may also be caused by fungal endocarditis and fungal emboli following mitral valve replacement surgery. Strokes have been classified as “brain attacks.” [...] Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health Apparently stopping death or irreparable damage from a heart attack could be as simple as inflating a blood pressure cuff. This according to a recent Danish (The Country) study. How does it work and why does no one seem to know about this? Well, it is thought that a brief stoppage [...] |
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