Listerine and Oral Cancer – Is There a Connection? Listerine mouthwash was connected to the cause of a recent lawsuit filed in July 2011 by the Oral Cancer Prevention International Inc. (OCPI) against the manufacturer. OCPI, the multinational American business conglomerate is suing for $60 million on a charge of fraud and an additional $10 …
According to a newly published research, children exposed to multiple CT scans could be up to three times likelier to contract cancer of the blood, brain or bone marrow later in life. In The Lancet medical journal, a team of scientists in Canada, Britain and the United States researchers claimed their study was the first to provide …
A federal judge said the Food and Drug Administration had done “shockingly little” to address the human health risks of antibiotic use in animal feed. The agency was ordered to reconsider two petitions seeking restrictions on the practice. The ruling is the second recent setback for the FDA in this long-standing concern; theoveruse of antibiotics …
Following an out-of-hospital Jewish ritual circumcision in New York City over an 11-year period, 11 newborn males contracted the herpes simplex virus. Two died. The circumcision procedures involved an ultra-Orthodox practice. The circumciser sucks blood away from the circumcision wound, which is called direct orogenital suction. Infants, according to the he CDC, who underwent ritual …
Botanical Laboratories Inc. and FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals of a recall of Wellesse Digestive 3 in 1 Health liquid dietary supplement. A supplier of one of the ingredients indicated the ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail …
Veterans returning from war are seeking disability at high rates. President Obama vowed in memorial Day speeches to protect them. The Associated Press: Almost Half Of New Vets Seek Disability America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops …
There may be hope for some desperate patients that don’t respond well to first line steroid treatment, as the first stem cell drug lands a conditional approval in Canada. The company that gained approval is Osiris Therapeutics Inc, which is based in Columbia, Maryland. They have just announced that Canadian health regulators have approved its …
There are few medical professionals who regard anything more valuable than a drug that can treat childhood cancers and other life threatening diseases. And, it appears that Pfizer has now produced a lung cancer drug that appears to be a highly effective treatment for children with a rare but aggressive type of lymphoma and other …
US regulators called the a company’s ad claims for POM’s pomegranate juice being an effective treatment for cancer, heart disease and erectile dysfunction. The US Federal Trade Commission’s chief administrative law judge D. Michael Chappell ruled that the company, POM Wonderful LLC, violated federal law by making deceptive claims. There is absence of “competent and reliable scientific evidence.” …
Chances are, you’ve got at least one cut, ache, sprain or other minor ailment bothering you. If not, you probably will with the next few days. That’s according to a recent year-long survey of 2,000 Britons. In a single year, the average British citizen cuts herself twice while shaving, gets one electric shock, and three …