Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius apologized for inhumane actions that the U.S. Public Health Service took in the 1940s. From 1946-1948, the United States infected prisoners and mental patients in Guatemala with the Syphilis STD in order to do testing. The testing was done, [...]
The month of October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) in the United States. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the organization. In countries other than the U.S. it is referred to simply as “Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM)”. It is a national and international health campaign to increase people’s awareness of the [...]
Bristol-Myers Squibb initiated a recalled on 60 million pills of Avalide today. The Avalide medication consists of 2 separate drugs put into one pill. They are irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide. The recall was initiated because of varying levels of irbesartan, which could affect the way the drugs react in the body as well as how they [...]
Today there was a report done by PrisonPlanet.com about how the Feds may be radiating Americans, at various checkpoints. Is this news really true? According to reports, the Federal government has purchased x-ray scanners that are being used to scan homes, and vehicles, as well as those people inside of the vehicles. We’ve already known [...]
Up until recently, the only legal way to purchase Viagra was with a prescription from your doctor. However, recently things have begun to change. A UK supermarket chain called Boots had been selling Viagra in 4-pill packs for 55 pounds, which is equal to $86.20. However now, a supermarket called “Tesco” which is located throughout [...]
Jennifer Nicole Lee, a 35 year old fitness model, author, and actor has released her latest JNL Fusion Challenge on YouTube. The challenge is basically a workout video for toning your abs. However she gave away a $500 JNL goody bag prize to the first person to complete the workout and post it on YouTube. [...]
Avandia, the Type-2 diabetes drug produced by GlaxoSmithKline has been warned against by the Food and Drug Administration, as well as banned in both Europe and the UAE. Experts claim that Avandia may be responsible for causing heart problems as well as strokes in patients. The spokesman for GlaxoSmithKline stated that he respected the decisions [...]
Epogen and Procrit, which are produced by Amgen (AMGN) have been recalled because of possible glass flakes that may be within the liquid injection drug. This recall which is not the first in the last few months in the drug industry affects 200 lots of Epogen, and 155 lots of Procrit. Both Procrit and Epogen [...]
A radiology technologist at a Jacksonville Mayo Clinic may have put patients at risk of contracting Hepatitis C. The Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida has already tested 2,400 for Hepatitis C, and have sent letters out to over 2,000 more. The former employee who was fired in August has admitted to using an injectable painkiller for [...]
The Similac formula recall lot numbers can now be found online at the Similac.com website. The exact URL is: http://similac.com/recall/lookup.aspx A lot of websites are reporting that the URL to the recall site is http://www.similac.com/recall/lookup/, however, you must include the “.aspx” at the end of the word “lookup” or the site will not load. Because [...]
