As the weather warms up and the urge to do any activity that involves sunshine revs up with spring and summer, often time the bottles and tubes of sunscreen come out. There is a warning out about a side effect of sunscreen that may have…
Bumble Bee Foods had to recall three different types of their company’s canned Chunk Light Tuna. The recall includes their Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in water (5 oz. can), their Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in oil (5 oz. can), and their Bumble Bee…
As an update to our previously run blog regarding the use of talcum powder being linked to ovarian cancer in women, there is news of a ruling ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay 72 million dollars out for an ovarian cancer death. On February 22,…
German researches have determined that there is a group of medications for heartburn, called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) that are possibly responsible for raising the risk for dementia in older adults, especially those 75 years of age and older. The risky drugs include the commonly…
In the United States, consumers are taking more prescription drugs for anxiety issues and are overdoing on anxiety drugs more than ever before. Benzodiazepines (“benzos”) make up the class of prescribed drugs that are seeing markedly increased overdoses than before 1996. From 1996 to 2013…
You may or may not be familiar with the green leaf, kratom, that is imported in product forms such as drink form, powdered products, and bars, and have been sold in places like convenience stores, as well as on the internet. Kratom is touted by…
It’s the cold, dry time of year that makes lip balm a staple for many people, but popular Evolution of Smooth (EOS) lip balm is now the subject of a lawsuit due to disturbing side effects. Celebrity promoters Kim Kardashian and Britney Spears are used…
As reported here previously, Chipotle restaurants in the United States are not having a good year. The Centers for Disease Control has just come out again on December 21, 2015 with reports of more E. coli related illnesses linked to the embattled restaurant chain’s food. …
As Chipotle restaurant stores reopen, experts remind us that one in seven Americans get sick from food every year. (Corbis) In the wake of the announcement that the Chipotle restaurants that were temporarily closed down to an alarming E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest, the…
Unless you are living under a rock, you have likely heard about ex-pro basketball player and reality celebrity, Lamar Odom, overdosing recently, and reports he was possibly overusing herbal Viagra. It has been reported Mr. Odom was known to take eight to ten herbal Viagra…
