Heather Locklear, the former star of TV shows such as Dynasty, Melrose Place, and Spin City, was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run auto accident last weekend, hitting a street sign near her home in Los Angeles. Locklear fled the scene without reporting the auto accident to the police. Video footage from a security camera at […]
Research Provides Conflicting Views of Safety Issues Surrounding Yaz, Yasmin
Yaz and Yasmin are two of the most popular contraceptives on the market. They use a synthetic progestin called drospirenone which was originally believed to be safer than other types of progestin. However, several studies indicate that this may not be entirely true. Last year, the FDA issued a warning to Bayer HealthCare, the pharmaceutical […]
Glaxo Funding Biased Avandia Studies
Last month, a report was released evaluating articles reviewing the Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia. The report found considerable evidence that experts paid by Avandia’s manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, were much more likely to arrive at a favorable conclusion regarding the drug’s safety and effectiveness. Hundreds of studies of Avandia have been published since 2007, providing a […]
Documents Indicate Toyota Had Knowledge of Acceleration Defects in 2006
Several weeks ago, Toyota submitted documents to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicating that they knew about the problems related to sudden unintended acceleration in their vehicles as early as 2006, yet recalls for 8 million defective autos were not initiated for another 3 ½ years, until September 2009. On February 7, 2006, Toyota […]
FDA Warns Spas about Administering Fat-Melting Injections
The FDA has started to crack down on spas administering fat-melting injections. While many spas are marketing these injections, also called lipodissolve injections, as a minimally-invasive alternative to liposuction, the FDA claims they have not been proven safe or effective. Lipodissolve injections are used to dissolve unwanted fat near the legs, arms, and belly. However, […]
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