Harmful Diseases Linked to Defective Drug or Toxic Substance
Harmful Diseases Linked To Drugs And Hazardous Chemicals. Many people with a particular disease or disorder may not realize it through the haze of symptoms from which they are suffering, but their illness could possibly be connected to a defective drug they have been taking, or are still taking. Also, exposure to hazardous … [Read more...] about Harmful Diseases Linked to Defective Drug or Toxic Substance
Health Costs Connected With Obesity Now Exceed Those Associated With Illnesses Caused by Smoking, Drinking, and Aging
Medical Consequences Of Obesity. The 14th European Congress on Obesity has presented research that the medical consequences of ‘Obesity’ have now become a global problem in terms of increased healthcare costs. In fact, those costs now exceed expenditures for illnesses related to smoking, drinking, and aging. In the United States … [Read more...] about Health Costs Connected With Obesity Now Exceed Those Associated With Illnesses Caused by Smoking, Drinking, and Aging
CDC Reports Additional Illnesses and Death Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
A salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers has been attributed to 732 illnesses and four deaths as of October 5th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The toll has risen from last month, when the agency reported 445 illness and three deaths across 35 states. The recalled cucumbers were imported from … [Read more...] about CDC Reports Additional Illnesses and Death Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
FDA is Using Whole Genome Sequencing to Stop Foodborne Illnesses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing whole genome sequencing to quickly detect and stop the spread of foodborne illnesses, Business Insider reports. The process offers huge advantages over the previous method, where samples from sick patients were tested to see if infections were caused by the same pathogen. … [Read more...] about FDA is Using Whole Genome Sequencing to Stop Foodborne Illnesses
Illness Among Exxon Valdez Workers Foreshadow Tragedy for BP Oil Spill Cleanup Crews
Long-term Health Problems Await In BP Oil Spill Cleanup Crews. People working to cleanup the BP oil spill could very well face the prospect of long-term health problems. According to a report on CNN last night, cleanup workers from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill are still suffering health problems, 21 years later. A lawyer who … [Read more...] about Illness Among Exxon Valdez Workers Foreshadow Tragedy for BP Oil Spill Cleanup Crews
Popcorn Lung Reported in Consumers
Popcorn Lung Is Turning Up In Consumers. “Popcorn Lung”, an illness once thought to be confined to snack food industry workers, is turning up in consumers with increasing frequency. Popcorn Lung has been linked to diacetyl, a chemical used in microwave popcorn and other foods, to impart them with a rich, buttery flavor. Popcorn … [Read more...] about Popcorn Lung Reported in Consumers
Woman Blames Poligrip for Illness
Lawsuits against the makers of Poligrip, Fixodent and other zinc containing denture creams continue to be filed in courts across the country. Recently, the Denver Post detailed the experience of one Poligrip user who has filed such a lawsuit. Her experience with denture cream zinc poisoning is very similar to what other denture cream … [Read more...] about Woman Blames Poligrip for Illness
Illness Reported After H1N1 Vaccine
After Being Inoculated Against Swine Flu A Young Boy Fell Ill. Less than 24 hours after being inoculated against the H1N1 Swine Flu, a young Virginia boy has come down with the dangerous, often debilitating Guillain-Barre syndrome, MSNBC is reporting. Jordan McFarland (14), is wheelchair-bound and developed severe headaches, … [Read more...] about Illness Reported After H1N1 Vaccine
C. diff on the Rise in Florida
C. Diff Is On the Rise. C. diff has been making the news lately and now, a new antibiotic resistant strain of the diarrheal illness is showing up in health care facilities nationwide, reports the East Volusia News-JournalOnline.com. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also reports C. diff has been … [Read more...] about C. diff on the Rise in Florida
Goldman Sachs Feeling Heat as Kansas Oil Spill Rescuers Begin Showing Signs of Illness
Responders To Kansas Oil Spill Show Signs Of Illness. First responders to the Coffeyville, Kansas Oil Spill have begun to show signs of illness, prompting state officials to once again order residents of the oil-soaked town to leave the area. This is ominous news for investment giant Goldman Sachs, which plans to sell stock in … [Read more...] about Goldman Sachs Feeling Heat as Kansas Oil Spill Rescuers Begin Showing Signs of Illness
FDA Bans Herbal Stimulant
Herbal Stimulant Unreasonable Risk Of Illness. The Food and Drug Administration issued a consumer advisory last week warning that diet products containing ephedra pose "an unreasonable risk of illness or injury." The FDA plans to officially ban, and has given manufacturers 60 days to recall, ephedra-based dietary supplements … [Read more...] about FDA Bans Herbal Stimulant
