Just for Men Hair Color Users Reported Allergic Reactions
Just for Men Adverse Reactions Including Breathing Problems. Users of Just For Men hair-color products for facial and head hair have reported a variety of adverse reactions including chemical burns on their skin, severe itching, rashes, painful blisters, and even breathing problems. A Massachusetts man who colored his beard with … [Read more...]
Enbridge Pressure Alarm Sounded Hours Before Michigan Oil Spill Was Reported
Enbridge Alarm Was Signaled 19 Hours Before The Company Reported Michigan Oil Spill. An Enbridge Energy Partners’ alarm was signaled around 6 p.m. on the evening of July 25, 19 hours before the company reported last week’s Michigan oil spill. According to the Detroit Free Press, the alarm warned that pressure was dropping along the … [Read more...]
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...]
More Brain Tumors Reported in The Acreage
More Victims Have Been Diagnosed With Brain Tumors In Acreage. Two more children in The Acreage have been diagnosed with brain tumors. The news comes just as an investigation into a possible cancer cluster in the Florida community is gearing up. The residents of The Acreage have been concerned about a cancer cluster since several … [Read more...]
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...]
Another Yamaha Rhino Death Reported in New York
Yamaha Rhino Involved In Dozens of Fatal Accidents. A fatal Yamaha Rhino accident in upstate New York is raising fresh concerns about the safety about the popular off-road vehicle. Though the victim in this incident was not wearing a seat belt or helmet, his father claims he was not aware the Rhino had been involved in dozens of … [Read more...]
Safety Problems Reported for 2nd Time Over Aqua-Leisure Pool Floats for Babies
Aqua-Leisure Pool Floats Are Being Recalled Due To A Drowning Hazard. A baby’s water float called the Ticklish Turtle is facing calls for a national recall following a Team 5 Investigates report concerning safety complaints about the defective pool toy, reports the Boston Channel. Ticklish Turtle is manufactured by Aqua-Leisure … [Read more...]
Quest Diagnostic Testing Errors Reported
Quest Diagnostic, Inc. Released Wrong Information On Vitamin D Test Results. Quest Diagnostics, Inc. likely released wrong information on vitamin D test results. The inaccurate test results affect possibly thousands of patients over the past two years said Reuters, which noted that Quest Diagnostics is the country’s largest … [Read more...]
Rupture Reported at Another TVA Retention Pond as Calls for More Oversight Grow
Another Waste Pond By TVA Has Ruptured. Unbelievably, another waste pond at a coal-powered plant owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has ruptured - this time in Alabama. TVA officials say that unlike another incident which spilled a billion gallons of coal ash in Eastern Tennessee last month, this spill has been … [Read more...]
More MRSA Cases in Long Island Schools
Students in Long Island Are Being Diagnosed With MRSA. In New York, school officials are reporting that students in towns across Long Island are being diagnosed with MRSA. Students in Commack and Westhampton Beach have been diagnosed with MRSA, bringing the total of children who have contracted the infection to four reported cases … [Read more...]
St. Louis Doctor First Reported Baxter Heparin Problems
Baxter Heparin Problems. The Baxter Heparin recall had its origins in a report filed by one St. Louis doctor. In early January, Dr. Alexis M. Elward—a pediatric infectious disease specialist, an assistant professor at Washington University School of Medicine, and troubleshooter at St. Louis Children's Hospital—was called on to … [Read more...]
Salmonella reported in O.C.
Cases Of Salmonella Matches The Same Strain Linked To Peanut Butter. Orange County health officials learned Friday that a local case of salmonella matches the same strain linked to a batch of peanut butter that has sickened about 300 people nationwide. The positive match is the only case found so far in California. The outbreak … [Read more...]
Several cases of possible salmonella reported in Ala.
Salmonella Reported By Health Officials. Alabama public health officials say seven-to-eight people may have contracted salmonella linked to contaminated peanut butter. But the agency said each case will be investigated to determine exact source of their illnesses. Meanwhile, government scientists are trying to pinpoint the source … [Read more...]
More Cases of Eye Fungus Reported
Cases Of Eye Fungus Infections Has Grown. The number of confirmed or suspected cases of an eye fungus that can cause scarring of the cornea and blindness has grown to 176, health officials said Friday. The updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report lists cases of Fusarium keratitis in 28 states. As recently as April … [Read more...]
