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Metformin is the fourth most prescribed drug in the country. It is used to treat people with type II diabetes to control high sugar levels. Online pharmacy Valisure tested the widely used diabetes drug Metformin and found that it contained…

Breast implant manufacturer Allergan instituted a worldwide recall of its textured implants in July of 2019. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified the recall as a Class I, meaning it was the most serious type of recall and that…

When you see the recycling label on packaging, you assume that it’s recyclable. You place it in your recyclable trash container and hope that your plastic bottle finds a new life as another product. You’ve been led to believe by…

Here is an update on a number of mass tort cases in the news: Zantac In February, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent Zantac cases to the Southern District of Florida in what could be extensive litigation regarding…

A Florida man recently filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging that he got prostate cancer as a result of his years of use of the heartburn drug Zantac. This is one of…

The quality of the drinking water in this country has been a health concern for many years. We’ve all heard of the problems in Flint, Michigan, but there are issues with drinking water contamination across the country. What is Contaminating…

As the world awaits the end of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists work hard on developing a cure and a vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will play an important role in approving and moving forward with any treatment or…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit in December 2019 against Johnson & Johnson, alleging that the company deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh devices. The suit, filed in Multnomah County, also named Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon. The suit…

You may have heard the term NDMA in the news. A few drugs over the course of the past couple of years, including Valsartan and Zantac, have been recalled because they contained higher than acceptable levels of NDMA. But what…

In 2019, headlines were made when it was discovered that a number of popular medications, including the popular heartburn drug Zantac, were found to contain a cancer-causing agent. Researchers discovered that ranitidine, the active ingredient in Zantac and other heartburn…