Posts tagged warning

• Teenager Suffers Debilitating Blood Clot from Using Yaz

  David Mittleman | December 10, 2011 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A lot of controversy has swirled around Yaz recently because of its adverse side effects. Yaz is associated with a higher-than-normal risk of blood clots compared to older versions of oral...

• Purple Glove Syndrome Pushes FDA Panel to Recommend Warning for Seizure Drug

  David Mittleman | November 05, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Have you ever heard of Purple Glove Syndrome? Well, neither had Jeff Garvin from Fort Meyers, Florida--until his wife woke up one night with extremely swollen, purple hands. Jeff's wife was admitted...

• Hormone Treatment Drugs For Prostate Cancer Increase Risk of Diabetes and Heart Problems, Says FDA

  David Mittleman | October 25, 2010 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Drugs used in hormone treatment for prostate cancer will require warning labels that indicate the drugs increase your risk for developing diabetes or heart problems, including sudden death, says the...

• Chelation Quackery: FDA Warns Eight Companies Against Promoting Product As Autism Cure

  David Mittleman | October 17, 2010 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Some parents, desperate to help their Autistic children, have turned to Chelation therapy. However, the Food and Drug Administration is quickly putting an end to that practice over worries for the...

• Safety Advocates Call for Warning System When Kids Are Left in Vehicle

  Mark Bello | September 04, 2010 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many of you have probably read in the news that safety advocates are calling on Congress to require auto makers to install a safety warning chime so children are not inadvertently left in a car. The...

• Pediatricians Urge FDA to Put Choking Hazard Warning on Certain Foods

  David Mittleman | May 25, 2010 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It will be interesting to see if Memorial Day celebrators will head pediatricians’ warnings about foods that pose choking hazards in young children. Obviously, one of the first foods that...

• May is Stroke Awareness Month

  David Mittleman | May 23, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  May is stroke awareness month, which gives you a great opportunity to become familiar with the symptoms of a stroke. Sadly, while strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States,...

• Remember When Jessica Simpson Tried Ear Candling? Don't Copy Her, FDA Warns

  David Mittleman | February 25, 2010 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Remember when I wrote about Jessica Simpson and the growing popularity of ear candling? Well, now the Food and Drug Administration is really serious about the danger of putting a candle in your ear....

• Hot Dogs: American Classic or Choking Hazard on a Bun?

  David Mittleman | February 23, 2010 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Hot dogs have been demonized over their poor nutritional content, but now pediatricians are urging food companies to include a warning label on packages for a different reason: their choking hazard...

• Get The Wax Out of Your Ears, But Don't Listen To The Hype About Ear Candling

  David Mittleman | January 01, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's pretty likely that when a star decides something is the new-thing-to-do, others will quickly follow suit, and soon a trend is born. Apparently, ear candling is gaining popularity after Jessica...