Posts tagged liver damage

• Residents of NJ town at risk for liver/kidney damage, birth defects from contaminated water wells

  Paul Napoli | May 30, 2012 2:05 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  New Jersey environmental and health officials will hold a meeting next week to discuss homes in Passaic County that have water wells contaminated with a dangerous chemical known to cause liver...

• FDA adds memory loss and diabetes risk warnings to statin cholesterol drugs labeling

  Paul Napoli | March 01, 2012 3:33 PM | 6 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Federal regulators are updating the safety labeling of cholesterol fighting statins, some of the most widely used medications in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

• Extra Strength Tylenol Dosage Lowered

  Chrissie Cole | July 29, 2011 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare announced the maximum dosage of Tylenol products will be lowered from eight pills per day to six beginning in the fall. “When used as...