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Prescription Weight Loss Drug Pulled Off The Market

prescription weight loss drug

In 2012, the FDA approved the first new prescription weight loss drug in thirteen years: lorcaserin, marketed as Belviq. Available to patients in the US since June 2013 in a…

Johnson & Johnson Halts Talcum Powder Sales

Johnson & Johnson Talc Asbestos

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson raised the proverbial white flag, at least to an extent, when it said it would no longer sell its controversial baby powder in the United…

Evenflo Car Seat Manufacturers Under Scrutiny

Evenflo Car Seat Critical Flaw

Evenflo voluntarily recalled a number of car seats after a consumer watchdog group uncovered a critical flaw, and some parents say Graco invented inflated safety claims to pump up sales…

FDA Demands Zantac Recall

zantac recall

Recent evidence links the popular heartburn medication to an increased cancer risk, thus FDA demands Zantac recall. The agency wants all ranitidine off store shelves effective immediately. Currently, the Food…

Pfizer Suspends EpiPen Injector Sales

Pfizer EpiPen Injector

Many people trust epinephrine injectors to protect them against serious allergic reactions. It now appears this trust might have been misplaced. The company largely blamed product misuse for the EpiPen…

Electric Scooter-Related Injuries On The Rise

Electric Scooter Injuries

Electric scooters have recently become more and more popular in cities all across the United States, but with that popularity has also come an increase in scooter-related injuries, according to…

Ikea To Pay $46 Million in Wrongful Death Claim

ikea wrongful death

The home furniture giant agreed to pay the record amount to resolve a claim that its dresser tipped over, killing a 2-year-old boy. The settlement is almost three times greater…