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Makers of Zicam Pull Products from Shelves
On the heels of yesterday’s news that the FDA had issued a public warning to stop using Zicam, the company responsible for the product line’s presence on the market, Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., has responded. Today, the company announced that it was voluntarily recalling all products named in the original warning letter drafted and released by [...]
Continue reading...Stop Using Zicam, FDA Says
16. June 2009
Zicam has been one of the highest-selling over-the-counter cold medications on the market in recent years, and its manufacturer, Matrixx Initiatives, has enjoyed a solid stock value as a result. However, that all changed today as the company received a letter from the US Food and Drug Administration ordering the company to stop marketing Zicam [...]
Continue reading...US Senate Schedules Hearing on Chinese Drywall
15. May 2009
There have been statements, claims, lawsuits and general complaints in regard to the defective Chinese drywall issue in Florida and the southeatern United States. Now comes word that the US Senate is getting involved, as it announced that hearings will be held on this matter next week. Florida Senator Bill Nelson, who has been outspoken [...]
Continue reading...Reglan Comes Under FDA Scrutiny
7. May 2009
Millions of people suffer from gastrointestinal problems of some sort, and they are all painful, uncomfortable and inconvenient, especially if the problem with the GI tract involves lack of bowel control or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). There are several products on the market these days to help consumers deal with these problems, and for a [...]
Continue reading...Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements Recalled
6. May 2009
Hydroxycut is a widely-known line of dietary supplements that have been for sale on an over-the-counter basis for several years in the United States. These products have generally sold well, and estimates indicate that more than 9 million containers of Hydroxycut containers have been sold in the past year. The products work by raising the body’s [...]
Continue reading...Three Unrelated Fatal Accidents
7. November 2008
AP- In Okalahoma , Herbert Otis Waldon Jr., 51 died in a car accident. Troopers reported that Walson was driving his pickup truck just before midnight last Friday night. He ran of the side of the road and then tried to correct himself but instead swerved to the left side of the road [...]
Continue reading...Solider Killed in Texas Truck Accident
6. November 2008
After Halloween Spc. Joseph D. Binion, 23, was walking home when he was hit and killed by a truck in El Paso, Texas around 2:30 am. Police reported that David Palacios was driving the blue Chevrolet Silverado truck that hit Binion. After he hit the Chicago soldier, he fled from the scene. Special traffic [...]
Continue reading...Crash Sends Ten Victims to Hospital
5. November 2008
Police were called to the first accident around 9 pm last week. This accident caused traffic to stop on the highway. Just a half hour later, a semi truck approaching the accident didn’t slow down enough which caused him to crash into multiple vehicles. This collision occurred just two miles south of the first [...]
Continue reading...Motorcyclist Killed in Three Vehicle Accident
4. November 2008
One motorcycle rider was killed in an accident that involved two other motorcycles and a semi truck. The motorcycle rider, Stephen Barber, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident last Saturday. The accident happened just after noon when Phillip Siragusa, 52, was driving east in his 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck State police trooper [...]
Continue reading...Hasbro Nerf Gun Recalled after Injuries
17. October 2008
Hasbro Inc., of Pawtucket, R.I has announced a recall of its “Nerf- N-Strike Recon Blasters” toy gun. Children from the age of 4- to 12 -year-old have been injured by the toy. When a child tries to pull the trigger of the gun, sometimes their skin gets caught in the plunger. There has been [...]
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17. June 2009
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