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Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $4.7 Billion For Talc Cancer Case

July 24, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 24, 2018

After a six-week trial, a jury in Missouri awarded nearly $4.7 billion in total damages to 22 women and their families on July 12th. The plaintiffs said asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer. Thousands… [read]

FDA Considering Rule that Nut Milks Can No Longer Be Called “Milk”

July 23, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 23, 2018

The FDA is considering restricting the use of the word “milk” to mammal’s milk. This would non-dairy milks like soy, almond, hemp, and coconut milk producers from referring to their products as “milk.” The National Milk Producers Federation has been… [read]

Autism Correlates with Circumcision

July 20, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 29, 2018

After publishing Circumcision Linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome a couple of days ago, I said to myself, “If there’s a link between SIDS and circumcision there’s got to be a link between autism and circumcision. And with a quick… [read]

Urgent Care Clinic More Likely to Overprescribe Antibiotics

July 20, 2018 by Kristina Martin

The newest offender in the antibiotic-resistant bacteria epidemic is urgent care centers, where 46 percent of people who entered with conditions that don’t respond to antibiotics (viruses, etc…) left with a prescription anyway. That figure is significantly higher than emergency… [read]

Circumcision Linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

July 18, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: November 29, 2018

Every year in the United States 2,500 infants die from SIDS, and sixty percent of those are boys. The origin of SIDS is generally treated as a great mystery. Some of the frequently suggested causes are respiratory failure, low birth… [read]

Seattle Becomes First Major U.S. City to Ban Straws

July 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards

On July 1st, Seattle became the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws and utensils. In 2008 an ordinance was passed that banned any one-time-use food-service items that aren’t recyclable or compostable, but the city made an exception for… [read]

Baby Treated with Nap and Bottle of Formula, Parents Received an $18,000 Bill

July 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A South Korean family took a vacation to San Francisco two years ago. In a hotel room, their then-8-month-old son fell off their bed and hit his head. After unsuccessfully trying to console him, they grew concerned. They called 911.… [read]