Selecting Safe Toys
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this December 6, 2022 at 6:24 pm
To Buy or Not to Buy? You are trying to find a toy for your toddler or a friend’s youngster. The label on the package reads: Intended for children over 3 years of age. Did you look at your bright and curious 2 year old, who takes things apart at home and think to yourself she’ll love this toy and...
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Helmets: Protecting The Brain
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this August 4, 2021 at 1:28 pm
Can more be done in the design of helmets to reduce the risk of head injury? The answer to the question is frustratingly simple: Yes. To understand how helmet safety can be improved, we first need to understand how the brain is concussed or more seriously injured. Brain injury, which runs the gamut from a low-level injury (e.g., sub-concussive)...
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NEC Baby Formula Lawsuit
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this July 21, 2021 at 12:10 pm
Premature infants often have difficulties nursing or need extra nutrition. Formulas and fortifiers (added to formula or breastmilk), are often used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to aid in weight gain and supplement their nutritional needs. These premature infants have the right to safe formula and fortifiers. Similac and Enfamil cow’s milk-based infant formulas and fortifiers can lead...
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NuVasive MAGEC Rod Lawsuits Guide: What to Do if You or a Family Member Has Been Injured
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this December 18, 2020 at 3:52 pm
A NuVasive MAGEC lawsuit can help you get the compensation you deserve after a patient has been injured by complications related to the MAGEC spinal rod system. A popular implantable device that braces the spine as it grows in some pediatric scoliosis patients, the MAGEC Rod is meant to help limit spinal deformities safely and effectively. Unfortunately, the very...
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Hand Sanitizer Safety Check
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this September 16, 2020 at 11:04 am
Is your hand sanitizer safe? In the post-COVID-19 world, the use of and demand for hand sanitizer has skyrocketed. This demand has led to some loosening of regulation around hand sanitizer that the common consumer should be aware of in order to make informed and healthy decisions. The FDA relaxed regulations over acceptable ingredients to be used in hand sanitizer...
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Juul Complaints & Health Risks: What You Need to Know | Anapol Weiss
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this June 15, 2020 at 10:47 am
Juul Complaints: What Burning Throats and Other Unseen Health Risks Mean for You Juul vape devices became synonymous with the hobby of vaping, a nicotine delivery method that relies on atomizing a liquid solution rather than burning leaf tobacco. It quickly became not just a way to use nicotine, but a status symbol, as vaping became the newest way...
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Elmiron & Blindness: The Link Between Elmiron and This Long-Term Side Effect
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this April 14, 2020 at 3:39 pm
According to Science Daily, more than 1 million people in the United States suffer from interstitial cystitis. At the moment, Elmiron is the only FDA approved medication to treat this condition. Because of this fact, thousands of people have been exposed to this medication and its side effects over many years. Doctors recommend patients consult with their urologist regarding their...
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Use of PPI’s Linked to Liver and Pancreatic Cancer, Studies Find
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this March 4, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Many people suffering with acid reflux disease, heart burn or stomach ulcers are prescribed Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI’s) as treatment. Harvard Medical School describes these medications, which include drugs such as Prilosec, Prilosec OTC, Zegerid, Prevacid, Protonix, Aciphex, Nexium and Dexilant, as the safest form of treatment for gastroesophageal diseases; however, recent research shows that there is an alarming link...
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A Basic Overview of the Vaping Illness Outbreak
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this December 4, 2019 at 5:30 pm
Vaping has become increasingly popular among young adults in America. Studies show that 20% of Americans aged 18-29 say they vape despite the confirmed 42 fatality cases and probable 2,172 lung injury cases. Vaping is the inhalation and exhalation of aerosol, typically containing toxic chemicals, through e-cigarettes or vaporizing instruments. Vaping products contain a mouthpiece to inhale the aerosol, a...
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Injury From E-cigarette Explosion
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this July 12, 2019 at 9:55 am
Recently, a 17 year-old boy arrived at the emergency room after an e-cigarette exploded while he was using it. He suffered multiple severe injuries to his mouth and chin. Between 2015 and 2017, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reported an estimated 2,035 electronic cigarettes exploded and caused burn injuries to their users. https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/case-of-injury-from-e-cigarette-explosion-reported/
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Flavors in e-cigarettes could pose heart health risk
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this May 29, 2019 at 10:40 am
Some flavorings in electronic cigarettes ("e-cigarettes"), even without nicotine, can increase the risk of heart disease. Dr. Joseph Wu, director of Stanford University's cardiovascular institute, and his team published a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that found human cells exposed to e-cigarette flavors indicated blood vessel dysfunction. Overall, the type of cells studied that line...
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Attorney Generals Begin Lawsuit Against E-Cigarette Makers
Posted By Anapol Weiss on this May 19, 2019 at 9:24 am
This week, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against electronic cigarette ("e-cigarette") brand JUUL accusing it of targeting youth in its sales and downplaying the harm its products cause. According to the National Youth Tobacco survey, nearly 4 million kids are currently use e-cigarettes that contain nicotine, and this number could be even...
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