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Dietary Aids Linked to Liver Damage

When consumers take dietary supplements to burn fat or speed weight loss, they made be putting themselves at serious risk for liver damage.

In fact, dietary or health supplements – which include herbal products, vitamins, minerals, and any product that is not being marketed as a food or drug – account for nearly 20 percent of drug-related liver injuries that turn up in hospitals, up from 7 percent a decade ago, according to an analysis by a national network of liver specialists. 

Holiday Parties: Festive Fun or A Legal Nightmare?

December 14, 2013 Blog,Premises Liability

‘Tis the season to be jolly, right?  While the holidays are a time for fun and revelry, homeowners and business owners alike should be wary of potential legal landmines when hosting events at their homes or places  of business.

Put Safety on Your Holiday Checklist

December 10, 2013 Blog,Product Liability

Holiday Related Injuries on the Increase, CPSC Says

Tis the season to be jolly, but holiday festivities can quickly turn into tragedy if the proper safety precautions are not followed.

According to government health officials, during the holiday season there are about 250 holiday-related injuries reported each day.

High Chair Injuries Increase

December 10, 2013 Blog,Personal injury

Proper Use the Key to Safety, Experts Say

Parents may think their tots are safely secured when they are in a high chair, but according to a recently published study, this is not always the case.

FDA Warns of Serious Reactions to Anti Seizure Medication, Onfi

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that Onfi, an anti seizure medication, can trigger serious and potentially fatal skin reactions.

In a recently released public safety announcement, the FDA said Onfi (clobazam) can cause rare but devastating skin reactions possibly resulting in permanent harm and death.

MENINGITIS OUTBREAK HITS TWO CAMPUSES: UCSB STUDENT PERMANENTLY DISABLED

December 6, 2013 Blog,Personal injury

The close, cramped nature of dorm living is partially to blame for recent outbreaks of bacterial meningitis at Princeton University and UC Santa Barbara experts say.

According to Dr. Eric McDonald, Deputy Public Health Officer for the County of San Diego, when people from many different parts of the country live together, as they do in the military or on college campuses or at camps, that puts them at risk of bacteria from other parts of the country they haven’t seen before.

FDA Given Authority Over Drug Compounding Pharmacies

Following more than 750 incidents of a rare strain of fungal meningitis and other related infections last year, the New England Compounding Center (NECC), in Framingham, Massachusetts recalled all of its products and was been stripped of its pharmacy license in late 2012. 

Under New Guidelines, Use of Statins Could Double

The number of Americans taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could double under new guidelines released by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

According to the new study, obesity should be treated like a disease and cholesterol-lowering statins can prevent cardiovascular disease in more Americans than previously thought.