Ace Bayou voluntarily recalled bean bag chairs, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), after the deaths of two children were linked to these chairs. The bean bag chairs have zippers that can be opened by children who can then crawl inside and…
Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly lost a bid to have a judge throw out a combined $9 billion punitive-damage award over claims the drugmakers hid the cancer risks of their Actos diabetes medicine. This landmark award was the first of several thousand federal cases to…
You may have a loved one currently residing in a nursing home. You want them to get the best care possible, but sometimes that doesn’t happen. According to a new study published on June 23, 2014 in JAMA Internal Medicine, out of 60, 111 patients,…
A construction site accident took the life of a 38-year-old Elon man on August 26. The accident happened at Pine View Baptist Church in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Sheriff Chris Shew told reporters that around 10:30 a.m., a cinder block retaining wall collapsed on the…
In a major victory for Actos bladder cancer victims across the country, a US District Judge upheld a $9 billion verdict against Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceuticals after the jury found that Takeda and US-based Eli Lilly knew Actos was linked to bladder cancer but…
After hearing both sides of the argument in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a deceased Minnesota high school assistant football coach, a Waseca County Court judge said he would take everything under advisement and file his decision within 90 days. In November…
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The Texas-based company that manufactures OxyElite has agreed to recall and destroy a dietary supplement linked to several hundred cases of acute liver failure and hepatitis, including deaths and cases where several patients required liver transplants. FDA Warning Letter According to the FDA,”As soon as…