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- What Is Fracking?
Jan 22, 2012
Fracking, which is the shortened name for hydraulic fracturing, is a mechanical process advanced in the 1950s. Halliburton was the first petroleum company to experimentally try fracking, once in Oklahoma and in Texas. Since those days, it has been an enduring staple of retrieving hard to reach oil deposits. Fracking works by further fracturing natural fissures in a rock layer. This is done by injecting pressurized fracking fluids which are a mixture of mostly 90%...Read More - Highly Toxic PCB’s Found In East Chicago’s Harbor And Canal
Sep 28, 2011
In a recent article found at Medical News Today, according to a newly published study there are high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were discovered by a group of University of Iowa researchers in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC). The group found the high levels of PCBs in the deep sediments lining the IHSC in East Chicago, Ind. Scientists say the discovery is cause for concern because the IHSC is scheduled...Read More - OsmoPrep Lawsuits For Kidney Damage
Sep 28, 2011
First Alerted In 2006, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first became aware of recorded cases of acute phosphate nephropathy, consumers and health care professionals alike were alerted to the relevant dangers. While these reports are rare, they are indeed serious. At the time, patients were being prescribed Osmoprep, the oral sodium phosphate (OSP) used for cleaning the bowels in preparing for colonoscopy and other medical procedures. Alert Upgraded to Official Warnings By December...Read More - How To Identify Recalled Products
Sep 28, 2011
Many times we hear of breaking news informing us that there are certain lots of foods that have been recalled or contaminated, but it’s never really been that easy to identify if you have an affected product or not. But this is not the case anymore. As of April 4, 2011 consumers can search for food and other product recalls easier and quicker on FDA’s website than previously. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)...Read More - Zimmer Knee Implant Subject To New Investigation
Sep 9, 2011
Sen. Grassley sent a letter to Zimmer Holdings requesting documents and other data in response to a recent article in the New York Times. That article contained allegations that Zimmer’s knee replacement device has a high failure rate. Read the New York Times article here. July 29, 2010 Via Electronic Transmission David C. Dvorak President and Chief Executive Officer Zimmer Holdings Inc. 345 East Main Street Warsaw, IN 46581 Dear Mr. Dvorak: The United States Senate Committee on Finance...Read More - Roundup Herbicide: Is It Really Safe?
Apr 28, 2011
It is Spring time and many are preparing their fields for their crops. They spray for weeds, till the ground and plant the seeds. They use a product, Roundup, that has been used since 1974, and never think twice about it potentially hurting their crops. Yet, in a recent plea to the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Dr. Don Huber, a retired Purdue University professor of plant pathology and U.S. Army colonel has called for...Read More