Category: Dietary Supplement
Life Rising DHZC-2 Tablets Recalled for Lead Poisoning
August 31, 2016 — Ton Shen Health of Chicago, Illinois has issued a recall for Life Rising DHZC-2 Chinese herbal supplements due to a risk of lead poisoning. Testing by the FDA showed the tablets have 56-times the amount of...
Consumer Reports Warns Not to Use 15 Supplements
July 28, 2016 — Consumer Reports is warning that dietary supplements can make you sick, naming 15 that you should always avoid. Dietary supplements may claim to be "all-natural," but they can still have severe, life-threatening side effects. They are...
Banned Oxilofrine Supplements Remain Widely Available
July 14, 2016 — Despite FDA warnings in April, several dietary supplements containing the banned stimulant oxilofrine (also known as "methylsynephrine") remain widely available online. Oxilofrine is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and other major sports organizations. The effects...
Texas Energy Drink Heart Attack Lawyer
Caffeine in energy drinks may be a risk-factor for heart attacks.
Just Two Energy Drinks Can Cause Heart Problems
Experts are concerned that energy drinks can trigger abnormal heart rhythms and increased blood pressure.
Texas Energy Drink Class Action Lawyer
A growing number of lawsuits claim that energy drinks can cause caffeine toxicity, liver damage, heart problems, or death.
Texas Monster Energy Class Action Lawyer
A growing number of lawsuits have been filed by people who drank Monster Energy drinks and suffered caffeine toxicity, heart problems, liver damage, hepatitis, or death.
Brilinta and Bleeding
Bleeding is the most common side effect of the blood-thinner Brilinta, but it was sold for years without a reversal agent. In an emergency, patients could potentially bleed to death or suffer devastating complications while doctors struggle to deactivate it....
Glades Drugs Vitamins Linked to Vitamin D Toxicity
December 2, 2015 — The FDA is warning that compounded vitamins sold by Glades Drugs may contain toxic levels of Vitamin D that could cause severe, life-threatening outcomes. The multivitamin capsules contain high amounts of Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) and were...
Feds Arrest Six Executives At USPLabs, Maker of OxyElite Pro
November 18, 2015 — Federal officials arrested six executives of USPLabs, a massive Texas-based supplement company that sold the weight-loss supplement OxyElite Pro, as part of a crackdown involving 117 manufacturers of supplements laced with illegal ingredients. USPLabs is accused...