Category: Dietary Supplement
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...
Dietary Supplements Send 23K to Hospital Per Year
October 16, 2015 — Dietary supplements send 23,000 people to the emergency department every year, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the first study of its kind, researchers looked at nationally-representative surveillance data...
Defense Dept. Names 39 Workout Stimulants to Avoid
October 14, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Defense has named 39 pre-workout supplements to avoid because they may contain dangerous stimulant drugs, according to the Military Times. The Human Performance Resource Center (HPRC) has maintained a list (PDF) of...
Teen Develops Liver Damage from Green Tea Supplements
September 25, 2015 — A 16 year-old British teenager developed acute hepatitis after drinking Chinese green tea weight-loss supplements she bought online, according to a case report published in the British Medical Journal. The girl bought two boxes of 100...