Originally posted on Washington Post by Laurie McGinley on July 20, 2018. Pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Friday that it will halt sales of its controversial Essure birth-control device in the United States at the end of the year, bringing to a close a protracted battle over an implant that thousands of women… read more
UPDATE: Valsartan Recall Has Been Expanded Originally posted by NY Times by Sheila Kaplan on July 16, 2017. The Food and Drug Administration has announced a voluntary recall of a widely prescribed blood pressure medication made in China, reviving fears about the safety of imported drugs. Three companies that sell the generic… read more
Originally posted on WTHR by Sandra Chapman on July 16, 2018. According to test performed by Mundell & Associates, volatile organic compounds like PCE and TCE were detected in six of 14 homes. Three of those homes were downstream from the Amphenol/Franklin Power Products site and exceeded the residential indoor… read more
Originally posted by The Denver Post by Bruce Finley on July 12, 2018. Drinking-water well tests in north metro Denver have detected perfluorinated chemicals contamination at levels up to 32 times higher than a federal health advisory limit, forcing utility officials to dilute the tainted supply before it reaches people…. read more
Originally posted on California Water Boards Website PFOA and PFOS are fluorinated organic chemicals that are part of a larger group of chemicals referred to as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). PFOS and PFOA have been extensively produced and studied in the United States. These manmade substances have been synthesized… read more
Originally posted by Southern Environmental Law Center on July 13, 2018. North Carolina state officials have the authority to immediately stop the water and air pollution from a chemical manufacturing plant north of Wilmington but have yet to use it. Despite growing evidence of public health concerns, Chemours continues to… read more
Originally posted on ProPublica by Abrahm Lustgarten on July 9, 2018. A family of chemicals — known as PFAS and responsible for marvels like Teflon and critical to the safety of American military bases — has now emerged as a far greater menace than previously disclosed. The chemicals once seemed… read more
Originally posted on U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product(s): Fortify, Unify, and Assura Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-D)… read more
Originally posted on The Hacker News by Mohit Kumar on July 8, 2018. And the hacks just keep on coming. Timehop social media app has been hit by a major data breach on July 4th that compromised the personal data of its more than 21 million users. Timehop is a… read more
Originally posted on The Progressive Pulse by Lisa Sorg on May 30, 2018. Joan Jackson and her husband, Lawrence, have lived a mile and half from the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant for about 40 years. They’ve relied on a 70-foot well for their water — water that hasn’t felt right for… read more