The Make a Wish Foundation began back in 1980 because of one seven-year-old boy’s desire to be a police officer. Chris had leukemia, but he wanted to “catch bad guys” with U.S. Customs Agent Tommy Austin, a friend of the family. Austin took the issue…
Each year, about 2,640 babies are born with a cleft palate and 4,440 babies are born with a cleft lip (with or without a cleft palate), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Clefts that occur with no other birth defects are…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced plans to “modernize” its fast-track 510(k) approval process, which has been heavily criticized by some as allowing potentially defective medical devices onto the market before they are properly tested in clinical trials. The 510(k) process cu
Back in 1970, a handful of attorneys banded together to protect America’s land, water, and air from pollution and other harms. They called themselves the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Today the organization consists of nearly 500 attorneys, scientists, and other experts, along with 1.4…
The FDA approved Tasigna (nilotinib) in 2007 for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). A few years later, however, studies revealed a link between patients taking the medication and atherosclerosis, a progressive narrowing of the arteries and blood vessels that can lead to heart…
Janssen Pharmaceuticals recently announced the recall of one lot of Ortho-Novum 1/35 birth control pills and two lots of Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 birth control pills. The problem is a misprint in the instructions included with the packages, which could cause women to take the pills in…
The American Cancer Society estimates that every year, about 9,310 new cases of testicular cancer are diagnosed, and about 400 men die from the disease. They add that the rate of testicular cancer diagnoses has been increasing in the U.S. and many other countries for…
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has long encouraged parents to use furniture anchors in their homes to help prevent tip-over accidents from injuring or even killing children. Between 2000 and 2011, 349 consumers (84 percent of them younger than the age of…
According to national organization Feeding America, one out of eight people in New York struggle with hunger each year. About 750,000 children are in that group. Many families have struggled to keep up with the rising cost of living, and the City Harvest organization estimates…
Patients who are taking certain type 2 diabetes drugs need to be aware of a potential risk for a rare but serious genital infection. The FDA recently warned that drugs like Invokana, Jardiance, Farxiga, and other SGLT2 inhibitors could increase the risk of an infection…
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVR), one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at one point in their lives. In the U.S., rape costs more than any other crime, followed by assault, and creates both short- and…
A Nevada widow recently filed a new Onglyza/Kombiglyze XR lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of her deceased husband. She claims that after her husband used the type 2 diabetes drug (saxagliptin), he suffered from serious injuries…
