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Hydroxycut Liver Damage Cases Highlighted in New Study

U.S. researchers say that they have conducted a study which further links the weight-loss supplement Hydroxycut to liver damage, acute liver failure and death. 

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M-Drol Lawsuit Filed Over Liver Damage From Dietary Supplement

Two men are suing the makers of M-Drol and P-Plex, two muscle-building dietary supplements sold online, which they allege caused them to suffer liver damage.

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Hydroxycut Litigation Over Recalled Supplement Consolidated in MDL

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ordered that the federal Hydroxycut litigation, involving claims for liver damage and other health problems allegedly caused by the recalled dietary supplement, will be consolidated and centralized for pretrial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

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Hydroxycut Lawsuit Consolidation Request Scheduled for MDL Panel Hearing

A hearing before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is scheduled for later this month to determine whether all federal Hydroxycut lawsuits filed in various courts throughout the country should be centralized and consolidated before one judge for pretrial litigation as part of an MDL, or Multidistrict Litigation.

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Xtreme and Other Steroid-like Body Building Products Pose Risk: FDA Warns

The FDA issued a public health advisory yesterday waning consumers not to use certain body building products marketed as dietary supplements that claim to contain steroids or steroid-like substances. The agency also sent a warning letter to one of the leading manufacturers, labeling several of their “Xtreme” body building products as dangerous and unapproved drugs. [...]

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Hydroxycut Lawsuit Seeks Class Action Status in California

A lawsuit over Hydroxycut weight loss supplements was filed last week in California, seeking class action status on behalf of individuals who consumed any of the recalled Hydroxycut products.

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Hydroxycut Liver Failure Lawsuit Filed Following Recall

A Wisconsin man has filed a product liability lawsuit alleging that the recently recalled Hydroxycut dietary supplement caused him to suffer jaundice and necrosis of the liver after just over three weeks use.

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Hydroxycut Recall Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Tennessee

A lawsuit seeking class action status was filed in Tennessee this week on behalf of six people who purchased Hydroxycut prior to the May 1 recall. The complaint seeks to prevent Iovate Health Sciences, Inc. from profiting from the sale of the dangerous dietary supplement that has been linked to reports of liver damage [...]

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Hydroxycut Recall Issued by FDA Due to Risk of Fatal Liver Damage

The FDA has urged all consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, as a number of reports involving serious liver injury, liver transplant and at least one death have been associated with using the weight-loss products. The manufacturer, Iovate Health Sciences, Inc., has also agreed to issue a Hydroxycut recall for 14 different versions of [...]

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Venom Hyperdrive 3.0 Recall: FDA Warns of Undeclared Drug

The FDA has issued a warning to notify consumers that they should not use the dietary supplement Venom Hyperdrive 3.0, as it contains an undeclared drug which could cause serious injury or lead to addiction and abuse.