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• Heartburn Drug Use During Pregnancy Raises Risk of IBD in Children

  June 30, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers found an eight to ten percent increased risk of IBD in children whose mothers took heartburn drugs like Nexium and Pepcid AC during pregnancy.

• Three AFFF Ulcerative Colitis Lawsuits Selected for Tier 2 Bellwether Trials

  September 16, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge announced the selection of three additional AFFF ulcerative colitis lawsuits to be added to a pool of early potential test trials.

• PFAS Drinking Water Lawsuit Filed by 16 Plaintiffs Over Testicular Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Ulcerative Colitis Side Effects

  June 23, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A multi-plaintiff lawsuit accuses more than 20 chemical manufacturers of causing cancer and other injuries through firefighting foam products containing toxic PFAS chemicals.

• Short-Term Antibiotic Use Can Lead to Prolonged Bacterial Resistance in Human Microbiome

  May 5, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  New research warns that even a short course of antibiotics can negatively affect gut bacteria, increasing antimicrobial resistance and throwing the human microbiome out of balance.

• Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risks of IBD, Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Study

  December 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers warn that exposure to some commonly used pesticides may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

• Hershey’s Bubble Yum Class Action Lawsuit Claims Gum Contains Toxic PFAS Chemicals

  October 31, 2024

  Michael Adams

  A California man alleges that Bubble Yum gum contains PFAS chemicals at levels that could lead to adverse health consequences for consumers, especially children.

• EPA Calls for More Reporting of Environmental Releases of PFAS Chemicals

  October 7, 2024

  Michael Adams

  As the number of lawsuits over PFAS water contamination nationwide continues to grow, federal regulators are adding 16 more of the “forever chemicals” to the U.S. Toxics Release Inventory.

• PFAS Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Carpets and Rugs

  September 5, 2024

  Michael Adams

  3M, DuPont and Chemours have known about the dangers of PFAS in stain resistant carpets since the 1950s, but the companies colluded to keep that information from the public, lawsuit alleges.

• Thousands of AFFF Exposure Lawsuits Expected To Be Voluntarily Dismissed, With Ability To Refile in Future

  May 31, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The judge overseeing AFFF exposure lawsuits will allow potentially thousands of plaintiffs to dismiss claims not included in the currently approved injury categories, allowing them to refile within four years if emerging science links their injuries to firefighting foam in the future.

• AFFF Personal Injury Lawsuits Involving Kidney Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Ulcerative Colitis and Thyroid Disease To Be Prepared For Trial in 2025

  May 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. District Judge presiding over AFFF cancer lawsuits involving firefighter foam exposure has laid out a schedule for the discovery process and selections for the first claims to serve as early bellwether test trials.