Dietary Supplements Cause More than 20k Emergency Room Visits Every Year: CDC
A CDC study indicates that there are 23,000 emergency room visits every year due to dietary supplement side effects.
Tag Archives: Zicam
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Homeopathic Remedy Problems Lead to FDA Safety Review
The FDA is considering new regulations on how homeopathic remedies are reviewed and sold following several safety recalls in recent years.
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Zicam Extreme Congestion Relief Recall Issued Due to Contamination
Bacterial contamination has been detected in some bottles of Zicam Extreme Congestion Relief nasal gel, resulting in a recall of one lot.
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MDL Judge Recommends Remand of Remaining Zicam Lawsuits
A federal judge has recommended an end to the consolidation and centralization of Zicam lawsuits, which began nearly two years ago after federal regulators forced the removal of Zicam nasal…
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Unreported Complaints of Zicam Problems At Issue Before Supreme Court
A Zicam class action lawsuit has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the justices will try to determine how much information companies are obligated to share with…
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Agreement to Settle Zicam Loss of Smell, Taste Lawsuits Reached for $15.5M
The makers of Zicam have indicated that they are offering a $15.5 million to settle lawsuits brought by consumers who allege that they lost their sense of taste and smell…
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Zicam Settlement Reached in California Consumer Protection Suit
A $429,000 settlement has been reached between the makers of Zicam allergy and cold medicines and several California counties over allegations that the company was attempting to mislead consumers with…
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Zicam Settlement Reached in Some Lawsuits Over Loss of Smell Risk
A settlement has been reached by Matrixx Initiatives to resolve Zicam lawsuits filed by a group of plaintiffs who alleged that the company misrepresented the safety of their nasal sprays…
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Zicam Nose Spray Smell Loss Link Confirmed in New Study
A University of California researcher says that the findings of a new study provide proof that zinc-based Zicam nasal products, which were recalled last year, may cause some people to…
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Lawsuit Over Zicam Loss of Smell Reports Headed to Supreme Court
A Zicam class action lawsuit filed by shareholders will be brought before the Supreme Court by Matrixx Initiatives, who claims it did not need to share reports with shareholders about loss of…
