A study recently published in the Environmental Journal has found that a selection of scented consumer products emitted more than 100 volatile organic compounds, including some that are classified as hazardous in the USA. Researchers from the University of Washington tested 25 air fresheners, laundry detergents, fabric softeners, disinfectants, all-purpose cleaners, soaps, hand sanitisers, lotions, […]
Archives for November 2011
Study Shows Brain Disorders Cost Europe €798 Billion per Year
A study has estimated the cost of brain disorders in Europe to be in excess of €798 billion a year. The study, which was commissioned by the European Brain Council, found that Europe spends €798 billion a year on neurological and psychiatric conditions. This is more than cardiovascular diseases which cost €192 billion and cancer […]
Safety Warning Issued Over Faulty Hospital Bed Frames
Arjo Huntleigh who are the manufacturer of the Contoura 880 Series hospital bed frames have issued a safety notice notifying users of an issue with the frames whereby the CPR release arm on the back rest actuator could break during use and render the emergency CPR function inoperable. The field safety notice notified users that […]
Dangerous children’s Face Paint Set recalled
A children’s face paint set called “Face Paint” which is a blister pack containing 5 multi-coloured face paints has been withdrawn from the market for sale. The reason for the withdrawal is the fact that the product poses a chemical risk due to excessive levels of lead detected in the yellow face paint component of […]
Consumers Warned of Dangers of Tanning Nasal Spray
The medicines and healthcare regulatory agency in the UK (MHRA) have warned that a sunless tanning treatment, marketed as Ubertan, is in fact an unlicensed medicine. This means that it contains substances that have not been properly tested so there is no evidence of safety, quality or that it works and its potential side effects […]
Colgate Mouth Wash Recalled Due to Bacterial Contamination
Colgate Periogard 0.2% chlorhexidine mouthwash is being recalled by Colgate-Palmolive as a precaution due to potential bacterial contamination. The bacteria concerned, Burkholderia, is unlikely to cause harm to healthy people but may cause infection in those with a compromised immune system or with chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis. Colgate-Palmolive has initiated the recall […]
Pharmaceutical Companies Sued Over thalidomide
Glaxo Smith Kline and Sanofi are being sued by children born half a century ago with birth defects that they allege were caused by the drug thalidomide. Thirteen Plaintiffs claim Smith Kline French, a precursor company to GSK, conducted tests in animals in clinical trials in humans in the late 1950s without adequate consent that […]
