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 […]

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 […]

Last Halloween over 1,200 children attended the A&E unit of Dublin’s Temple Street Children’s Hospital with burns and scolds. There were over 75 fire work incidents alone requiring trips to hospitals in Dublin last year. Commenting on the latest figures, Liam Moloney, Product Liability Solicitor, said today, “parents should be very careful when purchasing fireworks […]

Health officials have warned people about the possible dangers of undergoing a fish pedicure. While the risk of infection is “very low” people with certain conditions such as psoriasis, should avoid the treatments. The pedicures involve a person submerging their feet in warm water containing the garra rufa fish, which nibble dead dry skin off […]

The HSE would become more transparent if steps were taken to follow the UK’s lead in introducing a contractual “duty of candour”. The contractual duty of candour in Healthcare will be an enforceable duty on providers to be open and honest with patients or their families when things go wrong ensuring they receive prompt information […]

Prison officers at a Dublin prison who tested positive for latent Tuberculosis (TB) are to get chest x-rays and lung tests. One prison officer is in a serious condition in hospital after contracting TB from an inmate at Cloverhill Prison while another thirty officers have tested positive for exposure. Patients with latent TB are not […]

Irish based airlines will be monitoring closely the outcome of a law suit being taken by a Ms. Colleen O’Neal who is suing Continental Airlines and three other carriers over mental trauma she alleges she experienced during a turbulent flight. Copy cat law suits could be on the way in Ireland if Ms. O’Neal is […]