Tobacco companies in the US want a Judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-corpse of a smoker and pictures of diseased lungs. The companies have said that they unfairly urge adults to shun their lethal products and the warnings will cost them millions to produce. Four of the […]

Since late 2009 Toyota has issued several recalls because of problems with unintended acceleration. The way these recalls were handled has left many Toyota owners confused. Toyota first acknowledged unintended acceleration problems in September 2009, when it warned its customers to remove the floor mats from their vehicles because of the potential for them to […]

A Spanish study has found that nicotine levels in infants’ hair are three times higher than those who have slept elsewhere. The nicotine is from cigarette smoke particles that impregnate the parents’ skin, clothes and hair which is known as “third hand” smoke Spanish researchers have explained. The investigators analysed hair samples from 252 babies […]

Toyota motor sales in the USA has announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 45,500 HighLander Hybrid and 36,700 Lexus RX 400H vehicles sold in the USA. No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved. The problems with the vehicles is that the intelligent power module (IP) located inside the hybrid […]

Oral contraceptives manufactured by Bayer Healthcare which were licensed for use here by the Irish Medicines Board in 2008 are being blamed for causing serious side effects such as blood clots, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and in some cases sudden death The contraceptive pills called Yaz and Yasmin are combined oral contraceptives that contain […]

Volvo’s passenger cars S80, V70, V60 and S60 pose a risk of injury because a connector in the upper power steering return line may disengage resulting in the loss of power steering fluid. If this situation should occur, the driver may notice heavy steering and noise. In the worst case, there could be a complete […]

The Citroen passenger car C8, dispatch III poses a risk of injury because of a possible contact between the power steering harness and its surroundings which may affect the operation of the power steering. The manufacturer has taken corrective action to address the danger. Citroen’s passenger cars C3and D3 also pose a risk of injury […]

A tanning product is potentially dangerous according to the experts at the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The sunless tanning treatment marketed as Ubertan, is being advertised illegally and sold in gyms, beauty salons as well as online, and is used in the form of a nasal spray. Tests carried out by the […]

In persons under 20 years of age Pandemrix is to used only in the absence of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccines, following link to very rare cases of narcolepsy in young people. The overall benefit-risk remains positive.   The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended that in persons under 20 […]

A children’s cosmetic makeup set has been withdrawn from the market. The brand, Beaut Series  posed a medical risk because the black eye pencil contains lead. The product does not comply with the cosmetics directive. The set contains a necklace, butterfly hair clips, black eye pencil and a compact eye shadow set. The country of […]