Just a few decades ago, marketers touted asbestos as the “greatest fire-proofing material ever used.” The public viewed as the perfect thermal insulating material. Seemingly everything contained asbestos, from construction projects to clothing, and from automotive parts to plumbing systems. Today, we are now aware that inhaling asbestos fibers can cause mesothelioma, a fatal cancer. The United States began banning …

Just days before the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the U.S Department of Agriculture announced a recall of over 62,000 pounds of raw beef over concerns of E. coli (Escherichia coli) contamination. E. coli is a bacteria commonly found in the lower intestines of animals, including humans. For the most part, it is a completely harmless “bug.” On rare occasions, the …

An outbreak of E. coli from tainted ground beef has affected people across 10 states, hospitalizing 21 people. Health officials believe the incident could be linked to the nationwide E. Coli outbreak, which the federal government has been investigating since late March of this year. The CDC reported 177 cases of E. coli in 6 states, with 65 cases reported …

The opioids crisis began when drug companies began convincing doctors that their products carried very low or no risk of addiction and drug distributors of the products turned a blind eye to abnormally large and suspicious shipments to retailers, which they have a legal obligation to report under federal law. The ensuing epidemic hit Kentucky and Indiana communities particularly hard, …

Transvaginal mesh is an implant typically manufactured with a plastic material called polypropylene. The product was created to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. The mesh is inserted through the vagina in order to provide support for the pelvic organs in the case of pelvic organ prolapse, the vagina in the case of a hysterectomy, …