Currently the skilled St. Louis personal injury attorneys at Meyerkord & Kurth are representing families affected by taking Zofran while pregnant. Furthermore, the use of Zofran while pregnant can lead to babies being born with congenital heart defects, and facial abnormalities such as cleft lip and palate. Although the use of Zofran is used…
There is a new drug that is causing a stir in the legal community, and it’s the popular anti-nausea drug, Zofran. The drug is typically used for treatment of nausea in cancer patients receiving treatment, or people who have recently had surgery, yet sometimes it is prescribed to help with morning sickness in pregnant…
Just in time for the upcoming Easter holiday, there have been several food recalls from all over the nation due to several types of potential contaminations and undeclared allergens. The recalled foods are listed below. Silver Lake Cookie Company Easter egg cookies were recalled due to undeclared egg. Many with food allergies, especially to…
Zofran is an anti-nausea drug used to help cancer patients receiving treatments, and those who have recently had surgery. Furthermore, the FDA has not approved the use of Zofran for pregnant women, but the makers, GlaxoSmithKline have marketed the drug as such. Sadly, many women who have been taking Zofran for morning sickness are…
Zofran is an anti-nausea drug used to treat patients receiving chemotherapy, radiation, or those who have recently had surgery. In addition, Zofran is made by GlaxoSmithKline, and has not been approved by the FDA for use in pregnant women. Currently, the drug is placed in category B for safeness during pregnancy. Yet, sadly GSK…
If you have recently purchased a water heater from Canada, you may want to check the label. In addition, Giant Factories out of Canada are recalling 240 water heaters sold in 2014 due to a major fire hazard. Likewise, the manufacturer is recalling the water heaters because they could catch fire or explode. A…
Officials have recently added Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois to the never-ending list of businesses that have suffered security breaches. In addition, the school’s computers have been infected by malicious software, and two of them contained personal information of employees, former employees, and retirees of the university. Currently the malware has been deactivated, but…
Although the FDA for use does not approve the anti-nausea drug, Zofran for use during pregnancy, the manufacturers of the popular drug has marketed it as such. As a result, many women are unknowingly taking Zofran while pregnant, and the results are damaging. Many of these babies are being born with life-altering birth defects…
Blue Bell ice cream has expanded its recall for listeria contamination, and now it includes its 3 oz. food service cups in the following flavors: Chocolate Vanilla Strawberry All flavors in the 3 oz. cups tested positive for listeria; all were from a Kansas City hospital. Luckily there have been no reported illnesses from…
Morning sickness is one of the many undesired side effects of pregnancy, yet many women suffer through it without the assistance of any medication. Yet for the few that suffer from severe morning sickness, medication may be needed. For instance, some physicians have been prescribing Zofran to their pregnant patients, and as a result…