Category: Health
Regulators demands HomeoLab change manufacturing process for teething products over inconsistent levels of deadly nightshade
Regulators sent a stern letter to HomeoLab listing the problems it discovered during a recent inspection at the homeopathic pharmaceutical manufacturer’s labs. It noted the company’s “significant violations” in the way it manufacturers infant products, which included the inconsistent use of the deadly poison belladonna; commonly known as deadly nightshade.
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NICE calls for U.K. surgery ban on vaginal mesh implants
The infamous mesh implants that’s sewn into vagina walls which has reportedly caused multiple injuries and excruciating pain for many women may now be finally banned for good in the U.K.
Those women who had the ‘minor’ routine surgery to help treat organ prolapses and mild incontinence, but then went on to suffer serious and painful complications has prompted the U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to recommend that the implants shouldn’t be used in treatment any more at all, only for research.
This is a change to previous NICE guidelines that were more about taking extreme precautions when using the mesh devices.
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80% of baby formula reportedly contains arsenic!
Scientific studies into baby food have allegedly found that a shockingly high-level of baby formulas tested contained arsenic.
To be precise, some 80%!
Arsenic poisoning is extremely serious as it can attack the blood cells and can be fatal. For a baby or an infant, the thought of them ingesting arsenic is literally horrifying. Not-for-profit organisation The Clean Label Project believes that the labelling of food and products should be completely transparent, and it was this organisation that reportedly tested a variety of baby foods, formulas, drinks and snacks for toddlers to see just what they contained.
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More allegations that Herbalife’s supplement products cause liver damage
In August 2017, a claim was filed by a woman against Herbalife on the basis that their products allegedly gave her liver damage. The claimant alleges that after taking their supplementary products for six years, she has sustained irreversible liver damage and will need to undergo a transplant.
The lawsuit alleges that Herbalife,”never warned her the ingredients can build up to toxic levels.” It continues to assert that, “Herbalife’s description of the products as safe and healthy when used in compliance with Herbalife’s usage guidelines was false.”
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