Blog Posts in January, 2014
Posted on Jan 31, 2014 By The Senators
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a significant blow to Sensa Products, a California weight-loss company that produces Sensa, a powder dieters use to sprinkle on food and ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2014 By The Senators Firm
Earlier this week – on Monday, January 27 – a class action lawsuit was filed against USPLabs, LLC, the manufacturer of purported dietary supplement OxyElite Pro. General Nutrition Center ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2014 By The Senators Firm
In the past few years, testosterone therapy has become increasingly popular – touted by both medical professionals and men with waning libidos or energy loss. According to a new study published ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2014 By The Senators Firm
Medical experts from the Queen's Medical Center's Liver Center in Honolulu have identified the ingredient aegeline as being the most likely cause of liver injuries in consumers who used the ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2014 By The Senators Firm
Last year a wave of adverse effects – including liver damage and acute hepatitis – were reported by consumers who had used certain OxyElite Pro products, a purported dietary supplement ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2014 By The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP
Earlier this week, officials from the Brentwood Union School District agreed to an $8 million settlement with the families of eight special needs children who were verbally and physically abused by a ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2014 By The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP
Research shows a sharp increase in the number of older men taking testosterone medication in the past decade. According to a new study, some of these patients may be using taking testosterone when ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2014 By The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP
A new study revealed that popular testosterone replacement products may boost risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. Low testosterone treatments are growing in popularity as testosterone ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2014 By The Senators Firm
In an article published by BMJ earlier this week, the link between the use of certain serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy and the later development of pulmonary hypertension in ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2014 By The Senators Firm
Are the pain relievers that you've been taking really as safe as they claim to be? At-home remedies such as Extra Strength Tylenol that contain acetaminophen are now being called into question by ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2014 By The Senators Firm
Longtime Priest Michael Kelly has been indicted by the Calaveras County grand jury on three counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child and one count of oral copulation with a child. The native ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By The Senators Firm
In a warning issued last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggested that the use of over-the-counter (OTC) sodium phosphate drugs for the treatment of constipation should not ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2014 By The Senators Firm
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its enforcement of actions that will be taken against four major weight-loss companies in the United States. According to the FTC, each of ...
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