In recent months the bed bug issue has reached headline proportions on the national scene. National television news networks have featured the story, magazines have highlighted the problem nationally and newspapers have focused on local infestations that seem to be out of control and growing. It is almost like one of those overnight movie star sensations who won an award only to find out that he has been in the entertainment business for fifteen years. We, the pest control industry, have known this day was coming for some time, and ...
The popular alcoholic energy drink, Four Loko, has removed its caffeine amid bans of the drink across many states, and before the FDA could all out ban the drink. The beverage was equivalent of drinking four beers and several coffees.
The drink masks the feeling of the effects of alcohol, and therefore you might not realize how much you have consumed until its too late. There have been several reports of college students going to the emergency room for alcohol poisoning because of drinking too much while consuming Four ...
Haitian officials said the death toll from a recent cholera outbreak has reached 1,000, sparking riots in Cap-Haitien, the nation’s second-largest city.
Citizens erected barricades and set them ablaze in a clash with U.N. peacekeeping troops there. Some Haitians blame the outbreak on Sudanese soldiers, whom they say introduced a strain of cholera into the water supply. Until last month, cholera had never been reported in Haiti.
The area around Cap-Haitien appears particularly vulnerable to the disease. There is limited health care in the region, and officials said fatalities from the disease ...
By Lynette Richardson on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Four Loko banned in Michigan and Washington. The popular alcoholic energy drink, Four Loko, has been banned in both Michigan and Washington after droves of college students have fallen ill from consuming too much alcohol after choosing Four Loko as their beverage of choice.
The ban is temporary to permanent, depending on what the FDA determines in their investigation of the effects of combining caffeine with alcohol. Four Loko has 12% alcohol and has as much caffeine as several cups of coffee. The caffeine makes you feel ...
Four Loko Banned, FDA Questions Safety of Caffeinated Alcohol. Several college students around the country have fallen ill after consuming "Four Loko", a highly caffeinated alcoholic beverage. The FDA is looking in to and asking questions about the effects of combining caffeine with alcohol.
Caffeine is a stimulant that has been cleared by the FDA to use in sodas, but it's not been approved for use in alcoholic beverages. The caffeine keeps people alert, and keeps them from feeling the full effects of the alcohol. Even though ...
By Lynette Richardson on Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Four Loko: Alcohol + Caffeine = problems. There is a beverage called "Four Loko" which is being banned from college campuses across the company after several students have fallen ill drinking the beverage. In addition to college co-eds, there's also high school students who drink underage that choose Four Loko because of its general appearance as an energy drink.
The FDA is evaluating the effects of mixing Alcohol with Caffeine. It's typically troublesome to mix an upper with a downer. The caffeine keeps you up and keeps ...
By Lynette Richardson on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
Healthy Halloween tricks and treats are important to many. While there are plenty of us, myself included, that have difficulty doing healthy at Halloween, sometimes it's important for us to be aware that there are healthy alternatives for Halloween candy.
For instance, if you go to your grocery store's produce department you could find that there are small individual serving sized packs of grapes, apples, and the like. Of course, this won't make you very popular with the neighborhood kids but it will make you feel better knowing you ...
By Lynette Richardson on Sunday, October 17th, 2010
CVS Pharmacy's drug fine is steep. CVS (NYSE:CVS) has to pay a whopping $75 million for the sale of large amounts of the key ingredient in the drug meth to criminal traffickers. Their sale of pseudoephedrine in the states of California and Nevada during 2007 and 2008 lead to a spike in meth production/use in California.
According to the national library of medicine, Pseudoephedrine is used to relieve nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies, and hay fever. It is also used to temporarily relieve ...
The 2010 Similac Recall of baby formula and lot numbers tell you if you have been impacted by Abbott Laboratories’ formula recall. In a Similac manufacturing plant in Sturgis, Michigan the presence of beetles was discovered in one of the areas of the facility, meaning that the Similac baby formula could be contaminated with beetle parts.
First off, if you use ready to eat baby formula, you’re not impacted by the most recent recall. In addition, if you use specialty formulas such as Similac Human ...
By Lynette Richardson on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
The 2010 Baby formula recall deals with Similac, made by Abbott Laboratories. The recall was prompted when the company realized that Similac baby formula could be contaminated with beetle parts. Bugs were discovered in a section of a plant in Sturgis, Michigan and as such the company issued a precautionary recall.
Right now, it’s only powdered formula that is affected. The liquid ready-to-eat version is still safe, and for the most party specialty formulas aren’t affected either.
How much will the baby formula recall 2010 cost Abbott Laboratories? Click here ...
