A man says he got hepatitis from taking Havoc, a diet supplement. He claims Recomp Performance Nutrition failed to warn about the "risk, dangers and adverse side effects" of the drug, which is not approved by the FDA.
The greatest gift that can be given again and again is probably love. Of course, a Wii gaming system isn't too bad, either.The Beasley Allen law firm in Montgomery donated a Wii to Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults, which is near Lake Martin, Aug. 19. ASSCA stands for Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults.
Camp ASSCA has been open for 33 years since 1976.
More than $38 million will be deposited into Alabama's cash-strapped General Fund budget from the latest round of settlements reached with companies in prescription drug pricing lawsuits, Alabama Attorney General Troy King said Wednesday.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an expanded recall of Durabrand DVD players, sold at Wal-Mart. This is an expansion of an earlier recall issued Aug. 20. While the expanded recall still involves a single DVD player with remote control, the expanded warning covers all three colors in which this product is available, silver, pink and purple. The product can overheat, causing a fire hazard.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with OfficeMax, has issued a recall for Office Max Task Chairs. The back and base post of the chair can break while in use, posing a fall hazard. About 216,000 units of this product were produced and sold at OfficeMax stores nationwide.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with IKEA Home Furnishings has recalled the IKEA KARLSTAD sofa bed because the mattress fails to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class 1 recall of these models of the Stabilet infant warmer because these out-of-date devices may cause serious injury to infants and caregivers due to the possibility that the warmer might be the ignition source for a fire.
Luv N' Care Ltd. is initiating a nationwide recall of gel-filled teethers with the brand names “Nuby,” “Cottontails” and “Playschool,” because the liquid inside the gel-filled teethers has been found to contain Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus circulans bacteria in the gel.
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is alerting the public, school officials, facilities managers, and municipal and public safety officials that outdoor steel stadium light poles manufactured by Whitco Co. LP, of Fort Worth, Texas can fracture or crack and fall over, posing a risk of serious injury and death to patrons and bystanders from being hit or crushed. To reduce the risk of injury, Whitco Co. LP outdoor steel stadium light poles should be inspected immediately.
The Nintendo Wii is much more than a game console for folks at the Alabama Special Camp for Children and Adults. The system, donated by Beasley Allen in Montgomery, could bring additional exercise and rehabilitation to ASCCA campers, who visit the Jackson's Gap facility.
