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After one death, two liver transplants, and dozens of reported illnesses, the fat-burning supplement known as OxyElite Pro is being pulled from shelves. Hawaii health officials have asked stores throughout the state to immediately remove the dietary supplement from their shelves, as it has been associated with liver failure and acute hepatitis in at…

After a staff member was arrested for sexual assault on Tuesday, a Corona Day Care Center is now being called into question. Located on the 1400 block of Rimpau Avenue, the Bixby Oaks Children Center is responsible for the well-being of about 80 children who are registered at the facility. However, this could quickly…

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), publicly announced their investigation of the dietary supplement product labeled OxyElite Pro. The investigation is the result of the growing number of cases of acute non-viral hepatitis that have…

Yesterday afternoon, October 7th, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a public health alert, the contents of which addressed the new link between some raw California chicken products to a recent salmonella outbreak. As stated by the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, strains of Salmonella Heidelberg were found at three facilities…

In the 330-page confidential personnel file on former priest C. Rodriguez, Rodriguez himself reveals how the church intentionally shielded his confession to molesting a minor. Only one among dozens of other priest files with similar claims of sexual indiscretions, the Rodriguez file stands out. It’s rare to read a priest’s first-person account of his…

Last Friday, September 27th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that the antibacterial drug Tygacil can increase the risk of death among users. For both intended and unintended uses of the drug, Tygacil can be fatal, as stated by the FDA last week. A product of Pfizer Inc., Tygacil will soon come with…

Acetaminophen, a drug renowned for its safety, has been the source of more than 1,500 deaths in the United States in the last 10 years. The popular pain reliever is an active ingredient in brand-name drugs such as Tylenol and it is used by tens of millions of individuals on a weekly basis. However,…

A new lawsuit was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court last week, the claims of which allege that A. Gonzalez – an El Sereno Elementary School teacher – engaged in sexually abusive behaviors with past and current students of the elementary school. As the lawsuit suggests, no fewer than 15 children were sexually…