When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to healthcare professionals calling Hydroxycut diet aids a "serious public health risk," the manufacturer, Iovate Health Sciences, decided to withdraw all 14 varieties of the nutritional supplement named by the FDA.  The FDA's action was in response to 23 reports of liver damage associated with the use of the weight loss product, that led to 16 hospitalizations, two liver transplants, and one death.

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For Health and Safety Professionals registered with IOSH it's now a requirement as aprt of the chartered status that CPD is constantly maintaiined and documented.

There are a whole host of courses out there with little or no merit and those that are extremely useful (not just health and safety courses).

Health and Safety Consultants have jumped on the CPD bandwagon and offer anything from one day CDM courses to 2 day DSE? I put the question mark there because I'm not sure...

Private security is a niche sector of the professional investigation industry concerned with providing for the safely and wellbeing of the public and organizational staffers.  The security business continues to grow year by year and now represents one of the best career fields worldwide.  There is an ever growing demand for qualified security personnel which far exceeds the supply, providing many employment opportunities in a wide range of positions and job...

Bayer’s Trasylol heart surgery side effects have recently been linked to an increased rate of kidney failure, heart attack, and death in the five years following a patient undergoing heart surgery.

In 1993, Trasylol (generically known as “aprotinin”) received FDA approval for use in certain cardiac surgeries. Trasylol is still used today to reduce the amount of blood a patient loses both during and after a surgery. However, a mounting controversy surrounds...

Have you been injured in an auto accident? There’s an oriental saying which goes like this, ‘Don’t start digging the well after the fire has spread.’ This applies to our lives too. How many of us know about what to do if we meet with an accident? Well, most of us would be left clueless if we were injured in a car wreck. Don’t you think it is important to know what to do if you happen to meet with an accident or if somebody hits your car form the behind on...

Many people suffer personal injuries by accidents due to the fault of a third party. Every year, over four million people suffer injuries due to accidents. Accident hits you hard not only physically but also financially. If the accident is caused by another person or party, it is your right to make a personal injury compensation claim.

Personal injury compensation claims are there to assist recover compensation for the injuries and expenses incurred in the treatment of your...

The dilemma whether to extend the life of Terri Schiavo, whose case was once very controversial, could have been avoided had she written a living will or an advance directive that clearly states the kind of treatments and life support systems she would prefer or decline.

Before, creating an advance directive would mean consulting a lawyer and writing one’s own draft of his will. Nowadays, however, modern technologies have made it possible to create a will...

Everyday, a number of people are bewildered in deciding whether to keep the life of a family member in a permanently vegetative state, not completely knowing what the incapacitated would really have wanted. Cases such as this have been discussed in many courts and caused family members to raise debates and disputes among themselves. Concerns about medical wishes, however, can be easily resolved with a living will. Although the fundamentals of a living will were not widely...

Are you considering getting or writing your own living will ? You might find it not really necessary. But if you want to take control of your life even at the time when you could not decide for yourself or speak up to have it your way, you need one. A living will could spare your family from the difficult task of deciding for your life. In case you get into a life threatening condition wherein there is a slim chance of survival, would they opt to have the medical team try to...

Indeed, what is a living will ? We might have encountered this situation before or know someone who did in the past. You might have heard it movies or in television shows but have no idea at all what it is. In its most technical sense, a living will is a legal document issued by individuals which specifies specific course actions that should be taken concerning their health in the event that they (the person who issued the...