Author: Erin Elizabeth

Last week, the FDA announced that certain Fluoroquinolone antibiotics might “raise the risk of an aortic dissection.”1 Fluoroquinolones, which are a commonly prescribed to treat upper respiratory infections and urinary tract infections, include ciprofloxacin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin), gemifloxacin (Factive) and moxifloxacin (Avelox). RELATED STORY: Black Box Drugs: What to know & what you can do The FDA said in a statement, “A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review found that fluoroquinolone antibiotics can increase the occurrence of rare but serious events of ruptures or tears in the main artery of the body, called the aorta. These tears, called...

The following story are excerpts from a mommy and personal trainer named Sia who recently had her breast implants removed. “The first time I felt self-conscious about my breasts was in 2011. I had just started on my fitness journey and had lost 45 pounds. My body changed significantly after dropping all that weight so quickly. My boobs were one of the first things to go. At the time, I was still learning what it really meant to be “healthy” and I was focused more on the way I looked versus building a sustainable lifestyle. It also didn’t help...

On Thursday, the CDC confirmed that twelve patients from Florida, Texas and Arizona had all contracted  bacterial infections after getting injections of stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood. All 12 were hospitalized, three of them for a month or longer. The average age of the patients was 74. Thankfully, no one died. At this time, investigators don’t believe the contamination happened at the clinics where the shots were given because the bacteria was also found in unopened vials provided by the distributor, Liveyon (who voluntarily recalled the stem cells in October, begging the question, How were they still available...