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• Dietary Supplements Cause More than 20k Emergency Room Visits Every Year: CDC

  October 19, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A CDC study indicates that there are 23,000 emergency room visits every year due to dietary supplement side effects.

• Homeopathic Remedy Problems Lead to FDA Safety Review

  April 22, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is considering new regulations on how homeopathic remedies are reviewed and sold following several safety recalls in recent years.

• Zicam Extreme Congestion Relief Recall Issued Due to Contamination

  December 20, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Bacterial contamination has been detected in some bottles of Zicam Extreme Congestion Relief nasal gel, resulting in a recall of...

• MDL Judge Recommends Remand of Remaining Zicam Lawsuits

  August 15, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A federal judge has recommended an end to the consolidation and centralization of Zicam lawsuits, which began nearly two years...

• Unreported Complaints of Zicam Problems At Issue Before Supreme Court

  January 13, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A Zicam class action lawsuit has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the justices will try to...

• Agreement to Settle Zicam Loss of Smell, Taste Lawsuits Reached for $15.5M

  December 15, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The makers of Zicam have indicated that they are offering a $15.5 million to settle lawsuits brought by consumers who...

• Zicam Settlement Reached in California Consumer Protection Suit

  December 7, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A $429,000 settlement has been reached between the makers of Zicam allergy and cold medicines and several California counties over...

• Zicam Settlement Reached in Some Lawsuits Over Loss of Smell Risk

  August 23, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A settlement has been reached by Matrixx Initiatives to resolve Zicam lawsuits filed by a group of plaintiffs who alleged...

• Zicam Nose Spray Smell Loss Link Confirmed in New Study

  July 21, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A University of California researcher says that the findings of a new study provide proof that zinc-based Zicam nasal products,...

• Lawsuit Over Zicam Loss of Smell Reports Headed to Supreme Court

  June 15, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Zicam class action lawsuit filed by shareholders will be brought before the Supreme Court by Matrixx Initiatives, who claims it did...