FDA Warns About Injectable Silicone for Beauty

The warning involves silicone oil, a liquid polymer of siloxane. You can find it in your hardware store where it purchased to be used in caulking materials and lubricants. Silicone oil has not been approved for use in body contouring, butt and breast enhancement, warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The only FDA-approved injectable…

You haven’t seen cigarette ads since the sixties when Big Tobacco sponsored shows like “The Flintstones,” and “I Love Lucy.” All of that stopped in 1970 when Congress banned cigarette ads from media, but you will begin to see Big Tobacco ads again. Under a court order, makers will be forced to advertise the dangers…

The group, World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH), has a warning for you this holiday season – watch out for the most dangerous toys, especially those you buy online.   WATCH has issued a top ten list for this holiday season. Sales this time of year typically amount to about 65% of toy sales for…

Local law firm matches every pint of blood donated, with a pint of ice cream FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2017 Jacksonville, Fla. — This year marks Farah & Farah’s first annual “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” blood drive. In an effort to ensure the safety of the Jacksonville community during a season notorious…

The Ford Motor Company says its Explorer is safe but consumers complain the car cabins are filling with dangerous gasses. An estimated 2,000 motorists have complained to the Number 2 automaker that they smell exhaust in their cabins, including dangerous carbon monoxide. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has also received reports of Explorer…

Your Halloween candy stash (or your kids) may include candy corn, Snickers Bars, Kit Kats and black licorice. The general rule is you want to limit candy consumption, but when it comes to licorice the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is adding to the warning. There is such thing as too much black licorice….