Author: Ring of Fire Staff

Lawsuits are stacking up against Fresenius Medical Care, the manufacturer and distributer of the recalled hemodialysis drug, GranuFlo, alleging that the company neglected to warn consumers about dangerous risks associated with the use of the drug. GranuFlo is used during hemodialysis to lower the acidity in the patient’s blood during treatments. Plaintiffs administered the controversial drug during hemodialysis tested positive for high concentrations of acetone in the blood. These elevated levels of acetone can ultimately lead to abnormal bicarbonate levels in the blood. High bicarbonate levels present in the blood are known to cause heart attacks, other serious health complications, and...

Government officials are hard at work representing their corporate sponsors. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) said last week during an Environment and Public Works Committee meeting, that he believes MoveOn.org, Michael Moore, and George Soros, along with Al Gore and the United Nations, are responsible for creating one of the greatest hoaxes in American history: climate change. During the meeting regarding President Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the EPA, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that the real issue is not Obama’s nominee, but whether or not we should be acting aggressively to address climate change: “Do we agree with Sen. Inhofe...

Two explosions went off today at the Boston Marathon. A preliminary statement released from the Boston Police Department reports 2 dead and 23 injured. The Associated Press reported via Twitter that two more explosives have been found near the scene of the initial explosion and officials are working to disable those devices. Approximately three hours after the winners finished the race, there was an explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, Boston, just before the finish line. Another explosion occurred just seconds later. The Associated Press reported authorities carrying away injured competitors and spectators to a medical tent...

The FDA sent a warning letter to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington regarding serious irregularities in its study of the Medtronic CoreValve device. The device is intended for patients with severe aortic stenosis, a condition that may lead to heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Medtronic promoted the clinical trial of its device and has multiple centers utilizing it at this time in conjunction with the trial. The trial makes use of a non-FDA approved, investigational device for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).  Flagrant violations of trial protocols were recently identified by the FDA which led...

The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced their support for gay rights yesterday by unveiling a partnership with You Can Play, a gay-straight alliance project working to eliminate homophobia in sports. The project will provide training and offer counseling for new NHL players as well publicly address any homophobic remarks made by players in the league. While other professional sports leagues have adopted their own non-discrimination policies on sexual orientation, the NHL’s new partnership with You Can Play goes a step further in the advocacy for openly gay players and the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender (LGBT)...