Author: Ring of Fire Staff

By M. Robert Blanchard October 26th, 2012  7:00am On Monday, an Italian court ruled that a man's brain tumor may be related to the use of his cell phone. The evidence in the case showed he used the cellphone for up to six hours a day for over 12 years. While many U.S. courts, sporting corporate-appointed judges, have refused to see the link between cellphone usage and cancer, this recent ruling is from the highest court in the world so far to rule on the issue. It is not just a matter of there being more science available for...

By Bill Cash October 25th, 2012  2:00pm Recent studies show that certain widely-used antibiotics may dramatically increase the risks of certain side effects. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association in April this year, patients who were currently taking antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone class—including Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin)—were at nearly five times the risk of developing retinal detachment than patients who were not. In May, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article suggesting that patients taking azithromycin (sometimes known as the “Z-Pak”) experienced sudden cardiovascular death at nearly triple the rate of those not...

By Robert Price October 24th 2012  9:15am Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) continues to use manipulation to support right- wing social ideology.  This week, Rubio made public statements in opposition of the Lilly Ledbetter Act, a piece of legislation designed to enable a women’s right to seek civil redress against workplace discrimination.  So far, Mitt Romney has struggled to clarify his view of the Ledbetter Act, saying that he does not have a position on whether he would have signed the act into law.  Rather than decline a similar position on the subject or engage in hearty debate of the...

M. Robert Blanchard October 17th 2012  11:30am Pensacola, Florida In a recently announced string of recalls from the FDA, one name appears to stand out: Zimmer, Inc. In addition to a variety of problems with artificial knees and hips, Zimmer is initiating a recall of its Cemented Tibial Drill for the Persona Personalized Knee System due to three reports being received as of August 29, 2012 for tibial cortex perforation during preparation of the tibial bone. Investigation into the reports that have been received found that the perforations are occurring while using the Cemented Tibial Drill. The perforations have...