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It's been a few weeks without a BPA story, so here goes: Four parents in Ohio have sued Evenflo, Avent America, Handicraft, Playtex Products, and Novartis for using bisphenol A in their baby products. They're seeking class action status. [Washington Post]

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Darque Tan Prevents You From Dying Of Vitamin-D Deficiency

According to an article in The Daily Texan, law student Emily Prewett, has filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General against the company Darque Tan because of their misleading and irresponsible ads. One of their television commercial begins with a man in white lab coat saying, "Science has discovered that UVB from tanning converts cholesterol into Vitamin D." Then the narrator says, "Mmm yeah. Vitamin D-licious. Come get yours with a free week of level 1 tanning." The TV ad and more details, inside... More »

12:08 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Jay Slatkin
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Latest by Hambriq: Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of tanning. But Robbie-S is right, in this situation, sort of. (I disagree with the idea that melanoma isn't linked to tanning, but that's not an argument that can be solved here). So instead, more »

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Lilly Caves, Agrees To Add Warnings To Schizophrenia Drug

Zyprexa, Lilly's best-selling drug to treat schizophrenia, has been shown to cause "cause weight gain, high blood sugar, high cholesterol and other metabolic problems," but until now, the company has refused to add any warnings about these side effects to the label. Now, sparked in part by lower sales, Lilly has announced that Zyprexa will warn consumers that it can cause high blood sugar. The American Diabetes Association claims that Zyprexa causes diabetes, but this isn't addressed on the new warning labels. More »

10:49 PM on Fri Oct 5 2007
By Chris Walters
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Latest by Chris Walters: @BGB-ATL & @nardo218: As some other readers are already discussing, this is indeed a bold claim to make without offering any evidence. This is why I wrote "according to the article" and not "it's widely accepted." To address wider concerns: I more »