NEC is a gastrointestinal condition that can be extremely harmful to infants, especially infants born prematurely, and certain baby formulas that are cow-milk-based can cause NEC. The brands Similac, and Enfamil which produce cow-milk-based formulas were aware of the harm that their product could cause to prematurely born babies and yet failed...

Paraquat is a chemical substance that is commonly used in commercial weed control that many health organizations have linked to the diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease in farm workers and people who work around weed killers containing the compound. Health organizations such as the National Institute of Health have reported on the connection...

Camp LeJeune is a US Marine Corps base and training camp in Onslow County, North Carolina. From 1953-1987 hundreds of Marines and their families (including Mr. English’s own brother and his family) were exposed to toxic and dangerous chemicals in the drinking water. As early as the 1940s, the Navy found toxic...

Amiodarone, the generic name for Corderone®or Pacerone®, is an antiarrhythmic drug intended for use in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (v-tach). Although this drug is only approved by the FDA for this limited use, physicians routinely prescribe the drug off-label for use in the treatment of routine atrial fibrillation (a-fib). The use...