Health

Health and safety issues touch every family and community. We cover medical risks, public health concerns, and new research that affect people in Atlanta and nationwide. Our articles help readers stay informed about hazards, prevention, and the legal actions shaping health protections.

Keeping Hope Alive: Richard and Michelle Schlueter Lead the Fight for Cancer Research

At Childers, Schlueter & Smith, the pursuit of justice has always extended beyond the courtroom. It means standing alongside our clients, colleagues, and community in battles that truly matter.

By Childers, Schlueter & Smith

/ 25 Sep 2025

Depo-Provera Birth Control Linked to Brain Tumors

Recent studies have raised serious concerns about the safety of Depo-Provera birth control, particularly regarding its potential link to brain tumors.

By Childers, Schlueter & Smith

/ 6 Mar 2025

Depo-Provera Birth Control Linked to Brain Tumors

Weight Loss Drug Belviq Pulled From Market Due to Potential Cancer Risk

Promising weight-loss drug Belviq has been pulled off the U.S. market due to the potential risk of cancer. At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), drug manufacturer Eisai Inc. has voluntarily withdrawn and discontinued sales of Belviq (lorcaserin). The FDA took…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 9 Mar 2020

Weight Loss Drug Belviq Pulled From Market Due to Potential Cancer Risk

J&J Rushed Test Results for Asbestos in its Baby Powder

Recently, I blogged about Johnson & Johnson’s Oct. 18 recall of nearly 33,000 bottles of its baby powder, which came alongside a disclosure that a government-funded test detected traces of cancer-causing asbestos particles in a sample of the powder. The contaminated sample came from Baby…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 27 Nov 2019

J&J Rushed Test Results for Asbestos in its Baby Powder

More Ranitidine (Zantac) Recalls Issued Over Possible Carcinogen NDMA

On Nov. 4, I blogged about the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) public statement announcing the detection of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in preliminary tests of the heartburn medication ranitidine, which is most often sold under the brand name Zantac. NDMA is a chemical agent categorized as…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 13 Nov 2019

More Ranitidine (Zantac) Recalls Issued Over Possible Carcinogen NDMA

FDA Ordered Testing Finds Asbestos in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Baby Powder

On Oct. 19, the FDA announced J&J’s recall of nearly 33,000 bottles of its 22-oz Baby Powder. This came alongside a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) disclosure that a government test detected traces of cancer-causing asbestos particles in a sample of J&J Baby Powder. The recall…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Nov 2019

FDA Ordered Testing Finds Asbestos in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Baby Powder

Zantac Heartburn Medication Recalled After Detection of Cancer-causing Chemical NDMA

On Sep. 13, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public statement announcing that low levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) were detected in preliminary tests of the popular heartburn medication ranitidine, which is most often sold under the brand name Zantac. NDMA is a chemical…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Nov 2019

Zantac Heartburn Medication Recalled After Detection of Cancer-causing Chemical NDMA

U.S. Teens Likely to Face Long-term Consequences of Vaping Addiction

Recently, I have been covering ongoing updates regarding the outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, or EVALI, as an alarming number of U.S. vape users fall ill. While the illness case count confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was just…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 25 Oct 2019

U.S. Teens Likely to Face Long-term Consequences of Vaping Addiction

EVALI: The Name CDC Clinicians Gave to Deadly Vaping-Related Lung Disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ongoing investigation of vaping-related lung disease is expanding by the day, with the number of reported cases and deaths rapidly rising in the U.S. In fact, there have now been 1,299 confirmed vaping-related lung disease cases and…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Oct 2019

EVALI: The Name CDC Clinicians Gave to Deadly Vaping-Related Lung Disease

CDC Confirms 8th Vaping-Related Death as 530 Probable Illness Cases are Investigated

On Sep. 19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced the eighth U.S. death linked to vaping-related lung disease as a Missouri man in his forties. This came just four days after California’s Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency announced the seventh death on…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 20 Sep 2019

CDC Confirms 8th Vaping-Related Death as 530 Probable Illness Cases are Investigated

Federal Government Moves to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Shortly after FDA Issues Warning Letter to JUUL

On Sep. 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to JUUL Labs Inc., which dominates the U.S. e-cigarette market with their vaping products. According to the letter, JUUL has been engaging in illegal and deceitful marketing tactics by making unproven…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 12 Sep 2019

Federal Government Moves to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Shortly after FDA Issues Warning Letter to JUUL

Health, Environmental, and Farmer Groups Call for EPA to Remove Glyphosate Products from U.S. Market

On Sep. 3, 2019 Sixteen (16) health, environmental, farmer, and farmworker organizations released a joint statement calling for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove glyphosate from the U.S. marketplace due to an abundance of evidence linking it to a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin’s

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 6 Sep 2019

Health, Environmental, and Farmer Groups Call for EPA to Remove Glyphosate Products from U.S. Market