A Little South of Sanity

I saw this morning on the news that most of the planes that have been grounded throughout Europe because of the fear of problems from the volanic ash in the sky from the erupting volano in Iceland are back in the air. Many airports in Europe have been closed more than four days because of the extreme dangers associated with the ash in the air and flying, but yet some people are still fearful that there are problems to come.

I’m hoping that isn’t the case, and I feel that if there was a risk because of the ash that they wouldn’t be taking any chances, but then again, that’s just my two cents. The one thing I do fear is that the price of airline tickets will rise through the roof making it even more expensive to travel.

It definately gives a whole different take on the ‘friendly skies’ doesn’t it?

What do you think? Do you think the skies are safe to fly again? Would YOU be willing to fly right now throughout Europe or would you be fearful?

A friend of mine was asking me a few days ago if I had heard anything about the yaz lawsuits that have been happening and I’ll admit that I had not. Since I am past the birth control taking age, I really don’t pay that much attention to those things, but once she brought my atttention to it, I decided to check it out and I was surprised to find that these pills were responsible for heart problems, gall bladder disease, deep vein thrombosis and sudden death, just to name a few. I can’t help but feel bad for the people who have taken this medication and were trusting that it was safe to take, only to find that they ended up with medical problems that they never anticipated.

I personally think that the FDA really should require that these companies do more testing before they allow these and other medications on the market.

What do you think?

When I receive information that I think is valueable to others, I like to use this space to be able to share that news in hopes that it can help another person or life.

This morning I had an email regarding a massive product recall from McNeil, which includes everyday items such as Tylenol, Benadryl, Motrin, Simply Sleep, Rolaids, and St. Joseph products. I like to make sure when I receive items like this that they aren’t a hoax, so I did go straight to the source McNeil to find out the details. You can find out more by visiting the product recall information site, which lists all pertinent information regarding this massive recall, including all product information.

The email I received stated the following:

“The company is carrying out this recall because they have received several consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that was associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. These reported cases were temporary and non-serious. The uncharacteristic smell is caused by the presence of trace amounts of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole. The source of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole is believed to be the breakdown of a chemical used to treat wooden pallets that transport and store packaging materials. The health effects of this compound have not been well studied. At this time, all of the consumer cases reported to McNeil were associated with Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP.