A woman is suing the retailer and importer behind the counterfeit Colgate-Palmolive toothpaste she purchased, which she claims gave her gastroenteritis, according to a report by Securing Industry. Margaret Pellon also named Colgate-Palmolive in the $2 million suit, but the move was blocked by New York State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Maltese when the company demonstrated that it was not responsible for the toothpaste in question. A dollar store in

Bacteria flowing through medical devices form biofilms that then trap more bacteria, ultimately creating a net-like barrier that can clog water lines, tubes, and filters much more quickly than previously thought, according to a new study from Princeton University researchers. The microbes join to create slimy ribbons of biofilm that tangle and trap other passing bacteria, creating a full blockage in a startlingly short period of time, according to researchers

A survey of state Medicaid early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) guidelines shows there is a reasonable level of adherence across the U.S. to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recommendations for infant and toddler oral health practices (Journal of the American Dental Association, March 2013, Vol. 144:3, pp. 297-305) However, the information on some of the states’ EPSDT guidelines can be hard to find and is

Headline-grabbing news from Switzerland this week has its roots in a defunct toothpaste company. According to an article in the Atlantic Wire, Thomas Minder — the Swiss Parliament member who was behind the “fat cat initiative” limiting executive pay by large corporations recently approved by voters — had an ax to grind after his family’s herbal toothpaste business went down with the collapse of Swissair in 2006. Minder’s company had