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FDA Class 1 Recall: Stryker Cranial Implants

Posted on December 31, 2008
Stryker Leibinger USA, a firm based in Portage, Michigan, is recalling it Stryker Custom Cranial Implant kits product. FDA reported this product as recalled on October 24, 2008. The products use: This product was used to correct trauma and or defects in the lower jaw, upper jaw and face or the cranium and face...

Mislabeled 'Gluten-free' meals Pulled from Shelves at Whole Foods

Posted on December 31, 2008
Whole Foods Market said it is pulling three popular ‘gluten-free’ products, Chicago Tribune reports, because the products actually contain gluten. The Chicago Tribune investigated the products, testing three Wellshire Kids brand ‘gluten-free’ products which are only sold at Whole Foods (Dinosaur Shapes Chicken Bites, Chicken Corn Dogs and Beef Corn Dogs)...

Total of 24 DEAD from Car Accidents alone over ONE Holiday weekend in Georgia

Posted on December 31, 2008
The Athens Banner-Herald reported 24 people died in Georgia over the Christmas weekend as a result of car accidents across the state. The Georgia State Patrol predicted only 19 deaths would occur. The Georgia State Patrol reported 3,325 crashes, 868 injuries, and 24 deaths...

2009 Wise Tips from Atlanta Journal Constitution

Posted on December 29, 2008
The Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote an article yesterday on tips for 2009 or any year for the purpose of watching out for your safety and pocketbook. I thought they were very good tips for anyone so I wanted to share. Here are the tips: Tip One: Because the economy is getting worse, you need to be “wary of businesses failing...

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Deadly Georgia Car Accident

Posted on December 28, 2008
This past Friday night a woman died in a head-on collision right in Lithia Springs, Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Virginia Mitchell was 69 years old and from Lithia Springs, Georgia. It was reported that she was traveling west on Anneewakee Road in the evening around 7:20 p...

The Dangers of Lead for Children

Posted on December 27, 2008
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement was passed in order to tighten the restrictions on the amount of lead present in children’s toys. Hopefully this act will lessen the amounts of recalls in toys. Lead in toys is a concern, especially in children younger than 3 because they are the most vulnerable...

Tainted Weight Loss Pills

Posted on December 22, 2008
ppToday a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01933.html"FDA /aalerted customers nationwide not to consume or purchase more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss. a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01933.html"FDA /asays these products contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that have the potential to put consumers at a health risk...

Walkway Collapsed at Atlanta Botanical Garden Resulting in 1 death, 18 injuries

Posted on December 19, 2008
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NHTSA Crackdown on DRUNK Drivers

Posted on December 18, 2008
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Mesothelioma-the DEADLY Disease

Posted on December 18, 2008
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False Sense of Security

Posted on December 18, 2008
p /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"The a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/hotjobs/careercenter/pulse/2008/12/14/unapproved_drugs.html"Atlanta Journal-Constitution /areported last Sunday that an analysis of federal data found taxpayers have paid out around 200 million dollars since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness...

FDA Study Finds Private-Sector Consumer Medication Information not Consistently Useful

Posted on December 17, 2008
pp class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01926.html"FDA /areleased the results of a study today finding printed consumer medication information voluntarily provided by retail pharmacies with new prescriptions does not provide user friendly, easy to read information about the use and risks of medications...

Mattel Paying out $ 12 Million to participating US states because of Lead found in Toys

Posted on December 17, 2008
p /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"US officials said Monday that a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081215/ts_alt_afp/uschinaconsumersafetytoys_081215190149"Mattel/a, the huge US toy company, will pay 12 million dollars to US authorities because of last yearrsquo;s recall of two million Chinese-made toxic toys...

Coke will Begin selling Products with a new zero calorie sweetener Without official FDA Approval

Posted on December 16, 2008
pp class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt" The Coca-Cola Co. is going to use a new sweetener that has zero calories in their products, a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2008/12/15/business/AP-Drinks-Sweetener.html?_r=1amp;scp=2amp;sq=%2b%22Food+and+Drug+Administration%22amp;st=nyt"NY Times/a reports...

Bowel Cleansing Products associated with Kidney Injury

Posted on December 12, 2008
Yesterday FDA sent out an alert about reports of acute phosphate nephropathy which is a type of acute kidney injury and its association with the use of oral sodium phosphate products for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy or other procedures. Over-the-counter and prescription products are included in this (Visicol and OsmoPrep and other oral sodium phosphate products such as Fleet Phospo-soda)...

The Line has been Drawn-Serevent & Foradil Should no Longer be Used to Treat Asthma

Posted on December 12, 2008
The FDA panel, with outside advisers, made their decision and decided that two of the four asthma drugs should not longer be used in the treatment of asthma as discussed in my previous post: FDA to decide whether to Leave Four Medications Used for Asthma on the Market...

FDA to decide whether to Leave Four Medications Used for Asthma on the Market

Posted on December 11, 2008
Today FDA is seeking the advice of a large panel of medical and scientific advisers concerning whether four medications used for asthma patients should remain on the market. NY times reports that FDA’s own scientists are at odds. From FDA’s own safety office, experts recommend Serevent and Foradil no longer be used to treat asthma and Advair and Symbicort not be used to treat children who are 17 and younger...

Use of Avandia Doubles Women's Fracture Risk

Posted on December 10, 2008
USA Today reports that researchers at Wake Forest University of Medicine reviewed 10 previous drug trials and found for every 20 women in their 70s with type 2 diabetes who took the brand name Avandia, called thiazolidinediones-rosiglitgizone and pioglitazone, brand name Actos, for at least one year, one of them has the possibility of suffering a fracture...

Urgent Recall of Pediatric Arterial Cannulae from Terumo Cardiovascular Systems

Posted on December 09, 2008
On December 1, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems issued an urgent worldwide and nationwide recall of the company’s Tenderlow Pediatric Arterial Cannulaw. This recall included 21 lot codes. Terumo, a company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Elkton, Maryland; Ashland, Massachusetts; and Tustin, California, is a marketer of medical devices and global manufacturer for cardiac and vascular surgery...

FDA Finds traces of Melamine in U.S. Infant Formula

Posted on November 26, 2008
Yesterday FDA said it found a toxic chemical called melamine in U.S. manufactured infant formula. They discovered a trace of melamine in samples of infant formula which was also discovered in dietary supplements by some of the same manufacturers who make the formula...

FDA Investigation of Potential Risk from Phenytoin & Fosphenytoin

Posted on November 25, 2008
FDA released an alert yesterday regarding investigation of new data about a potential risk of serious skin reaction from phenytoin therapy in Asian patients positive for a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502. Specifically, the investigation is regarding preliminary data about the potential increase of risk in skin reactions including toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS)...

Do you know how to find a suitable Nursing Home for your Parent?

Posted on November 22, 2008
There comes a time when many of us will need to evaluate the living needs of our parents. In some situations, our parents will need to be placed in a nursing home. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution offers advice from Caring.com on a beginner’s guide to nursing homes...

Vegan Rella Cheddar Block Recall

Posted on November 21, 2008
FDA released today that PANOS brands (of Saddle Brook, NJ) is recalling Vegan Rella Cheddar Block because it may contain an undeclared milk protein. This product is manufactured by Swan Gardens/Tree of life in Austell, GA. Because there may be undeclared milk protein in this cheese substitute, people having an allergy or sever sensitivity to milk protein are at risk for serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the Vegan Rella Cheddar Block...

Banned Toys can Still be Sold after Ban is Passed

Posted on November 20, 2008
This past August Congress passed a consumer safety bill that Liz Szabo from USA Today says is “a sweeping bill.” The bill bans phthalates (chemicals) in products for children under the age of 12. Some studies have suggested phthalates can interfere with the hormone system...

FDA to Open 3 offices in China

Posted on November 19, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in China this week to open three offices as a plan to improve the safety of U.S. imports. Bloomberg reports that according to Michael Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, “A U.S. plan to allow quality testers in China to certify the safety of food and drugs exported to America will take many years to complete...

School Bus Rear-ended in Georgia

Posted on November 16, 2008
This past Friday, a car accident occurred around 11 a.m. in Dublin, Georgia when a car [reportedly] pulled out from Kellam Road onto Telfair Street. The car pulled into the path of a bus heading south. Dublin Police Sgt. James Champion said the driver of the bus locked the brakes of the bus and then the bus slid about 40 feet, trying to avoid hitting another vehicle...

Updates on Bisphosphonate (Fosamax)

Posted on November 14, 2008
In October of 2007, FDA began reviewing safety data that raised concerns about the potential increased risk for atrial fibrillation in patients who were treated with a bisphosphonate drug. The New England Journal of Medicine described these drugs increased rates of serious atrial fibrillation in several studies conducted on woman aged 65-89 years old with osteoporosis treated with bisphosphonates (Reclast and Fosamax)...

Company Failed to Warn Homeowners about Lead Paint Problems

Posted on November 13, 2008
Recently Insurance Journal reported the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated last week that the corporate owners of Coldwell Banker in New England are facing fines for more alleged violations of lead paint disclosure rules. The company is actually facing over 100 alleged violations...

USDA Recall of Frozen Stuffed Chicken-Possibility of Containing Foreign Materials

Posted on November 11, 2008
Recently Barber Foods Company recalled frozen stuffed chicken products because of the possibility they contain foreign materials. The firm is based in Portland, Maine. Barber Foods Company recalled about 41,415 pounds of frozen stuffed chicken. Visit the U...

Mylicon Gas Relief Dye Free Drops RECALLED by Johnson & Johnson

Posted on November 11, 2008
FDA just released news that Johnson & Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company is voluntarily recalling Mylicon gas relief dye free drops. Specifically, the company is recalling about 12,000 units of the infants’ Mylicon gas relief dye free drops non-staining...

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