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Octuplets - Medical Miracle And Mistake?

Posted on January 30, 2009
  LEARN MORE American Society of Reproductive Medicine Injuryboard Help Center- Premature Infants Injuryboard News - Early C-sections and infant health, January 2009 J. of Pediatrics  - School outcome in late preterm infants  Injuryboard on premature infant drugs    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ premature baby in incubator, Iraq, September 2004/ U...

Salmonella Victim Speaks Out

Posted on January 30, 2009
  LEARN MORE FDA Inspection Form 483 -  January 2009 Childlers, Buck, and Schlueter L.L.P  FDA Salmonella Web page  CDC on salmonella outbreak    IMAGE SOURCE: CJ Minto, Courtesy Lauren Minto   Lauren Minto says her 20-month-old son, CJ, began to show symptoms of salmonella poisoning several weeks ago...

Peanut Butter Recall Expanded; FDA Releases Inspection Report

Posted on January 29, 2009
LEARN MORE FDA Inspection Report (pdf) FDA searchable database of products FDA on Salmonella Outbreak InjuryBoard on Peanut Butter Recall Liability Lawsuits and Peanut Butter Paste IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich / Drew17 Federal officials have released a detailed inspection report outlining the unsanitary conditions found at PCA’s Georgia plant – including mold and roaches – and has confirmed the company shipped peanut products despite knowing the products were contaminated with salmonella...

Top 12 Depression Drugs

Posted on January 29, 2009
  LEARN MORE ABC News - Dr. Holly Atkinson talks to patients National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) 703-524-7600 The Lancet- Abstract Injuryboard- Help Center- Emotional Problems    IMAGE SOURCE:  ABC News Web site    When it comes to antidepressants - Zoloft and Lexapro were the best of the newer drugs...

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Army Suicide Rates Record High

Posted on January 29, 2009
LEARN MORE Army - Suicide Prevention Web site  Army G-1, Army Well Being Liaison Office - 1-800-833-6622  Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline - 1-800-984-8523  www.armyfamiliesonline.org - 1-800-833-6622  www.militaryonesource.com - 1-800-342-9647  National Suicide Hotline - 1-800-SUICIDE  www...

Women At High Risk For Breast Cancer Not Getting Mammograms

Posted on January 28, 2009
  LEARN MORE JAMA - Breast Cancer Surveillance Practices- Abstract, January 2009 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Information InjuryBoard Breast Cancer Help Center InjuryBoard Breast Cancer News  InjuryBoard on Cancer Drugs  National Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer  Dana-Farber Cancer Center  American Cancer Society IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / breast cancer ad / author: Laurie Maitland   Female cancer survivors who received chest radiation as part of their treatment are not following up on screening mammograms, a new study shows...

BPA Lingers Longer And Comes From Many Sources Study Finds

Posted on January 28, 2009
  LEARN MORE Environmental Health Perspectives  Injuryboard Regional News, Philadelphia, on National Toxicology Program, December 2008 NTP Report on Bisphenol-A  FDA on Bisphenol-A  Bisphenol-A Overview  InjuryBoard on Phthalates Chemical in Plastics  Study Confirms Human Health - BPA Plastic Link  National Toxicology Program  Panel Says FDA Failed To Assess BPA Risk  Environmental Working Group- Ways to Avoid BPA Exposure    IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ baby boy and bottle/ author: Matthias Sebulke   A newly released study is heightening awareness about how long Bisphenol A (BPA), used in making plastics and a suspected carcinogen, lingers in the body...

Insurer Says Hurricanes Force State Farm To Leave Florida

Posted on January 28, 2009
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard Regional News, Honolulu on Premiums not covering homeowners Injuryboard News - Katrina insurance cases lost on appeal, September 2008 AAJ, Tricks of the Trade reportState Farm   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Hurricane Charley, Fort...

Great News For Diabetics - A Little Exercise Means A Lot

Posted on January 28, 2009
LEARN MORE Injuryboard News on older drugs treating diabetes, July 2007 InjuryBoard on Obesity  InjuryBoard on Type II Diabetes  CDC on Obesity  All Americans May Be Overweight in 40 Years  CDC: Americans Have Packed On Pounds in 23 Years  F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing In America 2008  Obesity Related Legislation Action   IMAGE SOURCE: ©Wikimedia Commons / waist circumference / author: Pharos, FDA Dietary Guidelines   An exercise program that requires three minutes a day?  It sounds too good  to be true, but a study finds that three minutes of high intensity exercise, even every other day, may be enough to keep diabetes at bay...

Detectable Levels Of Mercury Found In High Fructose Foods

Posted on January 27, 2009
  LEARN MORE Corn Refiners Association Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Environmental Health- Abstract Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - Not So Sweet report Mercury containing foods  Injuryboard Help Center on mercury Injuryboard- National News on mercury   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ corn stalk/ author: USDA   Corn is used for fattening farm animals and high fructose (sugar) corn syrup is blamed for the chubby adolescent bodies that are now commonplace...

State Inspections Found Violations At Peanut Plant

Posted on January 27, 2009
LEARN MORE American Peanut Council FDA on salmonella outbreak   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ peanut butter on toast/ author: D O'neil    Inspection reports from the Blakely, Georgia peanut plant that is the source of a nationwide salmonella outbreak, show it was cited repeatedly for dirty surfaces and health concerns...

Pfizer Acquires Wyeth For $68 Billion

Posted on January 26, 2009
LEARN MORE Injuryboard News on Pfizer and Bextra, October 2008 IB Regional News on Celebrex victory, November 2007 Injuryboard on celebrex  Injuryboard on bextra  Injuryboard on Pfizer litigation  FDA on celebrex  Pfizer press release    IMAGE SOURCE: Pfizer banner from its Web site   In a deal that will make the world's largest drugmaker even larger- Pfizer has agreed to offer cash and stock to acquire Wyeth for $68 billion...

Liability Lawsuits and Peanut Butter Paste

Posted on January 26, 2009
  Liability Laws And Peanut Butter LEARN MORE FDA searchable database of products CDC Web page- Salmonella Injuryboard- Regional News, Orlando, Product liability laws, January 25, 2009 Injuryboard- Regional News, Atlanta, Peanut butter lawsuit, January 24, 2009 Ed Normand - Wooten, Honeywell, Kimbrough, Gibson, Doherty and Normand, P...

No Slowdown To Peanut Butter Recalls

Posted on January 26, 2009
LEARN MORE American Peanut Council Girls Scouts of America FDA searchable database of products CDC Web page- Salmonella FDA Press Conference transcript, January 21, 2009  IMAGE SOURCE:  CDC Epidemic Curve from Web page    The list of recalled items that contain peanut butter or peanut paste keeps on growing and so does the death toll...

More Unemployment More Uninsured And COBRA Not The Answer

Posted on January 26, 2009
  LEARN MORE The Commonwealth Fund- " Maintaining Health Insurance During a Recession" Injuryboard - Regional News, Jacksonville, FL - Cost of COBRA exceeds benefits, January 2009 Injuryboard- Regional News, Kentucky  - Young Adults Without Health Insurance - September 2008   IMAGE SOURCE:  ©iStockphoto/ stethoscope and wallet/ author: LOUOATES   Unemployment and layoffs announced this week show that no industry is immune...

Girl Scout Thin Mints Missing Kosher Label

Posted on January 26, 2009
LEARN MORE News Release ABC Bakers News Release Little Brownie Baker News Release InjuryBoard on Peanut Butter Recall IMAGE SOURCE: Girl Scout Cookies...

Plavix Not Effective In All - FDA Inquiry

Posted on January 26, 2009
   LEARN MORE Injuryboard Help Center on Plavix Injuryboard Regional News, Dallas, New Concerns With Plavix, March 2006  FDA notice   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ box of Plavix/ author: Trounce   Today the Food and Drug Administration notified healthcare professionals that Plavix, (clopidogrel bisulfate) is less effective in some patients than others and it will try and determine why...

More Breast Cancer Patients Removing Healthy Breast

Posted on January 26, 2009
LEARN MORE Journal Cancer InjuryBoard Breast Cancer Help Center InjuryBoard Breast Cancer News InjuryBoard on Cancer Drugs National Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Center ACS - Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons / mammogram showing breast cancer / author: Lipothymia Many women are taking extreme measures to avoid going through breast cancer again, according to a newly published study in the journal Cancer...

First Human Stem Cell Trials Planned

Posted on January 23, 2009
LEARN MORE Geron Corp IB News - Successful stem cell surgery, November 2008   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia commons/ Embryonic stem cells/ author: Nissim Benvenisty   Three days after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the green light has been given for the first study of human embryonic stem cell therapy testing...

CDC - Injury Leading Cause of Death for Persons Ages 1 - 44

Posted on January 23, 2009
  LEARN MORE CDC - Guideline for Field Triage   IMAGE SOURCE: iStockphoto/ emergency sign/ author: © BradenGunem   This week's CDC  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report provides the guidelines that approximately 800,000 emergency medical service (EMS) providers should use to have a substantial impact on the care and survival of injured persons...

Brazilian Model Fighting For Her Life From Urinary Tract Infection

Posted on January 23, 2009
LEARN MORE Text of Bacteriology on pseudomonas aeruginosa Web MD on sepsis  CDC on urinary tract infections  InjuryBoard- Help Center on sepsis  Injuryboard News - Stories on sepsis   IMAGE SOURCE:  CNN Web page    The dramatic story of a Brazilian model, who is fighting for her life following an untreated urinary tract infection, is bringing home the susceptibility even the young have to bacterial infections...

Mysterious White Powder Also Sent To Harvard's Dershowitz

Posted on January 22, 2009
LEARN MORE Wednesday story on envelope scare at WSJ CDC on anthrax  Injuryboard on Anthrax vaccine lawsuits  IB News on anthrax vaccine   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Alan Dershowitz/ author: Alan Dershowitz   New York City police says that white powder mailed to the Wall Street Journal's New York headquarters was probably flour...

China Sentences Two Men To Death Over Melamine-Tainted Milk Scandal

Posted on January 22, 2009
LEARN MORE Sanlu Group Injuryboard on Chinese toothpaste Injuryboard on lead toys from China Injuryboard on pet food recall Injuryboard on Chinese tire recall Injuryboard on tainted Heparin from China Injuryboard on Heparin and FDA flaws   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ baby boy and bottle/ author: Matthias Sebulke   Despite the U...

Cleaner Air Translates To Longer Life

Posted on January 22, 2009
LEARN MORE NEJM study Air Resources Board Draft report  Injuryboard on Air pollution   Inuryboard on Pittsburgh air pollution    IMAGE SOURCE : WikiMedia Commons/ Pasadena Highway, Los Angeles, 2007/ author: Aliazimi    Cleaner air translates to a longer life...

Drywall From China Forcing Residents To Leave

Posted on January 22, 2009
LEARN MORE Manatee Co. Health Department     941-748-0747 ext. 1340    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ map of Florida/ author: Eric Gaba    Residents of South Florida are complaining about a foul smell coming from drywall that is made in China...

Mesotherapy and Lipodissolve: Aren't Worth the Risk

Posted on January 22, 2009
LEARN MORE Lipodissolve InjuryBoard Diet Safety News IMAGE SOURCE: iStockPhoto / woman’s belly fat / Jsheets19 Belly fat can be hard and stubborn to lose and often prompts people to seek help to shed those pesky middle pounds...

Don't Like to Exercise - Blame Your Heart

Posted on January 21, 2009
LEARN MORE NIH  - exercise guidelines  JAMA- Abstract Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic on healthy aging Injuryboard News on Heart Problems Injuryboard- Heart Failure overview  Calculate your BMI   A new study shows that when one of the four chambers of the heart is abnormal, a person has a lower capacity for exercise...

WSJ Receives Mysterious White Powder In Envelopes

Posted on January 21, 2009
LEARN MORE CDC on anthrax  IB News on anthrax vaccine   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/  Wendi Deng and Rupert Murdoch and MySpace Co-founders Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe, October 2006 / author: Oxfam America    As if national newspapers are not having enough problems - about a dozen envelopes with an unknown white powder have been delivered to the Wall Street Journal headquarters in New York, specifically to floors 9th through the 12th floors Wednesday afternoon...

Heart Attacks Less Severe and Deadly Than In The Past

Posted on January 21, 2009
LEARN MORE American Heart Association- heart attack warning signs Circulation- Abstract     IMAGE SOURCE: iStockphoto/ emergency sign/ author: © BradenGunem   Heart disease is still the leading killer in the U.S, but first-time heart attacks are becoming less severe and less deadly than in the past...

Smokers Can't Quit Even During Cancer Treatment

Posted on January 21, 2009
LEARN MORE U of W. Virginia- news release  Journal of Oncology Practices. InjuryBoard on Cigarettes & Tobacco  CDC on Smoking & Tobacco Use  InjuryBoard on Lung Cancer  InjuryBoard News on Cigarettes  NIH on Smoking Cessation  American Cancer Society    IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / quit smoking / author: RobHadfield   There is no question that smoking is an environmental risk factor for cancer...

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