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Tea Glasses Recalled Due To Lead Risk

Posted on May 27, 2010
Cost Plus Inc., voluntarily recalled Moroccan tea glasses, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), because they contain high levels of lead in the exterior coloring. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects...

Diet Drugs alli and Xenical (Orlistat) Get Labeling Change to Warn of Liver Damage and Failure

Posted on May 26, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is requiring manufacturers of the weight loss drug Orlistat, marketed as over-the-counter (OTC) alli and prescription Xenical, to change the drug labeling to include new safety information about cases of severe liver injury that have been reported with the use of this medication...

FDA Issues Warning About PPI Antacids and Broken Bones, Product Labeling to Change

Posted on May 26, 2010
Results of recent studies linking popular Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to broken bones have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a warning today about the drugs and announce that manufacturers will change product labeling to warn of the risk...

FDA Considering ?Little Pink Pill? for Women

Posted on May 26, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will consider approval of a drug nicknamed 'Women's Viagra' which is designed to increase sexual desire in women next month, according to an article in The Washington Post. The German pharmaceutical company of Boehringer Ingelheim first developed the drug called Flibanserin as an antidepressant, but the drug failed...

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New Study Shows a Deadly Hospital Infection Can Travel by Air, Not Just Contact

Posted on May 26, 2010
A bacterium responsible for potentially fatal hospital-acquired infections not only travels by touch, but also through the air, according to a new study by British researchers. Study researchers from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom studied air and surface samples taken from around patients suffering from Clostridium difficile infections (CDI)...

Another Salad Staple Linked to Illness and Recalled

Posted on May 26, 2010
Earlier this month, federal authorities found lettuce caused an outbreak of E. coli and now have linked alfalfa sprouts to an outbreak of Salmonella infections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, CA is recalling all of its alfalfa sprouts marketed under the Caldwell Fresh Foods, Nature's Choice and California Exotics brands because the U...

Study Links Brain Injury And Sleep Problems

Posted on May 24, 2010
A new study suggests people that have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may produce reduced amounts of melatonin -- a hormone that regulates biological rhythms -- which leads to sleep problems. For the study, Australian researchers performed sleep experiments on 23 patients who had suffered a severe traumatic brain injury an average of 14 months earlier and compared the findings with 23 healthy people of the same age...

What the CDC Wants You to Know Before You Get In That Pool This Summer

Posted on May 22, 2010
Just in time for summer, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report found that 1 out of 8 pools inspected were unsafe for swimmers. The report entitled'Violations Identified from Routine Swimming Pool Inspections – Selected States and Counties, United States, 2008,' is in this week′s issue of CDC′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)...

Officials and CDC Knowingly Endangered D.C. Residents Regarding Lead in the Drinking Water

Posted on May 22, 2010
A shocking report by the House investigative subcommittee has found the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and local D.C. government not only failed to adequately warn residents of high levels of lead in the District of Columbia drinking water, when the lead contamination became known they lied to alleviate resident's fears about the lead and its potential health effects...

Walmart Finally Pulls Miley Cyrus Jewelry, Knew it Contained Cadmium and Sold it Anyway, says AP

Posted on May 22, 2010
Walmart Inc. knew in February that a line of Miley Cyrus branded jewelry contained high levels of Cadmium and knowingly continued to sell the products in its stores, says an article by the Associated Press. Perhaps known best for her role as 'Hannah Montana,' Cyrus' jewelry line includes bracelets and necklaces made exclusively for Walmart stores and debuted in December...

GE Coffee Makers Recalled

Posted on May 20, 2010
Select General Electric brand coffee makers have been voluntarily recalled by Walmart Stores, in cooperation with the CPSC, due to a fire and burn hazard. To date the company has received 83 reports of the coffee makers overheating, melting, smoking, burning and fire, including three reports of minor burn injuries to consumers...

This ?Hot Dog Season,? will Consumers take Study Linking Heart Disease and Processed Meat to Heart?

Posted on May 18, 2010
A new study has found that eating processed meats such as hot dogs, sausage, bacon and deli meat may dramatically increase risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. Study researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) used results of 20 relevant studies, comprising 1,218,380 individuals from 10 countries on four continents (North America, Europe, Australia and Asia) to compare rates of heart disease and diabetes among people eating processed meats versus those eating unprocessed red meats...

Two Deaths Prompt Recall Of Toy Dart Gun Sets

Posted on May 17, 2010
Family Dollar Stores issued a voluntary recall of more than 1 million toy dart gun sets after a 9-year-old boy in Chicago, Ill. and a 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee, Wis. choked to death on the darts. The recalled toy dart guns were imported by Henry Gordy International and sold exclusively at Family Dollar stores...

Study Links Pesticides to Children?s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Posted on May 17, 2010
A new study links organophosphate pesticides widely used on food and in the home to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a mental disorder common in children and characterized by symptoms such as severe or frequent impulsiveness, inattention or hyperactivity...

People Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis Due to Med Students? Errors

Posted on May 17, 2010
Errors by medical students hosting a Diabetes Testing event at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque on April 24, 2010, may have exposed participants to certain diseases, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV, by contact with infected blood...

6-Year-Old Boy Dies in the Dentist?s Chair

Posted on May 16, 2010
Authorities are investigating how a young boy died during a visit to the dentist on Tuesday. Crystal Lewis took her son, Jacobi Hill, 6, to the Pediatric Dental Facility at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA to have two teeth capped. The dentist used anesthesia for the procedure...

Are Modern Medications the Cause of a Triple Increase in Children?s Peanut Allergies?

Posted on May 14, 2010
A new study showing that peanut allergies in children have increased at a shocking rate has researchers wondering what caused the spike. A team of researchers led by Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, surveyed 5,300 American households in 2008 and compared the results to results of a 1997 study...

FDA Inquiry Halts Walgreens Sales of ?Do It Yourself? Gene Test

Posted on May 13, 2010
Deerfield, IL based Walgreen Co. has decided not to sell a controversial 'gene kit' after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the device needs agency approval. Pathway Genomics, of San Diego, CA, markets its Genetic Health Report directly to consumers, encouraging them to use the test results to modify their health regime to live a healthier, longer life...

Step2 Recalls 2.5 Million Children?s Toy Car Buggies

Posted on May 13, 2010
Injuries of children, including two that that required professional medical treatment have prompted Step2 Company, a Streetsboro, OH toy manufacturer to recall 2.5 million toy car ride-along buggies. The recalled Step2® Push Around Buggy™ and Whisper Ride Buggy™ are ride-along toys shaped like small cars, with a steering wheel, horn and seat where a toddler can ride and pretend to drive while another person pushes the buggy from behind using the handle...

New York Unveils Statewide Cancer Map

Posted on May 13, 2010
New York has developed the nation's first statewide cancer map, pinpointing locations of diagnosed cases of cancer. The interactive map available on the New York State Department of Health website allows the user to input an address to see how many diagnosed cases of certain types of cancer occurred from 2003-2007 for a specific city block, with the ability to pan, zoom in and out...

Studies Link Popular PPI Antacids to Bacterial Infection and Broken Bones

Posted on May 11, 2010
PPI antacids such as Aciphex, Dexilant, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec and Protonix are linked to increased risk of a bacterial infection and broken bones, say studies published in the May 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a class of drug that reduces the production of stomach acid by blocking a certain enzyme in the stomach wall that produces acid...

Contaminated Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Water Reaches NJ Aquifer

Posted on May 09, 2010
Contaminated water from a leak last year at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant has reached the aquifer beneath New Jersey that supplies most of the drinking water for southern part of the state. The discovery that radioactive tritium has seeped into The Kirkwood–Cohansey Aquifer prompted the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to announce that the state is opening a new investigation into the 2009 leak at the power plant in Lacey Township, NJ...

Several Injured In Staten Island Ferry Crash

Posted on May 08, 2010
As many as 37 people suffered minor injuries and one person was seriously hurt when a Staten Island ferry boat hit a pier as it approached the St. George Ferry Terminal, on Saturday. Authorities said the cause appeared to be mechanical failure. The pilots were unable to pull back on the throttle as the vessel was approaching the dock from Manhattan, according to the NY Times...

37 Hurt as Staten Island Ferry Crashes into Dock

Posted on May 08, 2010
An apparent mechanical malfunction caused a Staten Island Ferry, the Andrew J. Barberi, to crash into the dock at Staten Island's St. George Ferry Terminal. The malfunction occurred about 9:20 a.m. Saturday morning as the ship approached the U-shaped docking slip...

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Asks Government to Require Antilock Brakes on Motorcycles

Posted on May 08, 2010
A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that found antilock brakes significantly reduce motorcycle crashes has prompted the organization to ask that the federal government require motorcycle manufacturers to make the technology standard equipment on all new motorcycles...

Environmentally Induced Cancer Grossly Underestimated

Posted on May 08, 2010
Americans are suffering 'grievous harm' from environmental and occupational carcinogens, according to a new government report. The 2008-2009 Annual Report of the President's Cancer Panel called Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk – What We Can Do Now, found that Americans, even before birth, are exposed continually to dangerous toxins in our food, water and air...

CPSC Issues Another Warning On Drop-Side Cribs; 32 Fatalities

Posted on May 08, 2010
In a statement issued Friday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is again warning parents and caretakers about the dangers associated with drop-side cribs. In the last five years, CPSC has issued 11 recalls involving more than 7 million drop-side cribs due to suffocation and strangulation hazards...

Gulf Oil Cleanup Hazardous for Health of Workers

Posted on May 05, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is on site on the Gulf coast to ensure that workers cleaning up the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon disaster receive necessary training and protections from the hazards of the work...

58% of Americans Live Where the Air is Dangerous to Breathe

Posted on May 05, 2010
A report released by the American Lung Association found progress in the fight against air pollution, but shows that more than half of Americans live in areas where air is unhealthy. The report, State of the Air 2010, used air pollution data collected in 2006, 2007 and 2008 to create a 'report card' and assign grades to cities and counties...

Study Shows Bar-Code Technology Reduces Hospital Medication Errors

Posted on May 05, 2010
Medical facilities can reduce patient medication errors by using bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR), according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Medication errors are among the most common medical errors...

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