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Serious Neurologic Disease Linked to Raptiva

Posted on March 05, 2009

AstraZeneca's Hidden Information On Seroquel

Posted on March 04, 2009

AstraZeneca Allegedly Buries Unfavorable Data About Seroquel

Posted on March 02, 2009

PAGCL Caused By Shoulder Pain Pumps

Posted on February 25, 2009
Intra-articular pain pumps deliver pain medicine directly into surgical sites, such as shoulders. Medications such as lidocaine and bupivacaine are delivered via an implanted disposable device. According to studies, patients using intra-articular shoulder pain pumps are at risk for developing postarthroscopic glenhumeral chondrolysis (PAGCL)...

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Food Inspector Shortages Are Critical Problem

Posted on February 23, 2009
The recent salmonella outbreak has highlighted a problem in the food inspection system. The federal government relies heavily on states to monitor our country's food supply. However, dozens of food inspection jobs are vacant, due to state budgetary woes...

Federal Probe Into Stryker Leads To Guilty Pleas

Posted on February 23, 2009
Two former sales representatives of Stryker Corp. have pleaded guilty in a Justice Department inquiry into the company. In 2008, the U.S. Attorneys office in Boston began an inquiry into Stryker, a manufacturer of medical devices. The inquiry centered around Stryker's marketing of human bone growth products...

Raptiva and Deadly Brain Infection

Posted on February 22, 2009
According to the FDA, there have been three confirmed cases, and a possible fourth, of people who have been diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after using Raptiva. Raptiva is an injectable drug used to treat adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis...

New Recommendations For Use Of Methadone

Posted on February 22, 2009
In their first joint guideline effort, the American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine developed and issued new guidelines for the treatment of chronic pain. The guidelines were published in the February issue of the Journal of Pain...

Increased Regulation for Extended-Release Opiods

Posted on February 15, 2009
Recently, the FDA established a program to try and help stem abuse of extended-release opiod painkillers. Millions of Americans use opiod painkillers, which include extended-release and patch formulations, such as extended-release OxyContin and Opana, as well as the Duragesic patch...

FDA Scrutiny For Bayer Advertisements

Posted on February 15, 2009
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has been in trouble with the FDA regarding advertisements for its oral contraceptive Yaz. It was alleged that marketing for Yaz violated an earlier consent judgment in a case resulting from Bayer's advertising for the drug Baycol...

President of Peanut Corporation of America Refuses To Testify

Posted on February 12, 2009
A Congressional subcommittee recently held a hearing on its investigation into the salmonella outbreak linked to a U.S. peanut processing company. Salmonella found in peanut products that sickened over 500 people and caused the deaths of 8 people, was traced back to the Blakely, GA plant of the Peanut Corporation of America...

Bleeding Problems With Xigris

Posted on February 05, 2009
Xigris, a drug made by Eli Lilly, has drawn the scruting of federal regulators. The FDA is looking at Xigris, which is used to treat severe sepsis or blood infections, to determine a possible risk that the drug may cause serious bleeding. According to the FDA, a retrospective study of 73 patients who used Xigris, showed an increased risk of serious bleeding and death...

Recalled MTD Snow Throwers Still Being Used

Posted on February 02, 2009
Despite the fact that the CSPC and MTD announced the recall of over 130,000 snow throwers back in 2006, we are seeing that many of the recalled snow blowers are still being used. Consumers who have not received notice of the recall or who have not returned their snow throwers are using them this winter season, and some are being injured when overinflated tires cause the plastic wheel rims to burst...

Security Breach at Heartland

Posted on February 02, 2009
Possibly the biggest security breach ever has happened with Heartland Payment Systems. Heartland processes payroll and credit card payments for more than 250,000 businesses. According to Heartland, it just found out about the data breach this year, even though the breach occurred last year...

Salmonella Outbreak Leads to Criminal Investigation

Posted on January 30, 2009
The FDA has initiated a criminal investigation into the Georgia plant at the center of the recent salmonella outbreak. The Blakely, Georgia plant of the Peanut Corporation of America, is the source of peanut butter and peanut paste linked to more than 500 cases of salmonella in 43 states and Canada...

Deadly Multi-Car Crash On I-95

Posted on January 30, 2009
A multiple car accident on I-95 left 3 people dead, and another person in extremely critical condition. The accident happened in Claymont, Delaware, apparently when the driver of a Ford Explorer lost control of the SUV and crossed from the northbound lane into the southbound lanes of the interstate, and hit a Mercury sedan...

Risk of Serious Injury From Topical Anesthetics

Posted on January 26, 2009
Recently, the FDA issued a second warning that topical numbing agents have potential for causing serious side effects. Topical anesthetics may be used to lessen the pain from certain medical tests and cosmetic procedures. The latest warning came after a study on the use of lidocaine to lessen the discomfort of mammograms...

Reducing Spinal Fractures In Car Accidents

Posted on January 25, 2009
According to an article in the February issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, the risk of suffering an spinal fracture in a car accident decreases by 33% with the combined use of a seat belt and airbag. The findings came as the result of a team of doctors performing a retrospective cohort study of car accident and injury data from the time period of 1994-2002...

Death Sentences In Tainted Milk Scandal

Posted on January 25, 2009
In 2008, hundreds of thousands of infants in China were sickened with kidney stones and urinary tract problems, and at least six died, after using tainted baby formula and milk products. The milk had been contaminated with melamine, a chemical used in laminates, wood adhesives, ceiling tiles and flame retardants...

Three-Car Accident Kills One

Posted on January 23, 2009
On Thursday, January 15, 2009, a three-car accident in Northeast Philadelphia left one woman dead and another woman injured. Shirley Joseph and another woman were sitting inside a Nissan Maxima in a store parking lot, when a speeding Pontiac Grand Am shot across the street and slammed into them, causing their car to crash into a third car...

Peanut Butter Products Recalled Amidst Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on January 19, 2009
In the midst of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 400 people, King Nut Companies has voluntarily recalled two of its brands of peanut butter after positive salmonella tests on an open container. King Nut Companies is based in Ohio, and the peanut butter at issue was not sold directly to consumers, but rather distributed through food service providers...

Serious Injuries Linked to Fosamax

Posted on January 18, 2009
Fosamax, the osteoporosis drug, has been linked with some rare, but serious, side effects, esophageal cancer and osteonecrosis of the jaw. Esophageal cancer is cancer of the esophagus and osteonecrosis of the jaw is a bone-killing infection. Fosamax is an oral bisphosphonate that slows bone loss, also known as osteoporosis...

Seven Injured In Multiple Car Accident

Posted on January 13, 2009
On Saturday, January 10, 2009, there were two accidents on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. One accident involved three vehicles. One SUV began fishtailing and was clipped by two other SUVs, with all three vehicles crashing into the guardrail...

Error In Vitamin D Test at Quest Diagnostics

Posted on January 08, 2009
Recently, Quest Diagnostics of Madison, NJ, the largest medical lab company in the U.S., acknowledged a problem that resulted in inaccurate vitamin D testing. Thousands of doctors have been notified of potential inaccuracies with vitamin D tests that they had ordered...

Class I Recall of Eye Surgery Product Healon D

Posted on January 06, 2009
The FDA has recalled lot number UD30654 of Healon D, which is an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD). Healon D is manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) of Santa Ana, California. Though all units of the affected lot number had been voluntarily recalled by AMO on October 30, 2008, the company has not received all of the units distributed in the United States...

1.5 Million Struck By RBS WorldPay Breach

Posted on January 04, 2009
The security breach at RBS WorldPay has hit 1.5 million people whose records were compromised by the breach. RBS WorldPay, formerly known as RBS Lynk, is an electronic payment processing services provider. The company provides various payment services, including pre-paid payroll cards and gift cards...

Security Breach Compromised Data at RBS WorldPay

Posted on January 01, 2009
The RBS WorldPay security breach affected 1.5 million cardholders and their personal information. RBS WorldPay is an electronic payment processing service, based in Atlanta. In addition to processing debit, credit and ATM transactions, RBS WorldPay processes gift card and payroll card transactions...

Data Security Breached at RBS WorldPay

Posted on December 30, 2008
RBS WorldPay , an Atlanta-based merchant-acquiring and pre-paid card provider, announced a breach of its data security. The breach occurred in the computer system, with 1.5 million cardholders having their personal information, including social security numbers, being compromised...

BPA Ruling Reconsidered

Posted on December 27, 2008
The FDA has recently decided to reconsider its earlier finding about the safety of bisphenol-A. Bisphenol-A, also known as BPA, is a chemical commonly found in plastic food containers, plastic baby bottles and the linings of metal cans. Though there is a large amount of scientific research that calls into question the safety of BPA, in August 2008, the FDA issued a draft risk assessment, finding that BPA is safe as it is now used...

Prepare for Car Emergencies

Posted on December 26, 2008
A recent incident in Maryland serves as a reminder of how important it is to be prepared for emergencies while driving. A water main break caused a wall of water to rush down a Maryland road, trapping several motorists in their cars, as the water moved to quickly for them to escape its path...

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