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50 Million Prescription Errors Yearly

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Journal of Patient Safety reports in December 2007 that 49% Americans who take at least one prescription medication daily face the serious risk from 50 million prescription errors by pharmacies nationwide. The problem is serious because an error could be fatal...

Honda HRX Lawnmowers in Defective Product Recall

Posted on July 17, 2008
Honda HRX lawnmowers have been recalled due to a defect in the rear plastic shield. Over 20,000 lawnmowers have this potential defect. The HRX Honda lawnmower is a model where the operator walks behind the lawnmower. The plastic shield is susceptible to break in which case debris that could cause injury can be thrown at the operator causing injury...

Serious Risk Of Bleeding When Heparin Is Administered Shortly After Stroke

Posted on July 16, 2008
Heparin is an anticoagulation drug that is commonly used in various medical contexts such as dialysis and when blood clotting is a concern. But administering Heparin to victims of cardioembolic stroke - a stroke caused by a blood clot - may lead to bleeding and dire consequences...

What Causes Cerebral Palsy?

Posted on July 07, 2008
The first question is what are the factors that raise the risk of cerebral palsy (CP)? 1. Labor and delivery problems. 2. Premature baby. 2. Low birth weight - less that 5 lbs 7.5 oz. 3. Do not cry for 5 minutes after delivery. 4. Brain hemorrhage. 5...

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How Do You If Your Child has Cerebral Palsy?

Posted on July 07, 2008
For such a serious developmental disability affecting children parents often have a difficult time knowing if their baby is suffering from cerebral palsy. Like with many conditions affecting babies, cerebral palsy requires close observation of the child...

You Doctor Says That You Should Be Well But You have Severe Unexplained Pain

Posted on July 06, 2008
You are in pain. The doctor who is treating you says that there is no reason for you to be hurting. The injury has healed. Tests and x-rays are all normal. But your body hurts. The area where you are feeling the pain - and it could be in more than one area -usually feels hot, burning and painful to even the touch of a piece of soft cotton or the brush of a hand...

Tire Tread Separations Due To Defective Tires Cause Deadly SUV Rollovers

Posted on July 06, 2008
In Hawaii, Florida, California and just about everywhere people drive cars, the news reports deaths and serious injuries from tire failures due to tread separations and rollovers. For example a woman in Tampa lost her life in late June when her Lexus SUV rolled over while she was driving...

Youth Bed Toy Chests Recalled By Consumer Product Safety Commission

Posted on July 06, 2008
After a 22 month old child died of strangulation, safety problems were identified leading to The Consumer Product Safet Commission has announcing a voluntary recall of over 9,000 LaJolla Boat Beds and Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Beds manufactured by Bayside Furnishings (a division of Whalen), of San Diego, California...

Garlic Bread And Garlic Spread Recalled Voluntarily

Posted on July 04, 2008
Be on the alert for Giant Brand garlic Bread and Garlic Spread products that the manufacturer has voluntarily recalled according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. According to the press release issued by the manufacturer those alergic or sensitive to dairy products may risk life threatening reactions to the products...

Fireworks Recalled By Manufacturer

Posted on July 04, 2008
It is the 4th of July and if you plan on setting off fireworks today please look at the label first. The U.S. Product Safety Commission and the manufacturer of the following fireworks have announced their recall for safety reasons. The product is Screech and Scream Fountain Fireworks by Black Cat Fireworks© out of Kansas...

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Punitive Damages

Posted on July 04, 2008
In one of the most important decisions since the addition of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court's decision in Exxon Shipping v. Baker took away the jury verdict against Exxon and reduced it to the standard that punitive damages should not be greater than other damages in a case...

Glaxo tests Tykerb versus Herceptin for early Breast Cancer Treatment

Posted on May 14, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline has begun a phase III clinical study that will compare comparing its drug Tykerb with Herceptin in the treatment of early breast cancer. The trial will measure which cancer cells disappear in the breast following treatment with Tykerb and/or Herceptin before surgery in women with early-stage breast cancer whose tumours overexpress the HER2 protein...

Cancer Treatment

Posted on May 14, 2008
Cancer Treatment and Recent Research Discoveries

Yellowfin Tuna Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk

Posted on February 10, 2008
Choyce Products, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5,452 pounds of frozen Yellowfin Tuna because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Yellowfin Tuna Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk

Posted on February 10, 2008
Choyce Products, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5,452 pounds of frozen Yellowfin Tuna because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Sandals from Wal-Mart May Cause Chemical Burns

Posted on January 12, 2008
Wal-Mart Sand 'N Sun flip-flops, which are sold for $2.44 nationwide, have been causing mass peeling because of a chemical reaction between human skin and the chemical composition of the flip-flop. The chemical reaction has still not been identified, it could be linked to many things such as sun screen, etc...

Sandals from Wal-Mart May Cause Chemical Burns

Recalled Aqua Dots Still Being Advertised

Posted on November 25, 2007
Aqua Dots, a dangerous children's toy that was recalled almost three weeks ago, are still being found in advertisements. The popular kids toy was recalled because they were coated in a chemical that can turn into the "date-rape" drug when swallowed ...

Recalled Aqua Dots Still Being Advertised

Dole Recalls Lettuce Because of E. Coli

Posted on September 18, 2007
The Dole Food Co. is recalling bagged lettuce because a sample was found to contain E. coli on Monday, September 17. So far there have not been any illnesses reported to the company. The voluntary recall affects all packages of Dole's Hearts Delight salad mix sold in the United States and Canada with a "best if used by" date of September 19, 2007, and a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B," Dole said.

Dole Recalls Lettuce Because of E. Coli

Posted on September 17, 2007
The Dole Food Co. is recalling bagged lettuce because a sample was found to contain E. coli on Monday, September 17. So far there have not been any illnesses reported to the company. The voluntary recall affects all packages of Dole's Hearts Delight salad mix sold in the United States and Canada with a "best if used by" date of September 19, 2007, and a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B," Dole said...

Berko Electric Recalls Toe-Space Heaters for Fire Hazard

Posted on August 31, 2007
Berko Electric of Peru, Indiana, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of the company's toe-space heaters, catalog number TS, TS-1, and TS-1A because of a serious fire hazard. Berko Electric is now known as Marley Engineered Products of Bennettsville, South Carolina...

Berko Electric Recalls Toe-Space Heaters for Fire Hazard

FDA Reminds of Correct Dosing for Kaletra Oral Solution

Posted on August 16, 2007
The FDA and Abbott Laboratories sent out an alert to remind clinicians of the appropriate dosing for Kaletra Oral Solution after a 44 month-old baby died of an overdose of the solution. Kaletra is used for the treatment of AIDS in adults and children over six months of age...

FDA Reminds of Correct Dosing for Kaletra Oral Solution

Posted on August 15, 2007
The FDA and Abbott Laboratories sent out an alert to remind clinicians of the appropriate dosing for Kaletra Oral Solution after a 44 month-old baby died of an overdose of the solution. Kaletra is used for the treatment of AIDS in adults and children over six months of age...

Class 1 Recall of Baxter COLLEAGUE and FLO-GARD Volumetric Infusion Pumps

Posted on July 31, 2007
Baxter Healthcare and the FDA have announced the Class 1 Recall of Baxter COLLEAGUE and FLO-GARD Volumetric Infusion Pumps. The recall includes 534 infusion pump devices in the United States that were brought into the company's service center for maintenance and repair...

Class 1 Recall of Baxter COLLEAGUE and FLO-GARD Volumetric Infusion Pumps

Hot Dog Chili Sauce Linked to Botulism

Posted on July 19, 2007
The FDA has warned consumers not to use various brands of hot dog chili sauce because they have been linked to botulism that has sent four people to the hospital.

Hot Dog Chili Sauce Linked to Botulism

Posted on July 19, 2007
The FDA has warned consumers not to use various brands of hot dog chili sauce because they have been linked to botulism that has sent four people to the hospital.The recall includes 10 ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex, and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009 through May 22, 2009...

Zimulti Application Withdrawn by Sanofi

Posted on June 29, 2007
Sanofi-Aventis, the world's third largest drug maker, withdrew its U.S. application for the weight loss drug Zimulti. The drug has been linked to suicidal thoughts and the advisory panel to the FDA voted that the agency should not approve Zimulti.

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