- Alan Ripka | September 30, 2010 3:40 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeWhen mistakes or negligence by physicians, nurses or other healthcare provider occurs during delivery or care of a newborn baby and results in brain damage, such as failing to diagnose, monitor or...
- Paul Napoli | September 29, 2010 8:09 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeptember 29, 2010
If you are a parent, healthcare professional or caregiver of an infant, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) want...
- Paul Napoli | September 28, 2010 5:39 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSeptember 28, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has instituted new requirements for reporting risks or adverse reactions found during clinical trials of investigational drugs and...
- Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2010 3:00 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Three companies that manufacture and market mouth rinse products have received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding claims that they remove plaque above the...
- Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2010 12:58 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
The makers of POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice are being sued by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for making “false and unsubstantiated claims” alleging the products treat or prevent...
- Paul Napoli | September 27, 2010 8:13 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesSeptember 27, 2010
The Camden, NJ urban-style clothing manufacturer, Miskeen Originals LLC, is in trouble with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
- Chrissie Cole | September 27, 2010 1:14 PM |
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Toxic Substances
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) wants to restrict advertising that exposes children to certain products including alcohol, tobacco and erectile dysfunction drugs as well as other...
- Paul Napoli | September 26, 2010 6:11 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeptember 26, 2010
Hyundai Motor Company is recalling 139,500 model year 2011 Sonata vehicles because improper assembly or insufficient tightening the steering column intermediate shaft universal...
- Paul Napoli | September 25, 2010 9:40 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeptember 25, 2010
Siemens Industry Inc., of Alpharetta, GA, in cooperation of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling 2.2 million Siemens and Murray Circuit...
- Chrissie Cole | September 25, 2010 7:35 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Amgen announced a voluntary recall of certain lots of Epogen and Procrit, both anemia drugs, as a precaution because it may contain glass flakes that could cause blood clots, immune system...
- Paul Napoli | September 25, 2010 5:09 AM |
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MiscellaneousSeptember 24, 2010
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL is sending warning letters to 5,000 patients potentially exposed to Hepatitis C from a hospital worker who injected himself with painkillers...
- Paul Napoli | September 23, 2010 11:48 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSeptember 23, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that the agency is significantly restricting the use of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) due to data that...
- Chrissie Cole | September 23, 2010 3:01 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Butter Cup Cakes have been recalled by Red Lotus Bakery because they may contain undeclared eggs, according to a news release by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). People who are allergic to...
- Chrissie Cole | September 23, 2010 1:57 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Hidden dangers lurk in most all homes – unsecure and unstable appliances, televisions and furniture – posing injury hazards to young children.
In an effort to increase awareness, the...
- Paul Napoli | September 23, 2010 1:47 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeptember 22, 2010
Parents of infants using Similac infant formula should be aware that the manufacturer is recalling five million containers of the formula due to potential for beetles in the...
- Chrissie Cole | September 22, 2010 2:22 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
D&D Distributing-Wholesale Inc., in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of “Love Tester” mood rings and necklaces because they contain high levels of lead....
- Paul Napoli | September 21, 2010 11:16 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeptember 21, 2010
A new study has found that button batteries, also called disc batteries, lodged in the esophagus of children can do extensive damage within hours, worrying study authors because...
- Paul Napoli | September 20, 2010 10:13 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSeptember 20, 2010
A new report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says accidents involving reports of distracted driving caused 16% of all traffic fatalities in 2009, up...
- Paul Napoli | September 18, 2010 10:37 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeptember 18, 2010
Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a settlement in the product liability lawsuit of the San Diego crash that prompted the recall of millions of Toyota vehicles for defects causing...
- Paul Napoli | September 18, 2010 12:19 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSeptember 17, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that the agency is reviewing data from an ongoing 10-year study to evaluate whether Actos (pioglitazone) is associated...
- Paul Napoli | September 17, 2010 2:09 AM |
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MiscellaneousSeptember 16, 2010
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. investors hoping the company’s new weight loss drug Lorcaserin would win approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), were instead...
- Chrissie Cole | September 16, 2010 9:49 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsKiloSports Inc., is voluntarily recalling Clomed supplements (60-count bottles), because they contain aromatase inhibitors, commonly known as ATD.
Adverse events associated with the use of...
- Paul Napoli | September 16, 2010 1:54 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeptember 15, 2010
Parents should be aware that the popular Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant is recalling more than a million children’s toys.
Parents or caregivers should immediately take...
- Paul Napoli | September 15, 2010 12:56 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeSeptember 14, 2010
A Miami hospital is facing legal action after circumcising a newborn boy after the family repeatedly expressed wishes that he remain intact, according to ABC News.
Vera Delgado...
- Paul Napoli | September 12, 2010 3:11 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)September 11, 2010
Four people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a double-decker Megabus slammed into a railroad overpass while traveling on the roadway below, outside Syracuse, NY...
- Paul Napoli | September 11, 2010 1:12 AM |
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Wrongful DeathSeptember 10, 2010
Residents of the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno, CA say they reported the smell of gas weeks before the horrific explosion of a natural gas pipeline on Thursday that killed...
- Alan Ripka | September 10, 2010 6:18 PM |
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MiscellaneousAfter years of legal jousting, it is finally time for your case to go to trial. Of course, you had hoped it would settle for enough money to make the entire experience worthwhile and compensate you...
- Chrissie Cole | September 07, 2010 11:07 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Step2 Company, in cooperation with CPSC and Health Canada, has initiated a voluntary recall of Sand & Water Transportation Station Toys due to a choking hazard posed by small parts that can...
- Chrissie Cole | September 05, 2010 10:40 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Home Safety Council (HSC) have released an overview of drowning incidents that occurred during the 2010 summer swimming season.
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- Paul Napoli | September 04, 2010 4:05 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSeptember 3, 2010
A new study released Thursday has found that people who take a class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates such as Actonel (Risedronate), Boniva (Ibandronate) and Fosamax...
- Alan Ripka | September 03, 2010 2:59 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Jury selection is an important factor in winning your trial. A jury can decide against you despite all of the facts being in your favor. The reality is, you better ask the tough questions in...
- Alan Ripka | September 03, 2010 2:49 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPeople who want to stay fit and be healthy will often rely upon nutritional supplements in the forms of herbs and vitamins, based upon the representations, avertisements, labeling and marketing of...
- Chrissie Cole | September 02, 2010 10:16 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Toshiba, working in cooperation with Health Canada and CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of certain notebook because the batteries can overheat at the plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn...
- Paul Napoli | September 01, 2010 10:59 PM |
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Wrongful DeathSeptember 1, 2010
After four days of searching, the NYPD identified and suspended the officer who allegedly refused to aid a girl having an asthma attack after her mother flagged the cop down on...