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Sort by relevance 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Medical Helicopter Crash: It Has Happened Again
Oct-16-08 Aurora, IL In what appears to be becoming a tragic epidemic of helicopter crashes , another medical helicopter has gone down in flames—this time in a Chicago suburb. Three crewmembers and the patient were killed. Deepening this tragedy, and that of other recent medical helicopter crashes, is the fact that patients have already suffered great trauma,... - Was Heparin contaminated or did Patient have Allergic Reaction?
Oct-9-08 Kansas City, KS: Justine was hospitalized for five days last January for a deep-vein thrombosis and she was given Heparin injections . She now believes the side effects she suffered were caused by an allergic reaction or Heparin contamination. Researchers say that combining short periods of leg compression with medications like Heparin can be helpful... - Iceberg Lettuce: Another E.coli Risk
Sep-28-08 Springfield, IL Reports from 26 people sickened after eating iceberg lettuce supplied by Detroit-based Aunt Mid's Produce Company prompted Michigan health officials to issue a public health alert on September 26th. The E.coli outbreak started at Michigan State University, with reports of bloody diarrhea, cramps and vomiting and 8 Michigan State Univers... - Melamine Contamination Mounts
Sep-27-08 Beijing, China Melamine was first found in tainted pet food, where many dogs and cats developed acute kidney failure and died. Recently melamine was discovered in milk formula, and China says more than 50,000 children have been sickened; many of them have developed kidney stones, a very painful and serious illness. Just days ago, tests found that White... - "Levaquin has ruined my life in so many ways"
Sep-26-08 Queens, NY Therese was prescribed the antibioitic Levaquin in 2001 when she experienced shortness of breath, but just 3 days after taking Levaquin , she couldn't bend her wrists, knees or ankles. Luckily, Therese had the wherewithal to stop taking the drug; others have not been so fortunate. "Initially I was prescribed Cipro but I happened to read t... - Possible Melamine Contamination in Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
Canadian Agency Issues Warning The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a warning for certain types of Mr. Brown 3-in-1 instant coffee, because they may contain melamine. Mr. Brown 3-in-1 coffee products were initially recalled in Taiwan. Consequently, the company that imports the products into Canada is not taking any chances following the... - Digitek: "This Pill is Too Thick"
Sep-23-08 Tucson, AZ Sue took Digitek for about 10 years to control her irregular heart beat and palpitations and she was doing OK until last fall, when Sue believes she was given pills that were on the Digitek recall ." I got my prescription by mail from Medco and right away, I felt that the pills were too thick," says Sue. "I learn to feel everything because... - Phosphocol P 32 Linked to Risk Of Leukemia In Children
Off-Label Use of the Drug for Intra-articular Injections the Cause The Food and Drug Administration has issued a Safety Alert regarding the unapproved use of Phosphocol P 32 (Chromic Phosphate P 32 Suspension) in children. Two children with hemophilia, aged 9 and 14, who were treated with the drug developed acute lymphocytic leukemia with within o... - Byetta Side Effects a Fact of Life
Sep-18-08 San Diego, CA Rarely, if ever, will you hear pharmaceutical companies claim that drugs are safe. The preferred position is the 'positive benefit-risk profile' for patients suffering from some malady—typically the condition for which the drug was approved. In the case of Byetta acute pancreatitis has claimed lives, while others have been made to deal wi... - Safety Alert: Petzl America Warns of Burn Hazard from Headlamps
Product Should not be Used with Rechargeable Batteries Petzl America in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a safety alert for approximately 330,000 MYO and MYO Belt headlamps. If the headlamp is used with rechargeable batteries, the cable connecting the battery pack to the lamp can spark, melt, or catch fire. This poses... - Truck Accident: Driver Likely Fell Asleep at the Wheel
Sep-17-08 Milwaukee, WI It was supposed to have been a routine high school band trip, but a truck accident turned the day into a tragedy. Five people died in the trucking accident, which happened when the bus they were riding on struck a semi truck that had flipped over and was on its side, blocking the highway. Thirty-five others were injured, including the truck... - FDA Halts Importation of Drugs Manufactured Offshore By Ranbaxy
Drugs From 2 Plants Affected The FDA has issued an alert for generic drugs produced by Ranbaxy's Dewas and Paonta Sahib plants in India. The problems at these two Ranbaxy plants relate to deficiencies in the company's drug manufacturing process. The Import Alert issued by the FDA on Sept 16, allows for US officials to detain at any US border, any a... - Salmonella and the Food Chain: Food for Thought…
Sep-9-08 Washington, DC The crisis over salmonella poisoning involving jalapeno peppers and tomatoes has passed. Or has it? It wasn't long after the salmonella food poisoning episode settled down before Whole Foods Market found itself recalling massive amounts of E. coli contaminated ground beef, and in Canada the recent Maple Leaf Foods recall has left the cou... - Massive Cosmetic Giveaway Part of Anti-Trust Settlement
Aug-22-08 New York, NY At first blush it may seem a bit unorthodox, but a settlement reached a few years ago in a massive anti-trust class action lawsuit is not without precedent. Let's just say there's the potential for a lot of people sporting a whole new look for the New Year after a host of the country's major department store chains will begin handing out mil... - Renewed Concerns About Byetta After Patient Deaths
Aug-20-08 Washington, DC A drug previously linked with acute pancreatitis is once again under scrutiny by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after reports continue to come in with regard to Byetta , the injectable medication from Amylin and Eli Lilly used as a treatment for Type 2 Diabetes. The FDA said Monday that it is giving consideration to an updat... - Boston Scientific Stent Device Recall: Here's a Tip You Don't Want…
Aug-18-08 Washington, DC Yet another recall of a medical device proves that contrary to what we would like to believe, medical devices are no more reliable than anything else in the manufactured world. Such appears to be the case with the Boston Scientific NexStent Monorail, NexStent Carotid Stent and Monorail Delivery System that has been voluntarily recalled... - Truck Accident: Failing to Keep it Together
Aug-14-08 Hamilton, ON It happened in Canada and no one was killed, but the truck accident could have happened anywhere and could have been far worse. Semi trucks. Tractor-trailers. The big rigs. They're the giants of the road, behemoths weighing hundreds of tons sharing asphalt with cars weighing a fraction of that. Those cars are getting smaller, what with th... - Another Levaquin Lament
Aug-11-08 Philadelphia, PA: For no apparent reason, Lynn had damaged her Achilles tendon; it got so bad that she could barely walk. Then she had problems with the rotator cuff tendon in her right shoulder. Her injuries were baffling Lynn and her doctors, until she discovered the link between damaged and ruptured tendons and Levaquin . "The first time I took Lev... - Inside a Car Accident
Jul-29-08 Houston, TX Car accidents , like any accident, can happen to the nicest people, when they least expect it, and for all the wrong reasons. Someone could hit you. Someone else could be driving. The car crash itself could have been caused by an unsafe vehicle. Or it could just be a case of serendipity, of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whatev... - "Losing Weight wasn't worth taking Fen-Phen: PPH was the Outcome"
Jul-22-08 Atlanta, GA Margaret was given a script for Fen-phen and took it every day for two years, right up until it was pulled from the market. "It worked, I lost 100lbs," she says, "but in retrospect, this drug is so dangerous that I wouldn't have taken it had I known that PPH (Primary Pulmonary Hypertension) would ultimately be the outcome." "This drug ma...