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Straight from the news wires: the popular weight-loss drug Hydroxycut is undergoing a massive recall due to unsafe ingredients. The FDA is reporting more than 25 instances of serious health-related events and 1 death due to liver failure after normal use of the product. Symptoms...

01 May, 2009 /

The Dallas Morning News is reporting several local school closures due to swine flu, including high schools, elementary schools, and preschool programs across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In addition to school closures, the CDC is advising those with flu-like symptoms - fever, cough, sore throat,...

29 April, 2009 /

Over the past several years, big-name and high-profile companies have recalled products bearing the stamp "Made in China" due to defective, dangerous, and unsafe components. Chinese products represent approximately 60% of all products sold in the United States. Yet questions continue to arise regarding the...

22 April, 2009 /

Monday morning in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) means several things: 1-35 through both Dallas (35E) and Fort Worth (35W) will be miserably clogged with traffic. Woodall Rogers Freeway through Dallas will be a disaster.</li> 1-45 will require more patience than I have for the day.</li> I-20...

13 April, 2009 /

Yesterday afternoon, the Texas Legislature opened a bill related to vicious dogs to public hearing. Known as House Bill 1982, and introduced by Representative Fischer (D-San Antonio), the vicious dogs bill would require the registration, significant restraint, and insurance for dogs described as...

08 April, 2009 /

The New England Journal of Medicine published a perspective piece recently on the changing perceptions of pharmaceutical drug safety. As one drug after another comes under significant scrutiny, the regulatory structure - the FDA - is under increased pressure to "do something" about...

07 April, 2009 /

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