Actavis Inc has recalled all remaining lots of Fentanyl Pain Patches. As with the previous recalls, there may be a defect that could cause fentanyl to leak directly to the skin of the patient or caregiver and cause an Fentanyl overdose. Fentanyl overdose could...
In one of the latest developments in the Avandia diabetes drug issue, a group of lawmakers sent a letter to FDA asking Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach to explain the agency's policy on conflicts of interest regarding hiring employees directly from drug companies regulated by...
9-11-2007 Major popcorn manufacturers who use Diacetyl in their popcorn have begun removing the dangerous chemical from their products. This comes more than a year after the EPA produced a study warning of potential health hazards from Diacetyl. Diacetyl was identified at the Centers for...
Cheryl Ann White, a 60-year-old Florida resident and nanny, has been charged with unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Wesley and Leslie Locklair suspected the care given their 5-month-old child was less than...
An explosion left an oil rig worker unconscious near Denton this morning. While hooking up a supply pump at a facility on Burns Ranch Road, something exploded and threw the man. Details regarding the cause of the accident are unknown, as is the worker's...
Vi-Jon, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide consumer product recall of a single lot of 28 fluid ounce bottles of Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash after determining the presence of a bacteria, Enterobacter gergoviae, in some of the product samples tested. The company became...
A class I recall is being issued for all Digitek (digoxin) medications, because they might have twice the approved levels of digoxin. Double-strength pills can cause digitalis toxicity, which can result in vomiting, nausea, low blood pressure, cardiac instability, bradycardia and even death. Digitek is...
Many Oklahoma nursing homes are under the operation of shell companies without assets or insurance, said the executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety in a news conference today. With the growing number of cases of nursing home abuse and...
The Salisbury Journal has run a story about nine-year-old Thomas Young, a child born with cerebral palsy as a result of medical error. Young has been awarded a settlement in a case against the hospital. You can read more about the case on our...
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