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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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