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More Recalled Eggs

Folks, please check the brand of eggs that you have in your refrigerator, as this recall is expanding. According to a post in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a second Iowa farm is recalling eggs due to salmonella poisoning. Iowa’s Hillandale Farms said Friday that it was recalling its eggs after laboratory tests confirmed illnesses associated with … Read more

Egg Recall Expanded After Salmonella Outbreak

The New York Times (8/19, B1, Neuman) reports on the front page of its Business Day section that the “outbreak, which federal officials said was the largest of its type related to eggs in years, began in May, just weeks before new government safety rules went into effect that were intended to greatly reduce the … Read more

Shire to pull blood-pressure drug from market

If you use ProAmatine for blood pressure, Shire is taking it off the market.   The AP (8/18, Perrone) reports, “Shire PLC said Tuesday it will pull” its blood-pressure drug ProAmatine (midodrine hydrochloride) “off the market” by the end of September “following warnings from federal regulators who said the drug has not been proven effective.” … Read more

Prolonged use of Hormone Replacement Therapy may increase risk for breast cancer

CNN (8/10, Willingham) “The Chart” blog reported, “Over the years, numerous studies have shown that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.” For many women, however, “questions about side effects, hormone combinations, and length of hormone use are still unanswered, causing confusion. And some continue to take hormones to relieve … Read more

Fisher-Price recalls play sets

  Parents, please take note of this announcement about a recall from Fisher-Price. The AP (8/5) reported, “Mattel Inc.’s Fisher-Price is recalling its Little People Play ‘n Go Campsite because a figure included in the playset poses a choking hazard. The recall affects about 96,000 of the play sets in the US and 14,000 in … Read more

FDA lacks adequate authority to ban dietary supplements

  USA Today (8/5) editorializes “the watchdog publication Consumer Reports,” in its latest issue, “spotlights a list of 12 widely used supplement ingredients linked to serious health risks, including cardiovascular, liver and kidney problems.” The sale of supplements, which is a “$27 billion” industry, is not illegal. The paper says “spokesmen for the self-described ‘responsible’ … Read more