Public Database of Product Complaints
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will launch a new public database that tracks customer product safety complaints.
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FDA recalls lead contaminated candies
I guess they had the name right on this one… The AP reported the US distributor of Pakistan-imported candy chew bars is recalling them “because of lead contamination,” the Food and Drug Administration announced. Indianapolis-based Candy Dynamics distributed the bars, which are called Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge. The FDA said no one has fallen … Read more
Ask Marvin Lundy About…Ice and Snow Removal
Every year, thousands of people are injured when they fall on ice or snow, resulting in lost work, medical bills and pain and suffering. If you fall on ice or snow on someone’s property, you may be able to recover damages for medical expenses, lost income and other costs of the accident. However, the rules … Read more
Circle Lenses Considered Bad for Eyes
The Los Angeles Times (1/19, Forgione) “Booster Shots” blog reported that eye “doctors aren’t crazy” about nonprescription “circle lenses,” contacts “that create a big-eye look made popular by Lady Gaga and Japanese anime characters.” The blog entry referred to an article in the Chicago Tribune (1/13, Stein) that explained that the lenses may cause allergic … Read more
HCG diet products fraudulent and illegal
The USA Today (1/24, Hellmich) reported, “There is no evidence” to support HCG weight-loss product claims says the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s “Internet and health fraud” division, Elizabeth Miller. Miller also said that although HCG products “claim to be homeopathic,” they are not recognized in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia. Therefore, these products “are … Read more
Nurses Need Sleep Too
This is a pretty intuitive finding, but it’s a reminder that overworked hospital personnel are not just a danger to themselves, but their patients.HealthDay (1/19, Preidt) reported that “patients in hospitals where nurses work long hours are much more likely to die of pneumonia and heart attack,” according to a study published in the journal … Read more
Stroller Recall Announced After Fingers Severed
Ouch! The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a joint recall with the Colorado-based producers of jogging strollers, the AP reported on January 21. The reason for the recall are “reports of injuries to adults whose fingers became caught in the hinge mechanism, including a fingertip amputation.” The recall affects 22,000 phil&teds strollers. Being … Read more
FDA to curb consumption of acetaminophen in prescription painkillers
You may have heard about the FDA’s crackdown on the overuse of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and many over the counter pain killers on ABC World News last week. Here are some very interesting additions to that story. Bloomberg News (1/14, Larkin) reports, “Prescription pain pills may contain no more than 325 … Read more
FDA will issue new warnings about Multaq liver failure cases
Bloomberg News (1/14, Torsoli) reported that two patients taking the Multaq (dronedarone) heart treatment have suffered liver failure. ” Sanofi will inform doctors about liver function test results and injuries reported in patients treated with Multaq, including two cases of acute liver failure” according to a company spokesman. Multaq, “cleared for sale in 2009, … Read more
NYTimes: failure to vaccinate children leaves them vulnerable to harmful diseases
You may have heard about this news on TV — the physician whose research helped to spur a movement against vaccinations has been proven to have submitted fraudulent research. The New York Times (1/13, A28) editorialized, “The report that first triggered scares that a vaccine to prevent measles, mumps and rubella might cause autism … Read more
