- Courtney Mills | October 29, 2007 4:12 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA University of Ohio professor and some assistants have uncovered some scary results about toys that are targeted for Halloween this year: shocking levels of lead content. In original reporting by CBS news, Professor Jeffrey Weidenhammer and his staff have uncovered dangerous levels of lead in a toy called "Ugly teeth." The fake plastic teeth aren't only ugly, but have about 100 times the...
- Kimberly French | October 22, 2007 12:23 PM |
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MiscellaneousLast week the FDA called a joint meeting of its Nonprescription drugs and Pediatric advisory committees to discuss recent death and illness reports allegedly linked to over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medications for infants and children.Due to the reported deaths and illnesses associated with use of OTC cold and cough rememdies, the infant versions of these drugs have already been...
- Jenny Albano | October 20, 2007 3:09 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA has announced that it is going to add a label to include the risk of hearing loss for the erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra and to Revatio, which is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The new labeling will display more prominently the potential risk of sudden hearing loss, and a guide for consumers on what to do if they experience sudden...
- Chrissie Cole | October 18, 2007 11:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousWachovia is suing Ameriquest Mortgage for $1 million dollars accusing them of selling bad loans, representing further fallout from a meltdown in the subprime mortgage lending industry.Wednesday, Ameriquest based in Orange, California, filed to move the case into federal court. Wachovia filed the lawsuit last month in Charlotte Superior Court.Wachovia claims they paid Ameriquest almost $129...
- Courtney Mills | October 17, 2007 8:30 AM |
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MiscellaneousA government study to be published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, finds that so-called MRSA 'superbugs' are twice as common as was previously thought. Nearly 19,000 people died in 2005 after becoming infected with drug-resistant bacteria in hospitals and nursing homes.Beginning in 1970, doctor began to observe infections that weren't easily treatable with typical...
- Kimberly French | October 15, 2007 1:17 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis week marks the first annual National Teen Driver Safety Week, a designation by the U.S. Congress to raise awareness of the causes of many teen motor vehicle accidents that result in injury or death.Right now, vehicle crashes that involve teens are the leading cause of death for young people in our country. The sad facts are that more than 6,000 teens are killed in automobile crashes each...
- Jenny Albano | October 14, 2007 10:22 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsCollections Etc. Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 9,000 double hammocks due to a fall hazard.The wooden rods at the head and foot of the hammock used to extend the fabric can break, causing the hammock to collapse and the user to fall to the ground.The recall includes hammocks that are solid green with white ropes. The fabric of the hammock measures 73 in. by 46 in. and...
- Courtney Mills | October 12, 2007 11:03 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsConAgra Foods Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska stopped production of its Banquet turkey and chicken pot pies at a Missouri plant after linking over 165 cases of salmonella poisoning to the pies. While at least thirty people have ended up in the hospital as a result of eating the pies, ConAgra contends that the outbreak of salmonella is due to consumers undercooking the pies.Although the company...
- Jenny Albano | October 09, 2007 3:11 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsLitholia Lighting, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 50,000 Lithonia Lighting Nickel End Wrap Fluorescent Ceiling Light Fixtures because of a potential shock hazard. A wire inside the light fixture can come loose, which could pose an electrical shock hazard to consumers. So far there have been no injuries reported to the company.The light fixtures were sold at Home Depot stores...
- Courtney Mills | October 09, 2007 12:37 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe federal government is planning on requiring warnings for certain contrast agents used with ultrasound technology. These contrast agents are used to improve diagnoses of heart problems in patients evaluated with ultrasound imaging equipment.The contrast agents are sold under the brand name Definity, by Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Optison, of General Electric. Physicians inject the imaging...
- Kimberly French | October 03, 2007 10:23 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Associated Press reported that 21 people in eight states may have become ill from e. coli contamination in frozen hamburgers from Topps Meat Company. At least three of the people affected by the tainted beef have been hospitalized, according to an article on consumerist.com. Topps, based in New Jersey, has recalled 331,582 pounds of frozen burger patties distributed throughout the nation....
- Courtney Mills | October 02, 2007 9:45 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe U.S. FDA indicated that it would start adding its strongest 'black box' warnings to gadolinium based contrast agents used in MRIs by May of next year. There are five different types of gadolinium based contrast agents, and the FDA has evidence enough to suggest a causal connection between the agents and a skin condition called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with impaired...