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• Are Suburban Drivers More Dangerous than Drivers in the City

  Jamie Sheller | October 31, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  According to a recent article in a Washington D.C. newspaper, drivers in the suburbs are more likely to die in an auto accident than their city counterparts. The article quotes a study conducted in 2006, by Professor William Lucy of the University of Virginia. In his study, more people die in the suburbs from auto accidents than people who drive in the city. He credits this trend to the fact...

• Cephalon Warns that Provigil can Cause Life-Threatening Skin Disease

  Jamie Sheller | October 31, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Cephalon recently issued letters to healthcare providers that Provigil can cause life-threatening skin disease including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Provigil is a medication for adults who suffer from excessive sleepiness. Common users are adults who have narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome, and shift work sleep disorder. Cephalon has revised its warning to instruct patients...

• FDA Adds New Warning to Cellcept Drug

  Jamie Sheller | October 31, 2007 11:26 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Earlier this week, the FDA, along with Roche, the maker of Cellcept, notified healthcare providers that use of Cellcept is associated with pregnancy loss, and increased risk of congenital malfunctions. Specific abnormalities include cleft lip and palate, and anomalies of the distal limbs, heart, esophagus, and kidney. Cellcept is typically given to kidney, heart or liver transplant recipients...

• FDA Warns of Risk of Meningitis in Children with Cochlear Implants

  Jamie Sheller | October 16, 2007 11:14 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Earlier this week, the FDA notified healthcare providers that the Cochlear Implant device used in profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing patients has been linked to an increase risk of meningitis in children. In particular, children with cochlear implants that have a positioner are at greater risk. Two children recently died from this infection. Those children had not received all...

• Medtronic Recalls Sprint Fidelis Cardiac Leads

  Jamie Sheller | October 16, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Medtronic has removed its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads from the market after several adverse events in patients. Defibrillators are used to monitor the heart rate in patients. If the defibrillator detects an irregular heart rhythm, it sends an electrical shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm. Medtronic has found that the leads are prone to fracture. These fractures may cause the...

• Don't Lose Your Right to Sue if You are in An Auto Accident!

  Jamie Sheller | October 03, 2007 11:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In Pennsylvania, you and your family need full insurance protection. What an insurance company may call "full coverage" is not always full protection. Only full tort and uninsured/underinsured motorist equals full protection. Full Tort gives you the unlimited right to sue for pain and suffering. Limited tort can restrict this right. You must insist on uninsured/underinsured motorist...

• Gadolinium Makers Issue Warnings that its Contrast Agents Increase the Risk of NSF

  Jamie Sheller | October 02, 2007 11:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  At the request of the FDA, Gadolinium makers -- Bayer, GE-Healthcare, Bracco, and Mallinckrodt, notified Healthcare providers that its gadolinium-based contrast agents increase the risk of NSF in certain patients. Gadolinium contrast agents are used by medical providers to enhance the quality of MRI scans. The five gadolinium-based contrast agents are commonly known as: Magnevist, Omniscan,...

• Pennsylvania Promotes Safe Teen Driving

  Jamie Sheller | October 01, 2007 2:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  October 15-20, 2007 is National Teen Driver Safety Week. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm Insurance Company intend to use this week to increase dialogues in communities across the United States to help prevent teen deaths from automobile accidents. Parents should get involved and encourage their teens to drive safely by reminding teens to avoid distraction such as, cell...