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• Recommendation To Keep Avandia On Market Despite Heart Risks

  Jamie Sheller | July 31, 2007 6:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Members of two FDA advisory panels had a joint meeting recently to vote on Advandia. The drug is made by GlaxoSmithKline and is used to treat diabetes. In a vote of 22 to 1, the advisors recommended that Advandia stay on the market. The FDA advisors recognized that Advandia increases ischemic heart risks for patients with type 2 diabetes. Even though the vote was overwhelmingly to keep the...

• Botulism Scare Leads to Expanded Recall of Canned Meats

  Jamie Sheller | July 25, 2007 2:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Recently, hot dog chili sauce made by Castleberry Food Co. was linked to cases of botulism, and the chili sauce was recalled. Now, the recall has been expanded to other canned meat products made by Castleberry Food Co. More than 80 types of hash, stew, chili and other canned meat products are now involved in the recall, due to the risk of botulism. Botulism can be a potentially fatal...

• Pennsylvania First Lady Involved In Car Accident

  Jamie Sheller | July 22, 2007 6:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Marjorie O. Rendell, the first lady of Pennsylvania was involved in a car accident in Center City Philadelphia. A car ran a red light and struck the Chevrolet Suburban in which the first lady was being driven by a state trooper. The accident was not as serious as it could have been, since the state trooper was able to minimize the impact by swerving the vehicle, after noticing the oncoming...

• Botulism Scare With Hot Dog Chili Sauce

  Jamie Sheller | July 20, 2007 7:51 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Some brands of canned hot dog chili sauce have been linked to botulism poisoning. Botulism can cause weakness of the muscles in the body and paralysis of breathing muscles. Four cases of botulism poisoning have been linked to the hot dog chili sauce, which is sold under several brand names, including Castleberry Hot Dog Chili Sauce, Austex Hot Dog Sauce and Kroger Hot Dog Sauce. The sauce...

• Risk of Anaphylaxis Leads to Stronger Xolair Label

  Jamie Sheller | July 08, 2007 7:01 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  There have been revisions to the prescribing information for Xolair. The drug is used to treat moderate to severe asthma in individuals 12 years old and older. There is a risk of anaphylaxis with use of Xolair. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction, with symmptoms such as wheezing, trouble breathing, hives, dizziness and throat tightness. New information about this risk has been added...