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• Parents' Driving Behavior Affects Teens

  Jamie Sheller | October 31, 2008 11:13 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Teaching your teen to wear a seatbelt is not enough to promote their safety on the road. State Farm Insurance Co., recently conducted a survey looking at the role of parents in teen driving safety....

• Is BPA Really Safe?

  Jamie Sheller | October 31, 2008 10:36 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  There is a current debate over the question of banning bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical which hardens plastic and is found in baby bottles and the lining of cans. In September 2008, the FDA, which...

• Bayer Gets FDA Warning

  Jamie Sheller | October 30, 2008 9:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Aspirin is a pain reliever, and is used as a blood thinner in people with heart disease. The FDA has issued warning letters to Bayer about two of its aspirin products, Bayer Women's Low...

• Recall of HeartMate II Implantable Pump

  Jamie Sheller | October 28, 2008 12:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Devices & Implants

  Cardiac device maker, Thoratec Corp., had recalled certain batches of its implanted heart pump, the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System. According to Thoratec, five people have died while...

• No Extended Release Vicodin

  Jamie Sheller | October 23, 2008 8:00 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Abbott Laboratories sought FDA approval for an extended-release version of Vicodin, a painkiller. Recently, the FDA decided not to approve the extended-release Vicodin. Through a controlled-release...

• Check Your Cribs!

  Jamie Sheller | October 22, 2008 8:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Recently, Delta Enterprises recalled almost 1.6 million of its cribs. The recall came after two 8-month old babies died from suffocation after getting stuck in a gap in their...

• Raptiva Gets New Labeling

  Jamie Sheller | October 19, 2008 8:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The psoriasis drug Raptiva will get some new labeling changes, announced the FDA. Raptiva's new label will include a Boxed Warning highlighting the risks of life-threatening infections. Raptiva is...

• Probe Into Financial Ties Between Manufacturers and Researchers

  Jamie Sheller | October 16, 2008 7:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Devices & Implants

  Two U.S. Senators want to probe the relationship between the medical device industry and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. The inquiry seeks to determine the financial ties between some...

• Lingering Vioxx Risk

  Jamie Sheller | October 13, 2008 8:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The prescription painkiller Vioxx was taken off of the market by Merck in 2004, after studies linked the drug to a doubled risk of cardiovascular events and death. A recent analysis of data from...

• Safety Concerns About Pediatric Cold Medications

  Jamie Sheller | October 12, 2008 11:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be used by children under 4 years old. That is what new labels will say after a recent announcement by manufacturers of pediatric cold medicines....

• $62 Million Zyprexa Settlement

  Jamie Sheller | October 07, 2008 2:13 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Eli Lilly has been involved in an 18-month investigation of improper marketing of Zyprexa. That investigation was conducted by states' attorneys general who alleged that Eli Lilly's conduct was...

• Over $400 Million Settlement of Cephalon Cases

  Jamie Sheller | October 04, 2008 4:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Cephalon, Inc., a Pennsylvania drug manufacturer, will pay $425 million to settle several lawsuits against it. The lawsuits allege that Cephalon had engaged in illegal marketing of three of its...

• Serious Breach of Security at Bank of New York Mellon

  Jamie Sheller | October 02, 2008 9:01 PM | 3 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Bank of New York Mellon has lost a box of back-up tapes containing social security numbers, names and possibly account numbers of millions of customers. It is believed that the box was lost in...

• Driving With Distractions

  Jamie Sheller | October 01, 2008 11:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Paying attention while driving is of the utmost importance. Safety depends on it. There may be a number of distractions, both inside and outside of the car, vying for a driver's attention. However,...