Gadolinium Contrast Dyes Face FDA Advisory Panel Review Next Week
U.S. health regulators are set to review gadolinium contrast dyes this month. The Food and Drug Administration
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Tue Dec 01 09:28:33 PST 2009
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Some Slim-Fast Ready-to-Drink Products May be Tainted, Recall Issued
Slim-Fast ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans are being recalled today because of potential bacterial contamination. According to a press release from Unilever United States, Inc., the re...
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Fri Dec 04 12:43:33 PST 2009
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BPA Study Finds Chemical in Majority of Newborns
We have been following the issues surrounding bisphenol A
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Fri Dec 04 12:13:34 PST 2009
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CPSC Reports Two More Hooded Sweatshirt Recalls
We have been writing, almost weekly, about hooded sweatshirt recalls due to strangulation hazard. This week we are reporting on two more such recalls. About 1,200
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Fri Dec 04 11:13:34 PST 2009
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Roche Reports Positive Phase II Results With Ocrelizumab
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Roche Holding AG (RHHBY) and its development partner Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB) Friday reported positive phase II data with ocrelizumab, a humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal an...
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Fri Dec 04 01:17:31 PST 2009
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Colon Cancer Risk Increases With Smoking
In addition to the many, many negative health effects linked to cigarette smoking, an emerging study has found stronger evidence linking cigarette smoking to colorectal cancer, said Science...
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Fri Dec 04 10:43:33 PST 2009
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Sulfonylureas Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Problems
Sulfonylureas, a class of drugs long used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, have been linked with an increased risk of death and cardiac failure over newer treatments, according to resea...
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Fri Dec 04 09:28:33 PST 2009
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Ban Meridia Now, Public Citizen Says
Meridia, a weight loss drug marketed by Abbot Laboratories, should be banned by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) immediately, according to the consumer advocacy group Public Citize...
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Fri Dec 04 08:43:34 PST 2009
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Lexiva May be Associated With Higher Risk of Heat Attacks, High Cholesterol, FDA W...
Lexiva, an HIV medication marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, has been associated with a potential increase in heart attacks in adult HIV patients, and has been seen to raise cholesterol levels, a...
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Fri Dec 04 07:43:33 PST 2009
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Chinese Drywall Homeowners in Miami-Dade Offered Help
Chinese drywall victims in Florida
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Fri Dec 04 06:28:33 PST 2009
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Valproate Raises Risk of Neural Tube Defects, Other Birth Defects, FDA Says
Valproate has been associated with a higher risk of neural tube defects and other major birth defects, such as craniofacial defects and cardiovascular malformations, when taken by pregnant ...
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Thu Dec 03 13:28:33 PST 2009
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BRP ATVs Recalled For Loss Of Steering Control
About 2,400 Model Year 2010 Can-Am® ATVs distributed by BRP U.S. Inc., of Sturtevant, Wisconsin are being recalled for risk of injury or death to riders, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Co...
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Thu Dec 03 12:13:33 PST 2009
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LaJobi Reissues Crib Recall First Announced in 2001
LaJobi Inc. has reannounced a recall of its
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Thu Dec 03 11:13:33 PST 2009
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Haier America Blenders Recalled for Laceration Hazard
About 53,800 blenders imported by Haier America Trading, L.L.C., of New York, New York and manufactured by Ka Po International Industrial Company of Hong Kong, have been recalled for lacera...
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Thu Dec 03 10:43:38 PST 2009
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U.S. House Chinese Drywall Bill Encourages Mortgage Forbearance
A Chinese drywall bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives that encourages lenders to provide assistance to homeowners with the defective wallboard. It is hoped that H. Con. Res. 1...
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Thu Dec 03 10:13:50 PST 2009
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FDA May Tighten Rules On Omniscan, A GE MRI Drug
What's Your Reaction? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing further regulation of three drugs used to create high-contrast images on MRI scans, based on a new analysis that sugg...
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Wed Dec 02 15:45:18 PST 2009
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After TVA Fly Ash Spill, A Call For More Regulation
Nearly a year after the massive Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that decimated homes, wildlife, aquatic life, land, and waterways an advisory board in that state is now recom...
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Wed Dec 02 11:43:33 PST 2009
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More Worries Over Zyprexa, Seroquel, Other Antipsychotics
Some antipsychotic medications, including Zyprexa and Seroquel, have been linked to a variety of adverse health reactions including weight gain, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia. Science D...
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Wed Dec 02 10:28:33 PST 2009
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Salmonella Ground Beef Recall Didn
Beef Packers Inc., the company at the center of a Salmonella outbreak last summer, is a major supplier to the National School Lunch Program. Yet, when the company issued a recall of potenti...
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Wed Dec 02 10:13:33 PST 2009
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Drugs in Drinking Water a Growing Problem
The problem of pharmaceutical residue turning up in water supplies is one we
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Wed Dec 02 08:13:33 PST 2009
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