CT Brain Perfusion Scans Safety Investigation – Additional cases of excess radiation exposure
The FDA, working with state and local health authorities, has identified at least 50 additional patients who were exposed to…
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Wal-Mart Settles Employees’ Class Action Over Wage & Hour Laws
Retail giant Wal-Mart will pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the chain of the violating wage-and-hour…
Read More →Depakote, Depakote ER, Depakene, Depacon, Stavzor Associated With Birth Defects
The FDA notified health care professionals and patients about the increased risk of neural tube defects and other major birth…
Read More →DEATHS IN NEWBORNS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF ceftriaxone (rocephin)
The FDA has received seven case reports of serious cardiopulmonary adverse events in neonates associated with precipitation of a ceftriaxone-calcium…
Read More →More Warnings for Patients Taking Lexiva
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the FDA notified healthcare professionals of a potential association between Lexiva and myocardial infarction and dyslipidemia in…
Read More →CPSC Crib Recall
CPSC, LaJobi Reannounce 2001 Recall of Cribs Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards Concern that Cribs Could Now Be At…
Read More →Tax Returns and Other Personal Info Found in Atlanta Dumpster
Tax returns, Social Security numbers and mortgage applications were found in an Atlanta trash dumpster. Investigators from the Georgia Office…
Read More →Philly Hospital Laptop Stolen With Patient Data
A laptop computer containing Social Security numbers and other personal information for 943 people was stolen from a car outside…
Read More →ATTORNEYS TRY TO SETTLE FEMA TRAILER LAWSUITS
Attorneys are attempting to settle thousands of consumers’ claims stemming from hurricane relief trailers that allegedly exposed residents to hazardous fumes. The…
Read More →Cardiovascular Systems Recall
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., ViperSheath Sheath Introducer Recall Class: Class I Date Recall Initiated: October 21, 2009 Product:ViperSheath Sheath Introducer is…
Read More →Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, Sanofi Aventis, Warns Doctors of Possible Overdose Adverse Effects
Sanofi-Aventis and FDA notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Warnings and Overdosage sections of the Prescribing Information for Norpramin…
Read More →Massachusetts Wrongly Denied Health Coverage
According to the Boston Globe, Massachusetts wrongly denied health care benefits to thousands of adjunct faculty employed by Massachusetts’ public…
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