Specific lots of two prescription painkillers are being recalled because of the possibility that the recalled bottles may contain incorrect tablets, and patients may unintentionally take the wrong medication, which could cause potentially serious health problems, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Last night an original documentary film called Hot Coffee debuted on HBO. The film takes its name from the now-infamous legal case in which an elderly woman sued McDonald’s after she was severely burned by hot coffee. But instead of being an example of what is right with the Civil Justice system in American – the ability of the “little guy” to seek justice when faced with corporate wrongdoing and negligence – the agents of so-called “tort reform” were able to spin the case to ridicule the legal system and to undermine the right of the average citizen to have his or her day in court.
BeasleyAllen.com race car driver Grant Enfinger posted two top finishes in a doubleheader that had him traveling cross-country to compete in two races in less than 24 hours.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Altaire Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories, has announced a voluntary recall of Rugby Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops. The over-the-counter medication fails to meet requirements for child-resistant packaging.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Britax Child Safety, Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., has recalled about 20,000 of its B-Nimble Strollers because the brake pedal may not fully engage.
Transocean Ltd., owner of the Deepwater Horizon platform that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, released an 854-page report that, not surprisingly, blames BP and its other partners for the critical missteps and general negligence that caused the disastrous oil spill.
Drug regulators in France and Germany have suspended the use of the diabetes drug pioglitazone – found in brand name drug Actos, manufactured by Takeda - in light of a recent study linking the drugs to an increased risk of bladder cancer. Pioglitazone is usually prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes.
A mass of what the U.S. Coast Guard called “a brown oil substance” reportedly seven miles long has been spotted in Southeastern Louisiana, raising fears that BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to threaten fragile wetlands and marine ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
Food maker Kashi, known for its all-natural foods, has issued a nationwide recall for several of its frozen pizza products. The company reports possible plastic fragments in the crust. The recall encompasses approximately 11,000 cases of frozen pizzas, including the Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza, Roasted Vegetable Thin Crust Pizza and Mushroom Trio and Spinach Thin Crust Pizza. No other Kashi frozen pizzas or other products are included in the recall.
A medical device used on newborns and infants who require ventilation is being recalled because a defect may cause serious injury or death, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Microstream CO2 Filterline is a medical device used by emergency medical services, hospitals and other health service providers to measure exhaled carbon dioxide during ventilation of newborn and infant patients.
