Psychiatric healthcare professionals are being alerted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride),a medication used to treat depression, should be used with extreme caution with patients who have a family history of sudden death, cardiac dysrhythmias, and cardiac conduction disturbances. The new WARNINGS and OVERDOSAGE sections also include a warning that seizures precede cardiac dysrhythmias and death in some patients.

Medical technology company Stryker Corporation is recalling 23 surgical navigation systems because of the potential for the machines to stop working, which could potentially lead to serious adverse consequences for patients, including death, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Toyota announced last week that it has found a way to correct the potential for millions of its cars and trucks to accelerate unintentionally. The car manufacturer has been exploring feasible solutions since it announced in a safety advisory on September 29 that it would recall 3.8 million vehicles. In analyzing the problem, most of Toyota's attention was given to the driver's side floor mats, which the company says can slide forward and jam the accelerator pedal if improperly secured or mismatched. Rather than issue a recall of the floor mats, however, Toyota said it would develop a vehicle-based solution.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Electrolux Home Products, Inc., of Augusta, Ga., announced a voluntary recall of the Electrolux ICON and Kenmore Pro 30" Gas Ranges, due to a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. According to the CPSC news release, an incorrect part allows more fuel to pass the range's oven than can be burned effeciently, causing incomplete combustion and the release of carbon monoxide. This poses a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers. The recall affects about 900 units.

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified cardiology and endocrinology healthcare professionals of an ongoing safety review on a possible link between a popular weight loss medication and an increased risk of life-threatening cardiovascular events. The medication in question is sibutramine hydrochloride, marketed as Meridia and sold by prescription only in the United States. Meridia was approved by the FDA in 1997 for the management of obesity, including weight loss and maintenance of weight loss, in conjunction with a reduced calorie diet.

Three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray is being recalled in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom after analysis found the bacteria B. cepacia in a small amount of the product made at a manufacturing plant at Gross Gerau, Germany. The bacteria could cause serious infections for individuals with compromised immune systems or those with chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis.

The rate of house fires on Thanksgiving Day is nearly double that of a regular day, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. Because so much of the Thanksgiving holiday centers on the dinner table and spending time with family and friends, cooking up some chaos in the kitchen is all too easy. To help Americans enjoy a disaster-free Thanksgiving, the CPSC has released a list of tips that can help minimize the risks of injury or worse.

Be sure your holiday season remains a safe and happy time of year by observing a few safety tips. Special traditions and holiday decorations often introduce new dangers into the home, elevating the risk of fire and injury. To help Americans avoid some of the common perils that often come bundled with the holidays, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has released a list of simple safety tips.

More dietary supplement products designed to increase muscle mass are being recalled after an analysis by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified undeclared substances that it considers to be steroids, including Madol, Turinabol, Superdrol, and/or Androstenedione. The latest recall covers IDS Sports products sold under the brand names Bromodrol, Dual Action Grow Tabs, Grow Tabs, Mass Tabs, and Ripped Tabs TR.