Recent Posts in June, 2010

• VA Exposes 1,812 Veterans to HIV and Other Infections

  Jun 30, 2010
  A VA Hospital in Missouri may have exposed 1,812 Veterans to HIV and other virus' such as hepatitis C as a result of improperly cleaning instruments. ...
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• Toyota Recalls ANOTHER Vehicle

  Jun 30, 2010
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall of the Lexus HS 250h hybrid vehicles because of the risk that fuel can leak ...
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• Merck Loses Fosamax Case: 8 Million in Compensatory Damages

  Jun 25, 2010
  In the second bellweather trial a jury awarded 8 million dollars in compensatory damages to Shirley Boles for damages she incurred as a result of ...
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• Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections on the Rise

  Jun 24, 2010
  Health officials once considered MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) a low-level threat and the infection was usually contracted only ...
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• Mylotarg Withdrawn from the Market Over Safety Issues

  Jun 22, 2010
  The FDA announced that Pfizer will withdraw Mylotarg from the market in October after recent clinical studies have shown that the drug may not be ...
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• TEVA Admits to Mislabeling Generic Yaz

  Jun 18, 2010
  Drug manufacturer TEVA admitted in a court proceeding Wednesday that some of the information on it's label of Gianvi, the generic version of Bayer's ...
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• Congressional Investigators and JJ Feud Over Recall

  Jun 15, 2010
  Documents recently turned over to congressional investigators revealed that McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, hired private ...
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• FDA Warns Pfizer for Failing to Report Side Effects

  Jun 10, 2010
  The FDA sent a 12 page letter to Pfizer recently warning them that they have failed to comply with FDA regulations requiring them to report side ...
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