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DeNiro Cheese is recalling Sopressata sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following product is subject to recall: 12-ounce approximate weight packages of "Nostrano SOPRESSATA MILD SAUSAGE, PRODUCT OF CANADA." Each package bears a use-by date of "07/09/09" and a product code of "91009" as well as "CANADA 476A" insid... - Possible Melamine Contamination Prompts Recall of G&J Gourmet Market Cocoa Products
Three Products Recalled Dorsey Marketing Inc. (DMI) of Ville St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada, is voluntarily recalling the following 3 G&J Gourmet Market cocoa products because these products may contain melamine: 1. G&J Hot Cocoa Stuffer Item 120144 (UPC 061361201444). This hot cocoa product was sold in small green and blue boxes with a backer card... - Wisconsin Woman Loses Right Leg to Yaz Side Effects
Aug-20-12 Benton, IL Imagine you're a young woman in the prime of your life, with thoughts of a career, marriage and family. You're on a regular regimen of Yaz as that is what your doctor recommended, or you requested Yasmin birth control due to the advertising you've seen, or the added value benefits the Bayer product features. Suddenly, you are afflicted wi... - FDA to Evaluate the Risk of SSRI Birth Defects
Feb-17-09 Sacramento, CA In early February the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would review a lengthy list of drugs for potential safety problems. Selective Serotonin Receptor Antagonist (SSRI) antidepressants are on that list. Specifically, the agency said they would be evaluating the risk of SSRI birth defects . SSRIs are widely used in t... - Fentanyl Patch Kills Tot, Fentanyl Lawsuit Launched
Aug-18-12 Deerfield, WI "He was just being a little boy." The pained words of a mother lamenting the needless loss of her two-year-old son to the cruelty of a fentanyl patch that had fallen into the wrong hands. Fentanyl patches contain a powerful narcotic designed to ease intense and chronic pain. But they have to be handled with kid gloves, because fentanyl pa... - Children Being Deliberately Overdosed with Cold Medications
Day-Care Providers Among Those Giving the Medications According to a recent report in the Annals of Internal Medicine, some children are being deliberately overdosed with cold medicines, in an effort to keep them quiet. An analysis of 189 children who died as a result of being overdosed, showed that a significant percentage had been deliberately... - Possible Melamine Contamination Prompts Recall of Wonderfarm Biscuits
Interfood Shareholding Company of Vietnam, is recalling all lot codes of multiple varieties of the Wonderfarm brand of biscuits disributed across the US because they may be contaminated with Melamine. The Wonderfarm biscuits are sold in 800g red metal tins. The 4 varieties being recalled are: 1. Wonderfarm "Successful" Assorted Biscuits (UPC:893500... - For Yasmin Birth Control Lawsuit, Canadian Lawyers Go to Where the People Are
Dec-24-10 Toronto, Ontario A Canadian class-action lawsuit alleging Yaz side effects and other grievous health issues stemming from Yasmin birth control is being promoted to prospective plaintiffs in a unique, and decidedly modern way—through social networking via Facebook. In attempting to reach out to victims of the problematic contraceptive products, th... - Toxic Chinese Drywall: It Stinks in More Ways Than One
Feb-12-09 Fort Meyers, FL You've got to be kidding. Drywall, now. Chinese drywall , that was used during the South Florida building boom starting in 2004 and is now making some people sick. Toxic drywall has been found in many homes, and Chinese drywall problems are affecting copper plumbing and air conditioning coils. Toothpaste, pet food, toys, tires, infant... - Gardasil Vaccine to be Investigated by CDC for Serious Side Effects
Deaths and Severe Side Effects Causing Alarm The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that it plans to study Merck's controversial Gardasil vaccine for serious adverse events assocaited with the vaccine. At the end of July a public interest group reported 21 deaths, and 9,749 adverse reactions associated with the vaccine over the last two... - Bowel-Clearing Drugs Injure Kidneys
FDA Puts Black Boxed Warning on Drugs The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it will add a Boxed Warning to the prescription oral sodium phosphate (OSP) products Visicol and OsmoPrep to warn consumers about the risk of acute phosphate nephropathy (a type of acute kidney injury). Patients routinely take OSP products to cleanse the... - Balanced Health Products Dietary Supplements Recalled
Supplements Found with Undeclared Drug Ingredient Balanced Health Products Inc. has announced that it is expanding its recall of Starcaps Diet System Dietary Supplements to include lot numbers 12/2009--82866 and 12/2010--83801. Both lots are sold in 30 capsule plastic bottles. The recall was announced when it was discovered that the supplements contain... - El bebé Effexor
Aug-10-12 Philadelphia, PA Un juicio anunció en febrero que creía ser el primer caso en ir a juicio relacionado con defectos de nacimiento Effexor . Sin embargo, la pérdida de una niña a parte de los demandantes Glenn y Lauren Boyer demuestra que no es el primer bebé perdido por una supuestamente ingestión letal de Effex... - Closing Loophole Would Help Generic Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Patients
Aug-9-12 New York, NY Months after the Supreme Court ruled that generic drug companies do not share the same level of responsibility as their brand-name counterparts when it comes to updates of their product labeling, a noted New York publication continued to push for the generic labeling loophole in the law to be closed. Such a response would benefit patients suff... - Death by Overdose of 5 Children Prompts FDA Warning for Tessalon
Dec-14-10 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by children younger than 10 years can result in serious side effects or death. Tessalon, approved by the FDA to treat symptomatic relief of cough in patients older than 10, may attract younger children because of the drug's candy-l... - Contractor Cited in Florida Employment Case for Safety
Dec-14-10 Jacksonville, FL A contractor that allegedly put workers from the Sunshine State in potential danger has been cited for Florida Employment safety violations, according to the US Department of Labor. In this case the alleged violations involved inadequate protection for workers while trenching along a highway, posing a risk for injury from cave-in hazar... - Mayo Clinic Gives Advice on MRI Health Risks
Dec-13-10 Jacksonville, FL Dr. Carl F. Anderson of the Mayo Clinic explains that it is important to know the type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) being conducted in order to know if there are any MRI health risks . Anderson, answering a question from a concerned patient with kidney problems, said that some MRI scans can include contrast agents such as gado... - Did Zithromax SJS Contribute to Young Boy's Horror?
Aug-7-12 Jackson, FL Like many drugs allowed onto the market by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Zithromax has come under the microscope after the fact for scrutiny over Zithromax side effects . A recent death risk study published in a noted medical journal this past spring has left the FDA reviewing the contents and outcomes. Beyond the death risk... - Do the Risks of Gardasil, Including Paralysis, Outweigh the Benefits?
Aug-4-12 Washington, DC Gardasil was promised to be the holy grail for prevention of cervical cancer, precancerous or dysplastic lesions and genital warts caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18 in girls and women nine through 26 years of age. Doctors have been advocating the widespread adoption of Gardasil for young women. Parents have been... - Bayer Settles Diabetes Marketing Kickback Case for $97.5 Million
Bayer HealthCare has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice related to an investigation into the Diabetes Care division's historical marketing programs with certain mail order customers that took place during the period between 1998 and 2003. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer will pay $97.5 million to the government, and will enter...