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Problems Include Facial Palsy and Disfigurement The FDA has announced that it plans to review the labeling of certain wrinkle-filler products, also known as dermal fillers, because it has received 930 reports of serious problems associated with the products during the past 6 years. Problems include rare but life-threatening events such as severe... - Urgent Recall of Mylicon Baby's Gas Relief Drops
Johnson & Johnson and Merck Warn of Metal Fragments About 12,000 units of Infants' Mylicon Gas Relief Dye Free drops (simethicone-antigas) non-staining sold in 1 oz. plastic bottles that were distributed after October 5, 2008 are urgently being recalled nationwide. The company is implementing this recall as a precaution after determining that some... - Stryker Orthopedics Announces Voluntary Recall
Jul-19-12 Kalamazoo, MI Stryker Orthopedics announced it is recalling certain hip replacement components due to concerns about corrosion in the products. Earlier this month, the company announced a Rejuvenate Modular-Neck Stems recall along with a recall of the ABG II modular-neck stems. The modular-neck stems are used in hip implants and have been linked to repo... - CDC Reports 79 People Sick So Far from Salmonella Infected Pet Food
Small Children Among the Ill Further to a recall issued October 27 for Mars Petcare Special Kitty, Pedigree and Member's Mark pet food, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have announced today that 79 people are ill from coming into contact with the food, including many young children. Worse, many people may remain at risk as salmonella-tainted bags... - Risk of Death from Overdose Prompts Nationwide Recall of ReliOn Insulin Syringes
Disposable Syringes Mislabled Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Covidien) is recalling 1 lot of ReliOn sterile, single-use, disposable, hypodermic syringes with permanently affixed hypodermic needles due to possible mislabeling. The use of these syringes may lead to patients receiving an overdose of as much as 2.5 times the intended dose, which may lead to hyp... - Claire's Recalls Children's Metal Necklaces Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
About 67,000 Best Friends Yin Yang Necklaces Sets are being recalled because the necklaces contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. This recall involves a set of 2 necklaces that have a silver-colored metal bead type chain and a lobster-claw clasp. One of the necklaces has a single, m... - St. Jude Silzone Discussed in Court
Jul-13-12 Toronto, Canada A lawsuit concerning the St. Jude heart valve , recalled in 2000, has been heard in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The lawsuit questioned whether the Silzone mechanical heart valve, made by St. Jude, was rushed to market in an attempt to maximize profits for the device maker. The heart valve was recalled after reports of serious... - Denture Cream Poisoning Lawsuits
Nov-14-10 Boise, ID For patients who used denture cream, such as Fixodent denture adhesive to hold their dentures in place, the neurological symptoms that developed probably seemed like a mystery. After all, people often do not associate neurological problems with denture cream zinc poisoning. Why should Fixodent denture cream—or any other denture cream&md... - Adderall Kick-Started Tourette Syndrome
Jul-10-12 Greenville, MS Kim’s son was prescribed Adderall for ADHD but two years in, he started to show signs of facial tics—one of many Adderall side effects. She took Peyton, age 11, off the drug but the tics worsened and he has recently been diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. Kim knows she cannot file an Adderall lawsuit for Peyton’s cond... - Mesothelioma Victim Using His Final Days to Warn Others
Jul-9-12 Plymouth, UK If there is one thing about mesothelioma, it is that the disease is no respecter of boundaries. Asbestos poisoning continues to be a scourge around the globe. Regardless of whom is affected by asbestos mesothelioma , or where, the symptoms and outcome are the same whether the victim is from Plymouth, Michigan or Plymouth in the United Kingd... - Health Canada Issues Safety Warning about Risk of Fatal Overdose with Effexor
Reports of Overdose with Doses as Low as 1 Gram Health Canada, and the manufacturers of venlafaxine extended-release (XR) capsules isssued a public advisory today regarding venlafaxine XR. The labeling is being updated to include safety information about the risks of overdose. Venlafaxine is in a class of medicines called serotonin and norepinephr... - Bayer Warned by FDA for Illegally Marketing 2 Unapproved Over-the-Counter Aspirin Products
Bayer has received warning letters from the FDA today, regarding 2 unlawful, over-the-counter (OTC) aspirin products — Bayer Women's Low Dose Aspirin + Calcium (Bayer Women's) and Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage (Bayer Heart Advantage). In addition to being labeled for use as a pain reliever, both products are labeled for use in reducing the risks... - Farmed Salmon on US Menus Could Contain Banned Chemicals
FDA Urged to Increase Testing of Chilean Farmed Salmon Earlier this month a German consumer protection agency reported finding banned chemicals in Chilean fish, and salmon in particular. Antifungals and antiparasitics currently banned in the US and Europe were among the chemicals detected in the farmed salmon. Some of the banned chemicals are potential... - Stryker Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II Hip Implants Recalled
Jul-5-12 Washington, DC: Stryker Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck hip stems. The voluntary recall was initiated due to the potential risks associated with modular-neck stems, including the potential for fretting and/or corrosion at or about the modular-neck junction, which may result in adverse local tissue re... - Fosamax Femur Fracture an Emerging Epidemic: Professor
Jul-4-12 Winston Salem, NC An orthopaedic surgeon based in North Carolina suggests that Fosamax side effects related to Fosamax and femur fractures and the byproduct of other bisphosphonate use, approaches 'epidemic' status, according to an entry in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS). Fosamax, and other drugs in the bisphosphonate class, is use... - Will New Potential Benefit Breathe New Life into Avandia?
Nov-4-10 Vancouver, BC In what will likely serve to only complicate the continuing debate over the safety and efficacy of Avandia , new research is suggesting that the class of diabetes drugs to which Avandia belongs may both prevent, and contain lung cancer. The findings were presented yesterday (November 2nd) at the annual meeting of the American College of Ch... - Attorney: Stryker Rejuvenate Shows Same Complications as Metal-On-Metal Devices
Jul-3-12 Palm Beach, FL Patients who received the Stryker Rejuvenate hip replacement system may have initially been relieved that their hip device was not one of the implants under recent scrutiny from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Some patients have come forward, however, alleging they suffered damage similar to that caused by the faulty metal-on-... - Possible Melamine Contamination Prompts Recall of Koala March Creme Filled Cookies
Initial Recall Issued by Manufacturer September 29 Lotte USA, Inc, has initiated a nationwide recall of all its Koalas' March Cookies because they were produced in China and may be contaminated with melamine. The recall includes chocolate, strawberry, white chocolate, chestnut, Hawaii chocolate, and Hawaii pineapple flavors. The products are packaged in... - Vermont Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination
Approximately 2,758 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled by Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., LLC, a Ferrisburg, VT, because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The following product is subject to recall: 5-pound approximate weight vacuum packages of "VT BURGER CO GROUND BEEF." These packages of ground bee... - John Fratti: FDA Advocate for Levaquin and Drug Safety
Nov-1-10 Hershey, PA John Fratti has been actively involved with Levaquin and other fluoroquinolone drugs since he was injured by Levaquin. Lawyers and Settlements first spoke with Mr. Fratti in July 2009 . He is now a part-time government employee at the Food and Drug Administration as an "FDA Patient Representative for Drug Safety and Risk Management."...