FDA informed healthcare professionals of a potential safety issue related to Avandia (rosiglitazone). An on-going analysis of safety data for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus using Avandia showed differing rates of ischemic cardiovascular events including heart attack or heart-related adver
FDA notified healthcare professionals that the Agency proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box warning on the prescribing information for their products to include warnings about the increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior in young adults ages 18
FDA informed consumers and healthcare professionals regarding the dangers associated with the purchase or use of True Man or Energy Max products promoted and sold as dietary supplements throughout the United States. Both products, promoted as sexual enhancement products and as treatment for erectile
New research suggests that injections of botulinum toxin A (Botox) enhanced benefits from occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy affecting one limb.In the study, Dr Remo N Russo, from Flinders University in Daw Park, South Australia, and colleagues randomly assigned 43 children with h
Gurley’s Foods, Inc., of Willmar, Minnesota is recalling their Golden Recipe Cranberry Trial Mix, packaged in 7.25 ounce packages (UPC77449 49872) in printed bags, sold primarily through various convenience stores nationwide, due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or
Accoring to NewsWireToday.com, medical malpractice causes about 80,000 deaths and injures many more, each year. Shockingly, they report only two percent of malpractice victims seek compensation. Why such a low percentage of suits? I believe there are a few reasons victims or their family do not sue
In a new report released by Congress’s investigative branch, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the U.S. government is criticized for its oversight of nursing homes across the nation. According to the report published in The New York Times, nursing homes and long-term care facilities that ar
The FDA received information showing that 24 apparently related websites operated outside the US may be involved in the distribution of counterfeit prescription drugs. On three occasions during recent months, consumers obtained counterfeit versions of Xenical 120mg Capsules, a drug used to help obes
A 2-year-old girl in Miami was left sweltering in a car on the hottest day of the year so far, while her guardians shopped at a Miami plaza.Police received a call from witnesses that said they had spotted the 2-year-old girl sweating profusely and hysterically going back and forth between the seats
FDA announced the entry of a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction against PharmaFab Inc., its subsidiary, PFab LP, and two company officials, to stop the illegal manufacture and distribution of prescription and over-the-counter drug products. The products are illegal because they are not produced
Vi-Jon, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide consumer product recall of a single lot of 28 fluid ounce bottles of Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash after determining the presence of a bacteria, Enterobacter gergoviae, in some of the product samples tested. The company became aware of this after
FDA investigators and U.S. Marshals seized dozens of products from Shelhigh, Inc., Union, N.J., after finding short cuts in their manufacturing processes that may compromise the sterility, safety and effectiveness of their products.The products include pediatric heart valves and conduits (tube-like
