Daily Archives: August 7, 2008
Baxter Under Fire Again, This Time for False Advertising
U.S. regulators are criticizing Baxter International Inc.’s promotion for the bleeding treatment FEIBA VH. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the promotion misleads doctors about the drug’s safety and effectiveness. A “clinical thank you email” submitted for review … Continue reading
Improper Nursing Home Evictions Put Elderly at Risk
In an attempt to save money, nursing homes all over the country are evicting their most vulnerable residents. According to The Wall Street Journal, formal complaints about nursing-home discharge practices have doubled over the past decade, making it the second … Continue reading
Confirmed Canadian E. coli Cases Up
Yesterday we reported on yet another E. coli outbreak emerging in Canada. Now, the number of confirmed cases of < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/e_coli_O157_H7">E. coli infection among people who ate at the University of Guelph late last month has reached seven, with six … Continue reading
Mexico Questions FDA Salmonella Findings
Mexico is denying blame for a massive < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/salmonella">Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 1300 people in the U.S. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has blamed that outbreak on jalapeno and Serrano peppers from a farm in the … Continue reading
Sandwich Recall Adds Listeria to the Growing Food Borne Contaminations Under Investigation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) just announced that individually packaged ready-to-eat chicken and turkey sandwiches, manufactured by DBC, Inc.—which also does business as World Class Canapés—and sold in the state of Massachusetts are … Continue reading
Mississippi River Oil Spill Barge Emptied, Ready for Removal
The barge responsible for the < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Mississippi_River_Oil_Spill">Mississippi River oil spill has finally been drained of most of its remaining oil, and salvage crews have now been cleared to remove the wreckage. In all, 165,000 gallons of oil have been recovered … Continue reading
E. coli Source in Boy Scout Outbreak Traced to S&S Foods, Recall Issued
It seems that health authorities may have located the source of the < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/e_coli_O157_H7">E. coli outbreak that sickened 18 at the Goshen Boy Scout camp located in Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection … Continue reading
Infant Cold Medicines Implicated in Deaths
< "http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/defective_drugs">Over-the-counter cold medicines have been linked to the deaths of 10 infants in Arizona, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.  The study gives new credence to a recent Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warning that … Continue reading