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		<title>Stainless Steel Cookware Sets Recalled Due to Burn Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13982</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cost Plus World Market has recalled about 300 Stainless Steel Cookware sets due to burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.
The recalled Stainless Steel Cookware sets were made in India by Kraftwares of Mahalaxmi, Mumbai and were distributed by Cost Plus Inc., of Oakland, California.
The recall was implemented because the handles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dialysis, Kidney Transplant Patients Face Higher Risk of  NSF from Gadolinium Agents</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13980</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadolinium]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study  of patients exposed to gadolinium contrast dyes at the Mayo Clinic has revealed that hemodialysis patients had a  77-fold higher risk of developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), while kidney transplant patients had a 69-fold higher risk of the disease.  The NSF study was published in the October issue of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salomon Alpine and Atomic Ski Bindings Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13978</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 10,000 Salomon USA Alpine and Atomic Ski Bindings have been recalled due to unexpected release and fall hazard the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.
The defective Salomon Alpine and Atomic Ski Bindings, were made in Romania, imported by Salomon USA, of Ogden, Utah, and manufactured by Salomon SAS, of France.
The toe component [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warns Web Sites Selling Unapproved Drugs</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13976</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) just issued 22 warning letters to Web site operators as part of its International Internet Week of Action (IIWA), a coordinated, weeklong, international effort intended to curb illegal actions involving medical products.
The FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), in conjunction with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Test Results Due Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13973</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More results of Chinese drywall testing conducted as part of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission&#8217;s (CPSC) massive investigation are expected to be released next week.  The highly anticipated report will arrive just days before an important lawsuit deadline arrives for some Chinese drywall homeowners.
The next round of test results will address the corrosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico Explosion Investigation Points To Defective Fuel Monitor</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13971</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accident]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced that a malfunctioning fuel monitoring system probably led to the massive explosion at a Caribbean Petroleum Corporation facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The October 23 blast endangered the lives of thousands and ignited an immense blaze that fed on jet fuel, bunker fuel, and gasoline stored at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray Recalled Over Bacterial Contamination</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13968</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vicks Sinex nasal spray is being recalled in three countries because of potential bacterial contamination.   According to a recall notice issued by Proctor &#038; Gamble, the recall includes three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray sold in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany.  The bacteria, B. cepacia, has been found in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Hooded Clothing Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13964</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems as if we’re always writing about the issue of dangerous, deadly children’s hooded sweatshirts and jackets sold in violation of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations. Sadly, another recall is being announced.
In this case, about 17,000 Youth Hooded Sweatshirts and Jackets are being recalled by Century 21 Promotions, Inc. due to strangulation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Dead in Minnesota Casino Bus Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13962</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A fatal bus crash on I-90 in Minnesota killed two women and injured more than a dozen others.  According to a report on StarTribune.com, it could be weeks before the cause of the bus accident is known.
According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, the bus crash occurred about 3:20 p.m about2 miles west [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas Grills Sold at Lowe&#8217;s Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13960</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large recall of Perfect Flame SLG Series Gas Grills has been initiated over fire and burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The recall involved about 663,000 Perfect Flame SLG Series Gas Grills in the United States and about 1,700 in Canada.
The Perfect Flame SLG Series Gas Grills were imported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First MRGO Hurricane Katrina Flood Trial A Big Win For Plaintiffs</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13957</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major Hurricane Katrina flooding trial ended with a win for plaintiffs yesterday, as  a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers&#8217; failure to properly maintain the Mississippi River Gulf Coast Outlet (known popularly as MRGO) was partly to blame for the flooding that followed the historic storm.
Judge Stanwood R. Duval, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Salmonella Outbreak Blamed on Animal Waste</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13955</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salmonella]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like the Salmonella outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado last year was the result of a faulty drinking water storage tank and animal waste.
A report from the state of Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment indicates that the city of Alamosa neglected to act on a long-standing recommendation to inspect a deteriorating drinking water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management Site Gets FDA Warning Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13953</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Device maker giant, Medtronic, Inc., just announced that it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).
According to the Twin Cities Business Journal, the letter came after an inspection of Medtronic’s Mounds View Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management site and concerned: “Corrective and preventative action and field-action timeliness, review and documentation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OptiMARK Gadolinium Contrast Agent Label Changed Over NSF Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13949</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadolinium]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The maker of OptiMARK gadolinium contrast agent is modifying the product&#8217;s label to contraindicate its use in patients with severe kidney impairment because of  its association with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF).  Mallinckrodt Inc., a Covidien company, has submitted this label change to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and says it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E. coli Worries Prompt Another Ground Beef Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13947</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E. Coli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Nebraska, establishment, is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced. The products subject to recall include 10-pound packages of &#8220;BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF.&#8221;
This recall has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Rockhard Weekend&#8221; Dietary Supplements Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13945</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RockHard Laboratories is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of its dietary supplement sold under the name RockHard Weekend (RHW), the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) just announced.
RockHard Laboratories is conducting the recall after being informed by the FDA that voluntary lab analysis found that RHW, specific to the affected lot numbers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magnevist, Omniscan and OptiMARK Have Highest Risk of NSF, FDA Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13943</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadolinium]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three gadolinium contrast dyes &#8211; Bayer Healthcare&#8217;s Magnevist, GE Healthcare&#8217;s Omniscan,  and Covidien &#8217;s  OptiMARK -carry a higher risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) than other agents on the market, according to the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  Though the agency&#8217;s drug safety unit said the risk associated with the gadolinium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardasil No Longer Requirement For Immigrants</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13941</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gardasil or other HPV vaccination will no longer be a requirement for immigrant girls and women seeking a green card, according to the Associated Press (AP). Currently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires that all immigrants filing for a green card must receive a variety of shots; the HPV vaccine is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lead Found in Barbie, Disney Toys</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13938</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children's Toys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have long been writing that exposure to lead in children can cause brain and nervous system damage, behavioral and learning problems, slowed growth, hearing problems, headaches, mental and physical retardation, and behavioral and other health problems. Now, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting that some toys bearing Barbie and Disney logos have tested with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Insurance Bill Proposed, Lawsuit Deadline Nears</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13936</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Chinese drywall bill just introduced in the U.S. Congress would prohibit insurers from dropping or changing policies on homes built with tainted Chinese drywall.  According to The Bradenton Herald, the Chinese drywall insurance bill is being sponsored by  Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received about 1,897 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSI Says ViperSheath Sheath Introducer Could Break, Recall Issued</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13932</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSI) has initiated a recall of all lots of the ViperSheath Sheath Introducer on behalf of Thomas Medical.  According to the recall notice, Thomas Medical has received reports of fracturing or stretching occurring when the ViperSheath Sheath Introducer is in use.
The ViperSheath Sheath Introducer is a long-coil reinforced, kink-resistant catheter sheath [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plavix Users Warned Not to Take Prilosec, Nexium</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13930</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prilosec and Nexium reduce the anti-clotting effects of Plavix, according to a Public Health Advisory issued by the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  As a result, patients at risk for heart attacks or strokes who use Plavix to prevent blood clots will not get the full effect of this medicine if they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seatbelts for Motorcoach Buses Proposed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13928</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bus Accident]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following several bus accidents in recent years that have left many dead and scores injured, the commercial bus industry has been under fire for its safety record. The Obama administration announced yesterday that it plans on proposing safety regulations for long-distance buses, reported the Associated Press. The proposal will include stronger standards for the vehicles’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Says Shire, Eisai Drug Promotions Misleading</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13926</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News media are reporting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to Shire PLC and Eisai Co Ltd about drug promotions for Dacogen and Fosrenol. The warning letters state that the Dacogen (Eisai) and Fosrenol (Shire) promotions understate the risk and overstate the benefits of the medications.
The FDA said that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Warning From FDA Following Death, Injury Reports</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13923</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy systems have been associated with deaths and serious complications, the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) warned yesterday.  In a health alert posted on its Web site, the FDA said it  will continue to monitor adverse events associated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy systems, and will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Says 2/3rds of Coal Ash from Last Year&#8217;s Spill Cleaned Up</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13921</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accident]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is stating that most of the coal ash “deemed critical” following last year’s historic spill, has been cleaned up, said WDEF. The authority said some two-thirds of the “critical” spill has been cleaned out of the Emory River
The catastrophic fly ash spill took place last December and released an unimaginable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise Ship  Norovirus Study Points Finger at Dirty Public Bathrooms</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13917</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A norovirus outbreak has ruined more than one cruise vacation.  Now a new study suggests that keeping public restrooms on cruse ships clean could go a long way in preventing norovirus among passengers and crew.
Unfortunately, the study, which was published in the journal &#8220;Clinical Infections Diseases&#8221; found that public bathrooms on cruise ships are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phthalate Exposure Affects Boys&#8217; Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13915</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13915#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Phthalates, chemicals that enable flexibility in plastics and vinyls, are again, being linked to adverse health outcomes, this time in boys. According to WebMD, women exposed to high phthalate levels during pregnancy may give birth to boys who express behaviors that are less typically masculine.
For instance, said WebMD, boys born by women who were exposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyroid Cancer Rates Near Indian Point Among Highest in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13913</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Communities around the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester, NY have higher-than-normal rates of thyroid cancer, according to a study released Monday.  The study found  that rates of thyroid cancer  in the four counties surrounding the Indian Point nuclear plant  &#8211; Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester &#8211;  were the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Repair Fraud Prompts Call for Crackdown</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13911</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13911#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The number of firms offering Chinese drywall &#8220;solutions&#8221; has exploded in recent months, prompting a group of  U.S. Senators to ask the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to crack down on such scams.  It&#8217;s important to remember that no Chinese drywall remediation or testing protocols have been established as yet, so any claims that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zinc in Fixodent, Super PoliGrip Linked to Nerve Damage By Another Study</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13907</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13907#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Denture Cream (Poligrip & Fixodent)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Super PoliGrip,  Fixodent and other denture creams have been associated with nerve damage and the  development of neurological problems, according to a study published earlier this fall in the journal &#8220;NeuroToxicology.&#8221;  The study, conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan, involved 11 patients, all of whom had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pai You Guo Weight Loss Supplement Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13905</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13905#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Drugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed GMP Herbal Products, Inc. that its weight loss dietary supplement, sold and marketed as Pai You Guo, contains undeclared ingredients.
An FDA lab analyses of dietary supplements distributed by GMP Herbal Products found them to contain two undeclared ingredients:
Undeclared sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vytorin, Zetia Disappoint Again</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13903</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13903#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vytorin and Zetia, Merck &#038; Co.&#8217;s anti-cholesterol medications, are coming under fire again.  A new study has found that a much older &#8211; and cheaper &#8211; drug reduced artery plaque much better in eight months than ezetimibe, the active ingredient in both Vytorin and Zetia.
According to USA Today, this latest study was  released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Orders Safety Review Of Alcoholic Energy Drinks</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13901</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13901#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just notified about 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products.
“The increasing popularity of consumption of caffeinated alcoholic beverages by college students and reports of potential health and safety issues necessitates that we look seriously at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genzyme Drugs Found To Be Tainted With Steel Fragments, Other Foreign Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13899</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13899#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Genzyme Corporation are advising endocrinological and genetics medicine healthcare professionals that Genzyme products marketed as Cerezyme, Fabrayzme, Myozyme, Aldurazyme, and Thyrogen are potentially tainted with foreign particles. The medications are used to treat rare, serious, and life-threatening diseases.
The foreign particles include stainless steel fragments, non-latex rubber from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports Of Cartilage Damage Associated With Local Anesthetics, Pain Pumps</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13895</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13895#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Orthopedic and anesthesia healthcare professionals and hospital risk managers are being advised by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of 35 reports of chondrolysis—cartilage necrosis and destruction—in patients given continuous, intra-articular infusions of local anesthetics with elastomeric pain pumps used to control pain after joint surgery.  The anesthetics in question are marketed under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Lawsuits, Investigation Gaining Momentum</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13891</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13891#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall crisis, and the litigation surrounding it, is set to enter a new phase this month.  With potential plaintiffs in Chinese drywall lawsuits facing an important deadline in a few weeks, a federal judge will soon be scheduling the first lawsuits for trial.   And in the coming weeks, federal investigators [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gander Mountain Tree Stands Recalled Due to Fall Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13889</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13889#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[About 13,000 Hang-On Fixed Position Treestands, imported by Gander Mountain Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and manufactured by StrongBuilt, of Waterproof, Louisiana, have been recalled, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.
The clasp on the Gander Mountain Hang-On Fixed Position Treestands may open unexpectedly if the strap is fastened incorrectly, causing the treestand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Cites Red Cross for Problems with Blood Supplies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13886</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13886#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dow Jones News just broke with information regarding blood supplied by the American Red Cross. It seems that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it discovered what it described as “widespread and persistent problems with the storage and distribution” of blood supplied by the Red Cross.
The agency investigation, which took place last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firm At Center of E. Coli Outbreak Wasn&#8217;t Testing Beef Trim</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13882</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E. Coli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Food Products]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An E. coli outbreak that has killed 2 people has been linked to a ground beef processor that, according to The New York Times, stopped testing its ingredients years ago under pressure from beef trim suppliers.
As we&#8217;ve reported previously, Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York &#8211; owned by AFA Foods &#8211; recalled more than 500,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acetaminophen Linked To Asthma, Wheezing Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13880</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is again being linked to increased health risks, this time to increased asthma risks in adults and children, said Reuters Health. The analysis involved 19 studies and was detailed in the journal CHEST.
Lead study author, Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute in British Columbia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maclaren Knew About Dangerous Strollers For 5 Years, Took No Action</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13877</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week we’ve been following the massive recall of Maclaren strollers that was finally made official following reports of children’s fingertips being amputated. Now, it seems, that information is emerging that Maclaren knew—for an unbelievable five years—that the strollers could sever children’s fingers but did nothing until forced to by the government, the New York [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synthes USA Issues Class I Recall for Vertebrae Replacement Implants</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13875</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Synthes USA is recalling all lots of the Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement device.   The U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed the Synthes USA Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement recall a Class I recall.
The Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement is used in the T1-L5 portion of the spine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Aid Set Aside in Louisiana</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13872</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some Chinese drywall victims in Louisiana could eventually get a bit of financial help from the state.  According to the Associated Press, the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) yesterday voted unanimously to back a $5 million plan to help Road Home program recipients who have tainted Chinese drywall.  The aid package still must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Pondering New Internet Rules For Drug, Device Makers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13869</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13869#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking into whether or not revised regulations are called for regarding how information is delivered on medicines and medical devices via the Internet, says Reuters. The meeting is entitled &#8220;Promotion of Food and Drug Administration-Regulated Medical Products Using the Internet and Social Media,&#8221; and was announced in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Poisoning Kills Millions of Adults Every Year</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13866</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13866#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we have long and repeatedly been writing, this country has been hammered in recent months over a wide array of food borne contaminations that have sickened many and led to a number of fatalities. It seems that current figures on deaths were underestimating the magnitude of the problem globally.
Reuters is reporting that emerging World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forum on Silver Eagle Refinery Blasts Yields Few Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13861</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a meeting to discuss last week&#8217;s Silver Eagle Refinery explosion in Woods Cross, Utah, city officials said there was little they could do to regulate the facility. However, City Administrator Gary Uresk  told an audience of  about 200 that the city would work with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Influenced Neurontin Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13859</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been known that Neurontin is associated with a significant—80 percent, accoring to a prior LA Times report—increase in suicidal ideation and actions. Now, Reuters, is reporting that internal Pfizer Inc. documents point to the drug maker having “altered or omitted unfavorable study findings to expand its epilepsy drug, Neurontin&#8217;s, market,” citing U.S. researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illness Reported After H1N1 Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13857</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than 24 hours after being inoculated against the H1N1 Swine Flu, a young Virginia boy has come down with the dangerous, often debilitating Guillain-Barre syndrome, MSNBC is reporting.
Jordan McFarland (14), is wheelchair-bound and developed severe headaches, spasms, and leg weakness, said MSNBC, and is expected to need to use a walker for up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz, Yaz Litigation Progresses, Plaintiffs&#8217; Steering Committee Named</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13854</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13854#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is progress to report in the Yaz and Yasmin multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2100) currently underway in U.S.  District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.  Judge David Herndon, who is overseeing the Yaz and Yasmin MDL, has appointed members to the Plaintiffs&#8217; Steering Committee.  One of those appointed by Judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Omnibus Lawsuit Deadline Just Weeks Away</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13851</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall victims whose homes were built with wallboard manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd are just weeks away from a make-or-break deadline.  They have until December 2, 2009 to join an omnibus class action lawsuit that will be filed against Knauf on December 9.  Knauf has agreed to waive its rights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals Court Revives Cell Phone Cancer Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13849</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13849#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones &#038; Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cellular Phone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cell phone lawsuits alleging that radiation from the devices can  cause brain cancer have been given new life.   According to Law.com, the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court decision that found that cell phone cancer lawsuits were preempted by federal law.
The decision came in a case called Murray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gehl Sauce Dispensers Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13847</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gehl Foods just issued a recall of about 115,000 of its HOT TOP2 Nacho Cheese and Chili Sauce Dispensers due to fire and burn hazard. Manufacturer Gehl Foods Inc. is located in Germantown, Wisconsin.
The recall was implemented because the HOT TOP2 Nacho Cheese and Chili Sauce Dispenser’s fan blade can come into contact with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company in Puerto Rico Oil Explosion Has Record of Environmental Violations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13843</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caribbean Petroleum Corp., the company at the center of a massive explosion and fire in Puerto Rico last month, has a spotty environmental record.  According to The Miami Herald, over the last ten years, Caribbean Petroleum Corp. has been cited for major environmental violations that have cost it a total of $1.3 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Investigating Problems With External Biphasic Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13841</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13841#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating energy levels in external biphasic defibrillators with shocks ≤ 200 J. The agency indicated that it has received reports of 14 events since 2006 in which a 200 J biphasic defibrillator was ineffective in providing defibrillation/cardioversion therapy to a patient, whereas a subsequent shock from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Insurance Commissioner Says Chinese Drywall Not Covered Under Homeowners&#8217; Policies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13839</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13839#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall is not a covered peril under homeowners&#8217; insurance polices, according to the Florida Insurance Commissioner.  Speaking to state legislators, Kevin McCarty warned that insurers have no obligation to cover defective Chinese drywall.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received about 1,897 reports from residents in 30 states, the District of Columbia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospira Propofol, Liposyn Recalled Over Particulate Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13837</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospira, Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, is voluntarily recalling 85 lots of Liposyn™ II 10%, Liposyn II 20%, Liposyn III 10%, Liposyn III 20%, Liposyn III 30%, as well as 73 lots of Propofol Injectable Emulsion 1% products that begin with lot numbers 79 and 80. The recall has been implemented, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Linked To Male Sexual Dysfunction</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13835</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The industrial chemical, bisphenol A—BPA—has been making news in recent months over its connection to a wide variety of adverse health events, a worrisome issue given the chemical’s overwhelming ubiquity.
We have long noted that BPA has been connected to increased risks of brain, reproductive, cardiac, and immune system diseases and disorders; problems with liver function [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firms Marketing Flavored Cigarettes Get FDA Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13833</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision that is part of the newly-enacted Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters to companies that continue to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to consumers in the United States through Web sites.
The warning letters directed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Years After Spinach Recall, Questions On Safety Linger</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13830</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ABC News just broke with a story regarding the ongoing issue of lax salad product safety requirements. Pointing to a 2006 E. coli outbreak that sickened over 200 people, killing three, “Good Morning America” revealed that, despite newly-implemented safety requirements to help stop bacterial tainting, no requirements exist to test salad products before release to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edwards Lifesciences Recalls Aortic Catheters</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13828</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has issued a recall of CardioVations EndoClamp Aortic Catheter.  The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed this a Class I recall, its most serious type of recall.  
The CardioVations EndoClamp Aortic Catheter locks off the aorta, monitors aortic pressure, and delivers solution to stop the heart during cardiopulmonary bypass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maclaren Stroller Recall Official</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13826</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we wrote that a massive recall of Maclaren strollers was being considered following reports of children’s fingertips being amputated. Now, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that the recall is in effect.
Maclaren USA, Inc., of South Norwalk, Connecticut has issued a recall of about one million Maclaren Strollers because the stroller’s hinge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silver Eagle Refinery Blast Only Latest Accident at Utah Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13824</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The explosion that rocked the Silver Eagle Refinery in Utah last week was the second serious accident at the facility this year.  The first incident, a flash fire that occurred on January 12,  seriously injured four people at the Silver Eagle Refinery.
Luckily, no one was injured in last Wednesday&#8217;s Silver Eagle Refinery explosion, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia Cell Phone Chargers Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13822</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia just announced a massive recall of millions of defective cell phone chargers due to a potential shock hazard, Network World reported. The recall program involves Nokia replacing the chargers at no cost to consumers; affected consumers are in the United States and Canada as well as other countries worldwide said Network World.
According to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Will Address Chinese Drywall During State Visit, Senator Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13805</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall will be on President Barack Obama&#8217;s agenda when he makes his first state visit to China, according to one U.S. Senator.  According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, said on Friday that he would like  Obama to directly discuss the Chinese drywall issue with Chinese President Hu Jintao, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds Playing Catch-up in Chinese Drywall Probe</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13801</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Florida-State-sponsored Technical Symposium on Corrosive Imported Drywall that took place in Tampa last week is considered, said the Herald Tribune, to be the most complete of its kind. The Symposium was attended by key scientists working on the contaminated Chinese drywall issue plaguing homeowners nationwide.
Some 400 people were in attendance to hear about testing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psych Meds While Pregnant Triples Risk Of Early Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13797</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month we wrote that women who take antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during pregnancy may be more likely to experience premature birth than other women. Science Daily is now reporting that the likelihood of premature child delivery triples in pregnant women with a history of depression and who take certain psychiatric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maclaren Set to Issue Major Stroller Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13794</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A massive recall of strollers is in the works following reports of children&#8217;s fingertips being amputated, news media outlets are reporting today.
The Daily News reported that Maclaren, a huge stroller maker, is recalling some one million strollers; the recall includes every Maclaren stroller sold in the past decade, since 1999, said the Daily News. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E. Coli Outbreak Prompts Call For Investigation Of School Lunches</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13792</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently wrote that some 31 million children are at increased risk for food poisoning due to delays in tainted food products being removed from school cafeterias.
Now, reports the Associated Press (AP), the House Education and Labor Committee chair is seeking a probe into the potential for the dangerous, sometimes deadly, E. coli pathogen to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz, Yasmin Lawsuits in New Jersey Could be Deemed Mass Tort</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13790</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated Bayer—maker of the birth control pill, Yaz—to run a correction to its Yaz marketing that cost some $20-million. Bayer must also submit its ads to the agency for approval resulting from a legal settlement obtained by some state attorneys general and the agency.
Now, Yaz and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Scientific Settles Probe Over Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13788</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Defibrillators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we wrote that a prominent physician from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation had expressed concern about test guidelines for a next-generation heart defibrillator under development at the time by Medtronic, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, and St. Jude Medical, Inc. Now, Bloomberg News is reporting that Boston Scientific has agreed to pay nearly $300 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Homeowners Filing Chinese Drywall Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13767</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems thousands of United States homeowners claim that they are becoming sick as a result of defective Chinese drywall, claiming a “rotten egg” odor; headaches; nausea and vomiting; respiratory problems; and corrosion of metals in the home, including of jewelry, wiring, air conditioning units, and other appliances.
The Daily Herald points out that millions of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch Ban Prevnar After Infant Death</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13765</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the deaths of three babies within a two-week period, authorities in Holland have banned a batch of Prevenar, also known as Prevnar, reported Reuters. The babies all died within two weeks of receiving the vaccination.
&#8220;On average about five to 10 deaths are reported annually after babies get vaccines,&#8221; said a spokeswoman for the Dutch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Carousel Treats May Be Tainted With Salmonella</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13763</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pet Carousel Pig Ears and Beef Hooves Pet Treats because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life is Good Travel Mugs Recalled Due to Burn Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13760</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[About 15,000 Fall 2009 Newbury Travel Mugs, imported by the S Group, of Portland, Oregon and manufactured by Pow Can, of Zhejiang, China, have been recalled, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.
The recalled Fall 2009 Newbury Travel Mugs can become excessively hot to the touch when filled with hot liquids, posing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung Microwaves Recalled for Shock Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13758</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 43,000 Samsung™ Over-the-Range Microwave Ovens imported by Samsung Electronics America Inc., of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, have been recalled for shock hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.
If an installation bolt from the recalled Samsung™ Over-the-Range Microwave Ovens comes in contact with an electrical component inside the unit and the microwave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stiff Nights Contains Dangerous, Undeclared Ingredients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13756</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal. Stiff Nights contains sulfoaildenafil, a chemical similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra.
Following a consumer complaint, the FDA determined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wooden Adventure Playsets Recalled for Fall Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13752</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children's Toys]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adventure Playsets Wooden Play Sets—about 275,000 in the United States and 6,800 in Canada—distributed by Adventure Playsets, of Amarillo, Texas have been recalled, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.
The Adventure Playsets Wooden Play Sets have been recalled because the plastic coated lumber on the horizontal ladder (monkey bar/swing beam) can weaken over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light Cigarettes Encourage Smoking</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13750</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light cigarettes are not all they’re cracked up to be when it comes to quitting smoking, according to an emerging study, says WebMD. Experts found that the switch to what Web MD described as &#8220;light,&#8221; &#8220;ultra-light,&#8221; or &#8220;low-tar&#8221; cigarettes could actually undermine well-intentioned smoking cessation attempts.
Most cigarettes—about 84 percent, according to the Federal Trade Commission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Symposium Set</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13747</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following an announcement this week regarding Chinese drywall litigation, the Miami Herald just announced that Florida State is sponsoring The Technical Symposium on Corrosive Imported Drywall to discuss the problem. The Symposium is scheduled in Tampa for Thursday and Friday.
The prior announcement—a one-time offer made by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.—is expected to do much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Claims Filed over Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13745</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Defibrillators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three more lawsuits have been filed against Medtronic, Medtronic USA, Medtronic International Technology, and Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations, reports the Madison Record. The three individuals, residents of Illinois, allege in their 60-count suit, that they suffer sudden shocks after being implanted with defective defibrillators made by the device maker, according to the Madison Record.
The complaints [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota In Trouble For Denying Defect</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13743</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accident]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a well-publicized accident involving the deaths of a family and a number of its own investigations, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), denies claims that it did not find any defects regarding a huge automobile recall and “unintended acceleration,” said the LATimes.
The regulators have criticized the Toyota Motor Corporation for making “inaccurate and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Centurion Premie and Meconium Packs Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13741</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Centurion Medical Products Premie Pack and Meconium Pack Pediatric Tracheal Tubes have been recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. The tubes were manufactured with an internal diameter smaller than that indicated on label.
The recall has been directed to anesthesiology healthcare professionals and hospital risk managers and both Centurion Medical Products and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home Pharmacy Settles Kickback Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13739</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Fraud]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug giant Johnson &#038; Johnson (J&#038;J) continues to make news with a Justice Department investigation into accusations of Medicaid Fraud, announced Business Week. The Justice Department recently settled with Omnicare over kickback allegations to the tune of $112 million.
The massive settlement concerned kickbacks involving the United States’ biggest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare and generic drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Found in Canned Foods</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13737</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bisphenol A—BPA—the ubiquitous, estrogen-mimicking chemical that hardens plastic has, according to another emerging study, been found in some popular canned foods, said FoxNews.
According to Consumer Reports’ December issue, it “tested soups, juice, tuna, and green beans,” said FoxNews, and discovered “19 name-brand foods” contain some level of BPA. As we have previously noted, BPA can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madoff Accountant Pleads Guilty</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13734</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stock Fraud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another Bernard Madoff associate is making headlines. Yesterday, said CNN, David G. Friehling, 49, Madoff’s “long-time accountant” pleaded guilty and agreed to a nine-count plea. The admission included securities and investment advisor fraud, making false filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and tax law violations, said CNN.
&#8220;I am truly sorry for the suffering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E. Coli Outbreaks Spawn Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13730</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E. Coli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two meat packing firms have been named in lawsuits filed by the families of two New England children stricken with E. coli infections.  
The first lawsuit  names Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York as a defendant. The complaint, which was filed on behalf of a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl, claims she became ill as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diet Sodas May Impact Kidney Function</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13726</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diet sodas have been linked to a reduction in kidney functioning, according to an emerging study cited by WebMD. While diet sodas may help in keeping caloric intake down, the beverages might be doubling the risk of kidney function decline, said WebMD.
The research looked at women who consumed two or more diet sodas daily and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone Class Action Lawsuit Claims Consumers Were Deceived Over MMS Capability</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13723</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Fraud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An iPhone class action lawsuit has been filed in Alabama by a consumer who claims Apple Inc. and AT&#038;T Mobility LLC misrepresented the iPhone&#8217;s multimedia messaging service (MMS) capabilities. MMS capability is key for sending text messages accompanied by a photo, video or other form of media.
The complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 Ground Zero Responders  More Likely To Have Asthma</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13719</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emergency responders who participated in Ground Zero rescue and recovery efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attacks tend to suffer from asthma at about a two-fold rate compared to the rest of the U.S. population, according to a new study detailed by Science Daily.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers presented the new asthma data, said Science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recall of Injectable Painkiller Expanded by American Regent</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13716</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Regent is recalling more Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection.  The company is now expanding its recall of the injectable painkiller to include all lots of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP 15 mg/mL; 1mL Single Dose Vials; NDC# 0517-0601-25.
According to the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA), this recall is in addition to the voluntary recall initiated on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bodybuilding.com Recalls Supplements Over Steroid Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13713</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bodybuilding.com has issued a nationwide recall for 65 dietary supplement products.  All of the recalled supplements were sold through the Bodybuilding.com Web site.  According to a notice on the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) website, the agency believes the recalled products contain ingredients that are steroids.
A list of the recalled dietary supplements can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Lawsuit December 2nd Deadline A &#8220;Hard&#8221; Deadline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A significant breakthrough in Chinese drywall  litigation was announced this week that will do much to streamline the process for suing a major drywall manufacturer.  To take advantage of this one time offer made by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Chinese drywall claimants must sign on to an omnibus class action lawsuit by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Makers Fail To Disclose Event Sponsorship</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13705</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve long been saying so, and the issue has made headlines many times in recent months; now PLoS Medicine is writing that ties between Big Pharma and health professionals—are not sufficiently broad, reports Science Daily. In this case, the issue concerns Australian reporting standards; however, the problem has been noted in a variety of global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island Hospital Fined Over Wrong-Site Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13703</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we wrote about the fifth reported botched surgery at the same hospital since 2007. Rhode Island Hospital—the largest hospital in that state—allegedly operated on the wrong body part, described as a wrong-site surgery, five times.
Now, says the Associated Press (AP), the hospital has been fined $150,000 and mandated to take what the AP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking Out On Medtronic Ties Got Doc Fired, Lawsuit Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13699</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. David Gossman, who had worked at the Lahey Clinic Hospital since 1987, alleges he was terminated after speaking out about the financial relationship between Lahey Clinic and Medtronic Inc., reports Courthouse News.
In a lawsuit, Dr. Gossman alleges that the device maker proposed that Lahey Clinic have &#8220;access to the CoreValve, a new heart valve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Common Antibiotics Linked To Birth Defects</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13697</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large study on the effects of antibiotics used during pregnancy and birth defects has been released. The Associated Press (AP) reported that the emerging study—the first of its kind to review the use of antibiotics during pregnancy—found a link between mediations for urinary tract infections and birth defects. The study appears in this month’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E. coli Outbreak May Have Claimed 2 Lives, At Least 16 Hospitalized</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13695</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E. Coli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty-eight people have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak that spans a dozen states. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), two deaths may be linked to the E. coli outbreak, and a number of victims have been hospitalized.
E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Byetta Patients Report Kidney Problems,  Label Revised</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13693</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The labeling for Byetta, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, has been revised to include new safety information about possible kidney function problems, including kidney failure.
Byetta was approved by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) in 2005 to help type 2 diabetics better control blood sugar when other drugs were not adequate. The [...]]]></description>
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