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		<title>Reused Insulin Pens Probed at Nassau University Medical Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 19:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) has expressed concern over possible reuse of insulin pens in more than one patient and said yesterday it will be sending letters to as many as 185 diabetes patients who might be victims of such medical malpractice.  The letters will urge patients to be tested for hepatitis C, hepatitis B, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elderly in Nursing Homes More Likely to be Depressed Than Those Living at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study has shed new light on the frequency of depression among nursing home patients.  The study - which involved 272 elderly patients with an average age of 81— looked at how often those patients reported feeling depressed and were prescribed antidepressants at both a long-term care facility and through a home-care agency.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>77 More Hepatitis C Victims Tied to Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3064</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Seventy seven more former patients of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada have tested positive for hepatitis C, and their illnesses are likely the result of the unsanitary methods employed by the now-closed clinic.  The 77 cases of hepatitis C combined with those confirmed earlier bring the number of cases linked to clinics run by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E. Coli Fears Prompt Meat Recall in Hawaii</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Legal News</category>
	<category>Product Recalls</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palama Meat Company is voluntarily recalling some ground beef products processed at its Kapolei plant in Hawaii that  between April 9-21 due to possible E. Coli contamination.  Approximately 4,500 cases of ground beef-related products are affected.  To date, Palama Meat has recovered about 40% of the product affected by this recall.
Consumers who have any of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Exhibiting New Caution in Drug Approvals</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3062</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move that shocked Merck and Wall Street analysts last week, Merck’s new and long-awaited cholesterol drug—Cordaptive—was rejected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Some leading heart researchers were not surprised, saying that the FDA is more reticent to approve new drugs in the wake of recent defective drug controversies and accusations the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honda Recalls ATV for Steering Defect</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3061</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Honda ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles) have been recalled because of a defect that could cause them to lose steering control.  The steering defect, which affects about 1,400 Model Year 2008 Honda TRX500 ATVs, has not resulted in any reported injuries.

ATVs can be very dangerous vehicles, even in the best of circumstances. According to data collected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casa Fiesta Salmonella Outbreak Yields First Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A man who claims he fell violently ill with Salmonella poisoning after eating at Casa Fiesta in late April is suing the restaurant.  Kody Dewitt, who is seeking over $25,000 in damages for the hospital bills and hardships he claims he suffered from eating Salmonella-tainted food at Casa Fiesta, filed the lawsuit in Huron [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vytorin Study Probed by US Justice Department</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Justice Department wants to know more about a crucial Vytorin study, the results of which were concealed for more than  a year.  Known as ENHANCE, the study found that Vytorin  was no more effective at preventing clogged arteries than less expensive statin drugs.   The Justice Department probe is just one of many looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ortho Evra Needs to Go, Public Citizen Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A prominent consumer advocacy group says Ortho Evra, Johnson &#038; Johnson&#8217;s controversial birth control patch, is too dangerous to be on the market.  Public Citizen is asking federal regulators to ban Ortho Evra because it poses a higher risk of potentially fatal blood clots than other hormone-based contraceptives.
When Ortho Evra was introduced in 2002, Johnson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wendy&#8217;s E. Coli Outbreak Sparks Lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Two women who were hospitalized for several weeks due to E. coli infections that were linked to tainted lettuce in a Wendy’s meal are suing the popular fast food chain.  Dozens of people attending an education conference in June 2006 fell ill after eating food from Wendy&#8217;s.  The women say they ate the contaminated food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Orleans Mayor Wants FEMA Trailers Gone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Citing health concerns, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says its time for city residents living in toxic trailers distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to move to safer housing.  Nearly 5,700 trailers remain in New Orleans, most on the private property of residents who lost their homes to Katrina.
Late last year, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers Lean on FDA to Police Drug Advertising</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, Congress asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to speed its efforts in forcing drug companies to include safety-reporting information in television and radio ads.  Now, Congressional Democrats are placing more pressure on the drug industry&#8217;s direct-to-consumer advertising following increased problems over the marketing of several popular drugs, including Vytorin, Lipitor, and Procrit.
Last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Devices Made with Tainted Heparin Recalled by Medtronic</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3050</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. is recalling some medical devices because they may be coated with tainted heparin, a drug linked to 81 deaths in the US.  The disposable medical devices, used during cardiac bypass surgery, are made with Medtronic&#8217;s Carmeda BioActive surface, which includes heparin. No injuries have been reported in relation to the Medtronic devices, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salmonella Confirmed in 16 at Princeton University, Food Served at Frist Gallery Suspected</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3049</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of confirmed Salmonella infections at Princeton has risen to 16, including 15 students and one staff member.  The source of the Salmonella remains unknown, and the Princeton Regional Health Department (PRHD) has been working with New Jersey state officials to conduct preliminary food history surveys with both infected and healthy students.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chantix Promoted By US Government in Guidelines Written by Former Pfizer Consultant</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3048</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Health officials in the federal government are urging smokers to use Chantix as part of their efforts to stop smoking - despite the drug&#8217;s association to suicidal thoughts and behavior.  New smoking cessation guidelines, published by the US Public Health Service, do note that Chantix has been linked with suicide and other psychiatric side effects.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Popular Drugs Linked to Suicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Suicide is common in the US, representing the fourth leading cause of death for those aged 18 to 65 and the third leading cause for those aged 15 to 24.  Add to those figures the complexity of medications.  In recent years, disturbing reports have suggested that  side effects of some popular drugs - such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardasil Researcher Criticizes Moves to Make HPV Vaccine Mandatory</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3046</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A scientist who helped Merck &#038; Co. conduct clinical trials for the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil is questioning efforts to mandate the controversial vaccine for young girls, whether their parents want them to have it or not.  Dr. Diane Harper, a top expert on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), says Merck&#8217;s aggressive campaign to convince [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reporting Suspected Nursing Home Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3045</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing home abuse, though despicable, is hardly uncommon. Although laws vary by state, most states do have laws—which include criminal penalties—in place to protect senior citizens from elder abuse; nursing homes are not exempt from these laws.
Unfortunately, nursing home abuse tends to be underreported because individual homes do not take elder abuse seriously and residents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas Boilers Recalled for Carbon Monoxide Dangers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3044</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Produces Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued two recalls for defective gas boilers due to carbon monoxide hazards.  Although no incidents or injuries have been reported, if there is a leak in the vent piping, the recalled boilers can leak carbon monoxide (CO) into the buildings in which they are installed, posing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury Still A Major Environmental Pollutant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Although a recent study confirms that a dramatic decline in mercury releases from products in the U.S. between 1990 and 2005, mercury remains a dangerously significant source of environmental contamination, contributing nearly one-third of total mercury emissions to the air in the U.S.
Mercury release into the environment has long been a serious problem.  Mercury can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PFOA From DuPont Plant Polluting Groundwater in Deepwater, New Jersey</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3042</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DuPont just announced that it discovered chemical residues from a Teflon ingredient—PFOA—in the groundwater near its Chambers Works plant.  PFOA was confirmed in nine wells around the plant in Deepwater, New Jersey with concentrations as high as 35 times the alert level established last year by New Jersey regulators.  DuPont plant manager Bland Dickey said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Announces Job Cuts, Restructuring</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3041</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Still struggling in the wake of last year&#8217;s Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead recall, medical device maker Medtronic Inc. says it plans to cut 1,100 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring plan.  Medtronic&#8217;s business has been hurt, not just by the Sprint Fidelis recall, but by the declining worldwide demand for implantable defibrillators, which has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expanded Fentora Approval a Bad Idea, FDA Panel Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cephalon Inc&#8217;s quest to expand the approved uses of the narcotic painkiller Fentora hit a snag yesterday, as a Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted 17-3 against the proposal.  Panel members said they were concerned that expanding the use of Fentora beyond cancer patients would lead to more misuse of the highly-addictive drug, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salmonella Confirmed in 10, Suspected in Dozens More, at Princeton University</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3039</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Salmonella cases at Princeton University now number at least 10, and as many as 73 other people are showing symptoms of the food-borne illness.  So far, investigators have not been able to link the Salmonella to any one source, but they continue interviewing victims with both confirmed and suspected cases.
According to the Centers for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Tells of Mentor ObTape Horrors</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3038</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Defective Medical Devices</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mentors ObTape Vaginal Sling is a medical device meant to stop the uncontrollable flow of urine as a result of urinary stress incontinence, a medical condition affecting about two million American women.  Patients with urinary stress incontinence are no longer able to control or stop urine flow, which often happens in the years following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aricept, Zantac, Detrol, other Anticholinergic Drugs Lined to Mental Impairment in Elderly</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3037</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Pharmaceuticals</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two separate reports written by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine support findings released recently concerning anticholinergic medications like Aricept, Zantac and Detrol.  The studies found that anticholinergic drugs may be adversely affecting the thinking skills of older patients, a phenomenon not observed in those patients studied who do not take these medications.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ambien, Lunesta, Other &#8216;New-Generation&#8217; Sleep Aids Linked to Bizarre Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3036</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 18:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[New generation sleeping pills, like Lunesta and Ambien, may be as likely to cause serious adverse reactions as older sleep aids.  While older pills are much more likely to cause daytime sedation, addiction and withdrawal symptoms, drug classified as nonbenzodiazepines (NBZs), including Lunesta and Ambien, seem just as likely to cause amnesia and erratic behavior.
Introduced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vytorin, Procrit, Lipitor TV Ads Subject of Congress Probe</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3035</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. congressional panel is now examining television ads for cholesterol drugs Lipitor and Vytorin and for the anemia drug Procrit at a Thursday hearing.  The panel is looking to determine if such commercials are deceptive or misleading.  Representatives of the companies that make the drugs—Pfizer Inc., Johnson &#038; Johnson, Merck &#038; Co Inc, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bacteria Tainted Mouthwash Recalled,  Illnesses Reported</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3034</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hydrox Labs in Elgin, Illinois has issued a voluntary recall of Cardinal Health-labeled alcohol-free mouthwash due to contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia).  As a result of this action, Cardinal Health is also initiating a voluntary recall of the same Cardinal-labeled alcohol-free mouthwash.  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been made aware of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Still Deny Role in Heparin Problems, Say Baxter is Blocking Investigation</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3033</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration has alleged that Baxter International has refused to cooperate with its investigation into tainted heparin.  The Chinese are also insisting that a counterfeit chemical found in batches of a heparin ingredient sourced from China had nothing to do with the hundreds of adverse reactions and scores of deaths [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers Delay Gardasil For Daughters</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3032</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 14:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Many American moms are apparently ignoring Merck &#038; Co&#8217;s. aggressive efforts to convince them that their young daughters must be given the Gardasil human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.  A new study has found that only half of American mothers intend to have their teenaged daughters vaccinated against HPV if the girls are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft and Other SSRI Antidepressants Tied to Premature Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3031</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Paxil and similar antidepressants have been linked to an increased risk of premature birth, a new study says.  Premature birth is just one of the many risks posed by the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).  Paxil has been shown to increase the likelihood of heart-related birth defects when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insulin Pumps Linked to Injuries, Deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3030</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 20:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just revealed that insulin pumps can be risky and have been linked to injuries and deaths.  Insulin pumps are generally used by teenagers with Type I diabetes and the FDA, while not suggesting parents find alternate treatments, suggest they exercise increased vigilance.  The FDA is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LASIK Dangers Require Caution</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3029</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 20:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LASIK—laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis—surgery involves using a laser to cut a small flap in the eye&#8217;s cornea to allow for reshaping of the corneal tissue with another laser to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and, sometimes, astigmatism.  LASIK was approved a decade ago and an estimated six million Americans have undergone LASIK surgery with hundreds of thousands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Concerned Expanded Fentora Approval Could Increase Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3028</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has long been concerned over Cephalon Inc.’s marketing of Fentora, a cancer pain drug, to non-cancer patients.  An FDA official said Fentora use in noncancer patients could have &#8220;devastating effects.  Cephalon continues to seek FDA approval to promote Fentora—fentanyl buccal—for sudden pain in noncancer patients with an opioid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck Extends Another Vioxx Settlement Deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3027</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Vioxx</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merck just extended the deadline for registered participants to submit paperwork to June 30 on the Vioxx program. Merck states that the proposed $4.85 billion settlement for illness associated with Vioxx—also known as refecoxib—continues on schedule.  The original deadline for claimants to provide documents proving they took Vioxx and then had a heart attack or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massive Recall for Listeria Tainted Meat</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3026</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3026#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Legal News</category>
	<category>Food Poisoning</category>
	<category>Listeria</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gourmet Boutique of Queens, New York is recalling about 286,000 pounds of fresh and frozen beef, pork, and poultry products that may be contaminated with listeria, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said this weekend.  The recall is a Class I alert, which carries the highest priority and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents of Singulair Suicide Victim Appeal to FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3025</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New York state couple whose teenage son committed suicide while taking the anti-allergy drug Singulair told their story to Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) officials last week, prompting regulators to say that the agency would start collecting the personal stories of people experiencing unusual side effects while taking Singulair.
Singulair was approved in 1998 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stryker Gets Another FDA Warning Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3024</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Defective Medical Devices</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stryker Corp. has been hit with another Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) warning letter, the medical device maker&#8217;s second since last November, and the third in a little over a year.  This time, the FDA took Stryker&#8217;s biotech division to task for quality systems and compliance issues at its Hopkinton, Massachusetts, location.  One of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Issues Highlander SUV Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3023</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Product Recalls</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota is recalling around 90,000 Highlander Sport Utility Vehicles because of defective safety belts that can interfere with the proper operation of rear facing child safety seats.  This is the latest quality issue to beset Toyota, which faces at least one lawsuit involving another type of seatbelt, as well as a whistleblower lawsuit charging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Negotiating Celebrex, Bextra Settlements</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3022</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrex and Bextra maker Pfizer Inc. has begun to settle injury claims against the painkillers.  It is estimated that between 7,000 and 9,000 Celebrex and Bextra cases have been filed by people who claim the defective painkillers caused heart attacks and strokes. According to a report in Friday&#8217;s Wall Street Journal, lawyers representing Pfizer have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fosamax &#8220;Dead Jaw Syndrome&#8221; Tied to Microbial Biofilms</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3021</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Microbial biofilms are behind a nasty side effect of osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax, new research says. These biofilms, a mix of bacteria and sticky extracellular material, are causing jaw tissue infections in patients taking bisphosphonate drugs like Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva, according to a study conducted at the USC School of Dentistry. Earlier this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PFC, Linked to Cancer, Found in Breast Milk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3020</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Those chemicals which have long been used to make cookware nonstick and fabrics stain-resistant are not only spreading around the world, but they are showing up in some surprising and disturbing places. Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, have shown up in wildlife, drinking water supplies, and human blood; however, a team of researchers—including Kathleen Arcaro of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous Chromium Levels in Some &#8220;Total Body Formula&#8221; Supplements</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3019</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3019#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 16:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final analysis of certain flavors of &#8220;Total Body Formula&#8221; and &#8220;Total Body Mega Formula” have detected hazardous amounts of chromium in addition to previously reported hazardous selenium levels.  The samples contained up to 3,426 micrograms of chromium for the recommended serving (17 times the recommended intake); the recommended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salmonella Outbreak at Princeton University</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3018</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3018#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 16:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[New Jersey state health officials are investigating six confirmed cases of salmonella at Princeton University to determine if they are related to 70 other cases of stomach illnesses there.  Donna Leusner, spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, said health officials would interview those patients reporting a stomach illness since last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Targets Airborne Lead</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3017</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 16:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just proposed a stricter health standard for airborne lead, saying that current allowable concentrations do not adequately protect public health, especially children.  The lead health standard has not been changed since its initial requirement was enacted 30 years ago.  Since then, lead pollution dropped substantially, largely because lead was banned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microwave Popcorn Ingredient Tied to Lung Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3016</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A unusually high incidence of bronchiolitis obliterans among workers at microwave popcorn factories is likely the result of their exposure to diacetyl, a new study says.  The study, conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, (NIOSH) concluded that diacetyl, a chemical that gives microwave popcorn its butter flavor, needs further study so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Criticism of Pediatric Clinical Drug Trials</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3015</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 20:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, experts at Great Britain’s University of Nottingham reported that the methods and processes in which drug trials are conducted in children require more and stricter monitoring and more needs to be done to ensure the children’s safety.  Now, University of Liverpool researchers are saying that few studies consider the appropriate measurements for assessing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York State Looking at Artificial Turf Hazards</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3014</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 20:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) began reviewing possible risks linked to lead with artificial turf currently installed in schools, parks, and stadiums nationwide.  The artificial turf industry denied its products are dangerous.  But, health officials closed down two fields in New Jersey after detecting what they found to be unexpectedly high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enbrel Black Box Warns of Tuberculosis Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3013</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 19:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enbrel, a drug used to treat psoriasis that has been associated with serious infections, including tuberculosis in some patients.  Enbrel&#8217;s labeling will now carry the Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) strictest safety notice, a black box warning.
Enbrel, manufactured by Amgen and Wyeth, is made from a type of protein called a tumor necrosis factor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers Introduce BPA Ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 18:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Health Concerns</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats just introduced a bill to ban bispherol A—BPA—the ubiquitous estrogen-imitating chemical found in plastics from all products made for infants and young.  The bill would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study BPA risks to children and adults.  &#8220;There have been enough warning signs about the dangers of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NuvaRing Victim Warns Others</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3011</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 18:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A woman who suffered blood clots which were caused by NuvaRing is now warning others about the risks of the contraceptive device. Misty Liebert of Illinois was just 27 and healthy when she suffered potentially fatal clots in her lungs.  She had chosen NuvaRing for its convenience, unaware of its dangerous potential.
NuvaRing is a transparent, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Planning Hiring Blitz</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3010</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beleaguered Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) is planning on filling over 1,300 positions by the end of September, triple the amount hired by the FDA over the past two years.  The FDA will add 600 new jobs—including chemists, biologists, and statisticians—and will fill over 700 currently open posts.  Most of the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cargill, National Beef Packing Engaged in Inhumane Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3009</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Legal News</category>
	<category>Food Poisoning</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of this year’s Hallmark/Westland meat recall, representing the largest such recall in US history, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting that two of this country’s largest meat processors, “were slapped with humane handling violations.”  The violations were discovered during a governmental review as part of the National School Lunch Program.
Earlier this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First to Act on Toxic FEMA Trailers was Unpaid Volunteer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3008</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Toxic Substances</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The woman who first raised the alarm about the toxic trailers distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Hurricane Katrina victims is the subject of a USAToday profile.  Becky Gillette, an unpaid volunteer with the Sierra Club in Mississippi, took it upon herself to test a handful of FEMA trailers in 2006, after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck Gardasil Vaccine Plant Cited In FDA Warning Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3007</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 13:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merck &#038; Co. has received a warning letter from the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) regarding conditions at the plant where the company makes the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, along with several children&#8217;s vaccines.  Late last year, Merck issued a recall for 1.2 million doses of some pediatric vaccines made at the West Point, Pennsylvania [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doc at Center of Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Barred from Practicing Medicine</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3006</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3006#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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The doctor implicated in the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada hepatitis C outbreak won&#8217;t be able to practice medicine again - at least until a10-count state Board of Medical Examiners complaint against him is resolved.  Dr. Dipak Desai is the owner of the Endoscopy Center, where unsanitary practices exposed thousands of patients to blood born [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anesthesia Associated with Deadly Side Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3005</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anesthesia can trigger malignant hyperthermia, a rare but deadly disorder that has received attention following the recent death of Stephanie Kuleba, a Boca Raton, Florida teenager who underwent elective breast surgery in a local surgical center.
Anesthesia administered in hospital settings is generally considered safe because trained anesthesiology professionals are always available.  And, although malignant hyperthermia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dilantin Linked to Osteoporosis</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3004</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study revealed that the popular epilepsy drug Dilantin might be placing young women who take it for a year or more at higher risk for osteoporosis.  The April 29 issue of Neurology states the bone loss described in the research was actually eight times higher than that experienced by pre-menopausal women not taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipotle Mexican Grill Offers to Foot the Bill for Ohio Food Poisoning Victims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3003</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3003#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early last week, over 400 people reported being stricken with food poisoning after eating at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Kent, Colorado.  The Chipotle restaurant chain&#8217;s Denver corporate office has agreed to pay treatment costs for those who fell ill after eating at Chipotle recently.  The last official tally released by local health officials April [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Ties Fosamax to Heart Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3002</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3002#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fosamax, a popular drug used to treat osteoporosis, may be linked to an increased risk of a heart disorder called atrial fibrillation, according to newly published research.  The study raises new concerns about Fosamax, which has also been linked to bone necrosis and other side effects.
Fosamax, manufactured by Merck, was approved by the Food &#038; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lip Gloss Contributing to Skin Cancer Epidemic</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3001</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3001#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some dermatologists are saying that glopping on shiny lip glosses without appropriate SPF protection—and lip gloss rarely offers adequate protection—can actually increase your risk of developing skin cancer because the shiny nature of the gloss could be making the sun’s UV rays hit harder.  “These lip glosses can make more of the light rays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRT Can Significantly Increase Stroke Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3000</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3000#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study reveals that high doses of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase post-menopausal women’s stroke risk regardless of when the HRT begins.  While the risk for stroke seems to be lower in younger women taking HRT and in women taking the lowest doses of estrogen, Harvard researchers say women who took high hormone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford Issues Super Duty Truck Recall for Faulty Gas Tank, Prepares to End Cruise Control Switch Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2999</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2999#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Defective Products</category>
	<category>Product Recalls</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company has announced a recall of some of its Super Duty pickup trucks because of a faulty gas tank.  Ford says that defective mounting on the tanks need to be strengthened to prevent a gasoline leak in a head-on crash.  Meanwhile, Ford says a massive recall of vehicles with faulty cruise control switches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hammocks, Beach Chairs Recalled for Fall Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2998</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2998#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the firms named below, today announced two voluntary recalls of the following defective products:  Rio Brands’ High-Boy Beach Chairs and Hammocks Sold by LivingXL.
Approximately 800 Rio Beach® High-Boy Folding Beach Chairs have been recalled for a fall hazard:  The rear leg of the chair can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heparin Contaminated on Purpose, Congress Told</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2997</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2997#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tainted heparin that has killed 81 people in the U.S. may have been intentionally contaminated, witnesses appearing before a congressional committee said yesterday.   In written testimony, a Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) official told lawmakers that it &#8220;does strain one’s credulity&#8221; to think that the heparin contamination was accidental.  The head of Baxter International, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Pollution Hurting Inner-City Kids with Asthma</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2996</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2996#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Toxic Substances</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using data collected from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Inner-City Asthma Study (ICAS), researchers found that inner city asthmatic children might beat greater risk to air pollution at levels below those at current air quality standards.  The study analyzes the short-term effects of outdoor pollution levels on asthma symptoms and lung [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LASIK Worries Prompt Discussion of Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2995</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2995#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal regulators have received 140 complaint letters about LASIK and Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) advisers are recommending the FDA clarify LASIK warnings.  LASIK—laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis—involves cut a flap in the cornea, via laser, for corneal reshaping with another laser to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and, sometimes, astigmatism.  There are no guarantees of 20/20 vision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA to Investigate BPA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2994</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) is finally looking into concerns about the safety of bisphenol A—BPA—a chemical that imitates the hormone estrogen and which is found in polycarbonate plastic.  BPA is found in some baby bottles; water bottles; some food and drink packaging; epoxy resins, which line some metal products including canned foods; dental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norovirus Chipotle Mexican Grill Food Poisoning</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2993</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Legal News</category>
	<category>Food Poisoning</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early last week, over 450 people reported they were stricken with food poisoning after eating at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Kent, Ohio.  That city&#8217;s health department sent food and biological samples from sick customers to the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus.  Food tests from the Chipotle Mexican Grill did not confirm the virus’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Blasted Over Blood Substitute Deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2992</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2992#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Pharmaceuticals</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blood substitute clinical trials and the blood substitutes themselves are under fire.  Apparently, some of the experimental blood substitutes being trested can significantly raise the risk of heart attack and sudden death according to regulators who also said that their use in new experiments should be stopped until safety issues have been cleared up.  In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Study Confirms Avandia, Actos Bone Fracture Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2991</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2991#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Avandia</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avandia, a diabetes drug already mired in controversy, may double the risk of bone fractures, according to a new study.  The study, conducted by Swiss researchers, found a similar risk with the diabetes drug Actos.  Previous studies have found that these drugs increase the risk of bone fractures, but the Swiss study sheds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Unit Agrees to Consent Decree</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2990</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2990#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Defective Medical Devices</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An agreement has been reached by a unit of Medtronic Inc. on a consent decree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over quality system improvements for its external defibrillators.  The agreement—which is subject to court approval—addresses concerns raised by the FDA during inspections and outlines actions Medtronic&#8217;s Physio-Control subsidiary must take to resume [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flu-MRSA a Dangerous Combo</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2989</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2989#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a recent and disturbing increase in the number of children who have fallen ill and died from both the flu and MRSA.  State and federal disease investigators are tracking the situation and Massachusetts’s health authorities have linked two recent childhood flu deaths to the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus germ, known as MRSA.  Nationally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Maker Asks For FDA Drug Ad Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2988</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2988#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, members of Congress asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to move faster in forcing drug companies to include safety-reporting information in their television and radio ads.  Now, drug maker AstraZeneca Plc is urging U.S. lawmakers to revive a program for drug makers who want to voluntarily submit their television commercials for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digitek Tablets Recalled By Actavis Totowa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actavis Totowa—the former Amide Pharmaceutical, Inc.—has just announced an “all-lots” recall of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek (digoxin tablets, USP) as a precautionary measure.  It was discovered that that there was a possibility that tablets with twice the appropriate thickness might have been commercially released, meaning that these tablets may contain twice the approved level [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trayslol Named in 78 Lawsuits, Bayer Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bayer AG has been hit with 78 lawsuits over the drug Trasylol.  In November, Bayer suspended Trasylol sales after a Canadian study linked it to a higher risk of death.
Trayslol was approved in 1993, and was used to prevent bleeding during open heart surgeries.  Since its approval, about a third of all heart surgery patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Warnings for Lasik Surgery, FDA Panel Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Panel Friday where post-LASIK quality-of-life issues were discussed, it was recommended the FDA ensure clearer warnings outlining the risks of LASIK, according to the Associated Press.  LASIK—laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis—surgery involves using a laser to cut a small flap in the eye&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heparin Hearing to Feature Baxter CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A congressional hearing into tainted heparin that begins tomorrow will feature testimony from the Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International.  Baxter International supplied about 50 percent of the heparin used in the US, and recalled most of its heparin products in February following reports of adverse deaths and reactions linked to the blood thinner.  At [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Rush to Approve Drug Coated Stents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Xience heart stent out-performed the more popular Taxus heart stent in a one-year trial; however, experts disagree on whether stent science is moving too fast and doctors are concerned over the recent discovery that blood clots can form at the site of drug-coated stents long after implantation.
Stents are tiny wire-mesh tubes used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Link Between Autism Rates, Mercury Emissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study of Texas school district and industrial mercury-release data, which was conducted by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, reveals that there is a statistically significant link between the pounds of industrial release of mercury and an increase in autism rates. The study examined mercury-release data from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats Look at User Fees to Improve Food Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats in Congress said yesterday that new user fees and other proposals would help give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) much needed resources to improve food safety.  Critics disagreed saying that these measures could do more harm than good.  The FDA is responsible for the vast majority—80 percent—of the U.S. food supply, mostly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Changes Animal Feed Rules in Move to Prevent Mad Cow Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. pet food makers and makers of all other animal feed will no longer be permitted to use certain materials from cattle in an effort to reduce the increasing risks for spreading mad cow disease.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which oversees animal feed, just finalized a new rule this Wednesday that states [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avon Recalls Defective Infant Santa Outfits, Tables</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In collaboration with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Avon has issued two voluntary recalls.  In both cases, the defective products were distributed by Avon Products Inc., of New York, New York and sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
In the first incident, Avon is recalling approximately 17,000 Infant Santa Outfits due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Wake of Heparin Scandal, US Trade Official Blasts China on Drug Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Padilla, the under secretary of commerce for international trade, told a group of businessmen that the United States was concerned that Chinese regulators did not have the authority to monitor both pharmaceuticals and bulk chemicals and that China did not have the ability or will to regulate its economy properly, allowing the export of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck Vaccine Facility Cited for Problems by FDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal regulators who investigated Merck &#038; Co.’s vaccine plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania cited a variety of potentially serious problems.  According to the report, contaminated packaging of children&#8217;s vaccines, unwanted fibers on vaccine vial stoppers, failure to follow good management practices, and contamination of bulk vaccine lots were among the problems cited by U.S. Food and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Kid-Sized Medical Devices Needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more, physicians are realizing that children should not be fitted for adult-sized medical devices.  According to Dr. David Staffenberg, a metal plate improperly lodged in a young boy&#8217;s skull showed him how very dangerous traditional devices—generally made to fit adults—can be when implanted in children.  In the case of Staffenberg’s patient, the plate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA-Laced Nalgene Bottles Spur Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is believed to be the first consumer class action suit over Bisphenol A—BPA—in consumer products has been filed against Nalge Nunc International Corporation.  Lani Felix-Lozano claims Nalge Nunc, knew, but minimized risks that BPA in its Nalgene sports bottles could leach into the bottles&#8217; contents and sicken consumers.  BPA is found in dental sealants, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA to Hear from Lasik Surgeons, Unhappy Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finally going to review complaints from patients who underwent Lasik eye-correcting surgery and who have suffered from a variety of issues, including blurred vision and dry eyes.  The FDA received 140 reports of Lasik surgery injuries between 1998 and 2006, according to an agency spokeswoman.  Lasik was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antipsychotic Drugs Put Elderly at Risk for Pneumonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Dutch research study reveals that nursing home patients on antipsychotic drugs are 60 percent more likely to develop pneumonia—in the short term—than those who don&#8217;t take the drugs.  According to the researchers, there is greatest risk during the first week after patients start taking the medications.  This risk gradually decreases in time.  &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>C-Diff Threatens More Hospital Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cases of potentially deadly diarrhea-related infections—known as CDAD—are on the rise, increasing in U.S. hospitals by over 200 percent between 2000 and 2005.  According to a new report by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 300,000 people contracted Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) and 8,600 died in 2005.  Also, there was a 74 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst Nursing Homes Named on Federal Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Families in need of nursing care for a loved one will now have easier access to a list of the most troubled nursing homes in the country, thanks new information being added to a nursing home website developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.   Consumer groups are cheering the move, and say that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Efforts to Make Gardasil Mandatory Stall in Some States</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merck Inc.&#8217;s efforts to make the controversial Gardasil vaccine mandatory for young girls has hit a roadblock in one state.  In February, the Massachusetts State Senate sent a Gardasil bill “to study,” making it unlikely that a vote on the proposed legislation will occur in the 2008 legislative session.
Gardasil, approved by the Food &#038; Drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Issues Chinese Heparin Supplier Warning Letter After Finding Conditions Unsuitable</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An inspection by U.S. regulators of the Chinese factory that supplied tainted heparin ingredients to Baxter International revealed significant deviations from U.S. Current Good Manufacturing Practice standards.  As a result, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) informed the plant in a warning letter that all future shipments from the Changzhou SPL facility will be refused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists Show Chemical in Tainted Heparin Caused Illnesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientist now know why contaminated heparin caused serious and sometimes fatal reactions in hundreds of patients. In a study published in the &#8220;New England Journal of Medicine&#8221;, researchers say that pigs treated with tainted heparin have exhibited side effects similar to those seen in humans. The scientists also wrote that a test has been developed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warns Philips Medical Systems Over Manufacturing Procedures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philips Medical Systems Inc. has been warned by U.S. health regulators about a wide variety of problems with its manufacturing procedures at an Ohio plant.  According to a letter released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one of the problems cited includes Philips Medical’s failure to oversee proper medical device design.  Philips Medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smog Causing Early Deaths, Report Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent review conducted by the National Academy of Sciences has concluded that short-term exposure to smog, or ozone, is not only definitively linked to premature deaths, this information should also be taken into account when measuring the health benefits of reducing air pollution.  These findings contradict arguments made by some White House officials who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Firms Fined Over Dangerous Drawstring Clothing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several firms that sold children&#8217;s clothing with drawstrings that posed a strangulation hazard have agreed to pay  a total of $320,000 in fines, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today.  According to the announcement, the firms failed  to report to the CPSC, as required by federal law, that their children’s hooded sweatshirts or jackets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker Chides FDA Head on Drug Oversight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representative John D. Dingell, Democrat-Michigan and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has long been unhappy with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its commissioner, Andrew von Eschenbach.  Dingell recently accused von Eschenbach of not doing his job in regards to drug safety, and has repeatedly asked the FDA chief how [...]]]></description>
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