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New York City Council Calls for Zadroga Act to be Renewed
New York City Council members are calling for the Zadroga Act, which provides compensation and medical treatment to 9/11 victims, to be renewed. According to press release issued Jan. 7, a resolution was introduced by Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Council Members Paul Vallone and I. ...
Sleep Aids Can Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
A new study has found that over-the-counter sleeping aids and anti-allergy medicines can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Head to Trial in December, January
The first trials involving lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics by recipients of its recalled ASR Hip Implants will begin later this year, and early next year. The first is slated to start on December 3, 2012 in state court in Las Vegas, Nevada. A second DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit ...
Study Finds Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Associated with High Incidence of Pseudotumors
Yet another study is adding to concerns about the potential dangers associated with metal-on-metal hip implants. The study, published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, found that large diameter metal-on-metal total hip replacement may be associated with a substantially higher incidence of pseudotumor formation.
J.J. Fuds, Inc. Pet Food Recalled Over Potential Listeria Contamination
J.J. Fuds, has recalled a specific lot of its J.J. Fuds Chicken Tender Chunks Pet Food over potential contamination with the dangerous, Listeria monocytogenes pathogen.
FDA Safety Warning for Bone Graft Products in Patients Under 18
FDA issued safety alerts to patients, parents & guardians, bone graft devices w/recombinant proteins or synthetic peptides not to be the first treatment for 18 & under.
Pradaxa Associated with more Complications than Warfarin, According to Early Study Findings
Early results from the largest study to date to compare Pradaxa and warfarin indicate that in a real-world setting, Pradaxa causes more complications than decades-old warfarin. The preliminary study results were announced last week, during the 2012 Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America.
Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Concerns Grow in Canada
Canadian patients and doctors are voicing more concerns about metal-on-metal hip replacements, as health regulators around the world continue to investigate the safety of the devices. According to a report from the CBC, four companies have recently either recalled or suspended sales of metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, while a number ...
Fracking Should be Kept 600m From Aquifers, Study Says
New research on the safety of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) suggests new wells should not be dug within 600 meters of a water aquifer because underground fractures can extend about that far from a dug well. According to a report from UK’s The Guardian newspaper, researchers and geologists at Durham University have ...
Crash Involving MTA Bus and Two Cars Injures 23
Police are investigating an accident in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon that injured 23 people, 3 of them critically, when a car was knocked into the path of an MTA bus.Cook IVC Filter Bellwether Trials Slated for 2017
Trials dates have been set by the judge presiding over the Cook inferior vena cava (IVC) multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Indiana to begin 2017. Hundreds of additional lawsuits have been filed by people alleging that Cook Medical’s devices tend to … Continue reading
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