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FDA's 1-800-GET-THIN warning follows L.A. County official's complaint

David Rowell | December 15, 2011 10:56 AM
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

The LA Times reports that the FDA is finally taking action on the 1-800-GET THIN lap-band advertising program. It's about time! The deaths that have occurred in some patients are...

Distracted Driving: NTSB Calls for Total Ban

David Rowell | December 14, 2011 10:55 AM

Failure to Wear Seat Belt Leads to Death of Kerman Teen

David Rowell | December 11, 2011 5:19 AM

CPSC - Safer Cribs for Babies

Chrissie Cole | June 30, 2011 3:22 PM

Ground Beef Recalled In Six States Including California

Chrissie Cole | December 31, 2010 1:32 PM

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Nursing Home Abuse Report Leads to Closure
David Rowell | November 15, 2008 1:19 PM | 0 Comments
Slip and Fall in Parking Lot Results in Award of $390,000
David Rowell | October 18, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 Comments
Failure to Wear Seat Belt Leads to Death of Kerman Teen
David Rowell | December 11, 2011 5:19 AM | 0 Comments
Huge Recall by CPSC for Lead Danger
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FDA's 1-800-GET-THIN warning follows L.A. County official's complaint
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I disagree. A total ban is going too far. I agree, distracted driving is a danger. But a total ban ...
Distracted Driving: NTSB Calls for Total Ban
Joseph | January 02, 2012 2:23 AM
Vince: Thanks for your comment. The NTSB recommendation, by the way, includes recommendations th...
Distracted Driving: NTSB Calls for Total Ban
David Rowell | December 14, 2011 1:41 PM
This is a no brainier. All mobile communicatin devices could be automatically disabled when it...
Distracted Driving: NTSB Calls for Total Ban
Vince | December 14, 2011 1:32 PM
All of these efforts are nice. The benefit will be a small fraction of that which can be achieve...
FDA to Update Food Safety Rules
Lloyd S Parker, MD | November 14, 2008 10:38 PM

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Distracted Driving: NTSB Calls for Total Ban
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FDA to Update Food Safety Rules
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Man Whose Face Was Chewed Off Looks Towards Future With Optimism

David Mittleman | May 22, 2013 9:58 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI
Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

I was truly humbled and impressed by the victim of the macabre face-chewing attack, Ronald Poppo. You may recall that about a year ago, a man who was high on so-called bath salts attacked another...

The da Vinci Defect—Manufacturer of Surgical Robot Issues Urgent Notification

Jackie Fedeli | May 22, 2013 12:30 PM | 1 CommentCentral Pennsylvania, PA
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

The old phrase “To err is human” helps us to understand that even doctors make mistakes. While it is acceptable that humans make mistakes, surgical mistakes are not something that...

Mirena IUD lawsuits centralized

Steve Thomas | May 22, 2013 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

Based on common “factual allegations” among plaintiffs in dozens of Mirena IUD lawsuits, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in April consolidated claims against...

Strenghten the FDA

Michael Phelan | May 22, 2013 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA
Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

Back in the early 1990's, Newt Gingrich trumpeted his plan to eliminate the FDA and allow the food and drug industries to self-regulate. Time has revealed this to be a dangerously naive...

Sandoz Enacts Voluntary Recall of Injectable Products

Jim Lewis | May 21, 2013 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA
Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

The drug company Sandoz, a subsidiary of Novartis International AG, is conducting a voluntary recall of two of its injectable products, according to the FDA. The two lots, CL0996 and...

Texting and Driving Injuries Rise

Michael A. Stratton | May 22, 2013 6:53 AM | 1 CommentConnecticut, CT
Category: Automobile Accidents

As states take measures to keep drivers from texting and talking while driving, a new report from researchers at the West Virginia University School of Public Health concludes that the laws...

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