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Car crash injuries cost $99 billion-plus per year in U.S.
August 27th, 2010 by Kurt Niland
A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found the annual cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with motor vehicle crash injuries exceeds $99 billion per year in the United States, with direct medical care accounting for $17 billion. Despite great improvements in traffic safety in recent years, the costs related to traffic accidents amount to about $500 per licensed driver in the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to withdraw its approval of midodrine hydrochloride, a medication used to treat the low blood pressure condition orthostatic hypotension, because post-approval studies that verify the clinical benefit of the drug have not been done. This is the first time the agency has issued a withdraw proposal for a drug approved under the FDA’s accelerated approval regulations.
It seems China can’t stop producing tainted products. This time, pediatricians in the central province of Hubei are expressing concern over premature development of breasts in three infant girls, and are suggesting that milk powder manufactured by Synutra International is the culprit. The infants who were affected had levels of estradiol and prolactin, hormones that stimulate the production of breast milk, that were as high as those in adult women. One father in Beijing said his daughter not only had grown breasts but was also releasing vaginal discharge.
Lamictal (lamotrigine), a medication commonly used for seizures in children 2 years old and older, and bipolar disorder in adults, can cause aseptic meningitis, according to a Drug 
