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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to health care professionals to use extreme caution when prescribing Qualaquin (Quinine Sulfate), according to the Postmarket Reviews section of the Volume 2, Number 2 2, 2009 issue of its quarterly online newsletter, Drug Safety News (DSN).
Food safety authorities and microbiologists arrived at Nestle’s Danville, Virginia plant to investigate the likely presence of E. coli bacteria in refrigerated cookie dough products. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been baffled by the bacteria’s presence in the cookie dough because it is a type of food unlikely to contain E. coli.
Safety Research & Strategies, Inc., a research firm that specializes in motor vehicle issues and safety, recently published a comprehensive report entitled “Public Safety at Risk: Bankruptcies Leave Legacy of Defects, Injuries and Death.” The report presents a concise, statistically supported argument about the dangers of allowing Chrysler and General Motors to shed all liability claims as part of their bankruptcy and restructuring.
If President Obama has his way, businesses that rely on predatory and deceptive lending practices will soon have to straighten up or face federal fines and other punitive action. In his weekly radio address, Barack Obama defended his proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, saying that the new government office is needed to crack down on the types of business practices that led to the economic crisis.
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating reports of E. coli illness caused by consumption of Nestle’s Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products. Nestle’s U.S. operations announced today that it was voluntarily recalling the Toll House products.
On July 10, 2002, Susan Riddle was driving with her family when a drunk driver’s SUV landed on her windshield. Riddle’s husband and son emerged from the vehicle unharmed, but Susan was not as fortunate. Kent Riddle had to perform CPR on his wife as he waited for help to arrive. Having sustained a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the crash, Susan would spend weeks in a coma, months in a hospital, and years in rehabilitation. Her fascinating story was told in BE Healthy magazine.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Safety Communication about an ongoing review of stimulant medication used in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) because of reports of sudden cardiac death in healthy children. The events are part of a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Because of the study’s limitations, the FDA urges parents not to stop a child’s stimulant medication based on the study and to discuss concerns about the use of these medications with the health care professional who prescribed the medications.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Blair LLC, a clothing designer and manufacturer based in Warren, Penn., have announced a voluntary recall of 162,000 women’s chenille robes. Blair received reports that six people died after their robes caught on fire. According to the CPSC, five of the six victims were female and had been using their stoves when the incidents occurred. Three of the victims were in their 80s.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 3 “Bonavita” crib models manufactured by Cranbury, N.J., based LaJobi Industries, a company that manufactures and distributes high-end juvenile furniture.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory, based in Roy, Utah, is recalling several of its over-the-counter topical skin sanitizers and skin protectants because of high levels of disease-causing bacteria found in the product.
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