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The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to permanently shut down a Brooklyn, New York-based maker of ready-to-eat deli salads, seafood, and cream cheeses. Food and Drug Administration inspectors say that NY Gourmet Salads Inc. has a history of serious non-compliance with federal food safety standards and the presence of potentially deadly bacteria in its processing facilities and foods.
Patients who received massive overdoses of radiation to the head during tests for strokes at hospitals in California and Alabama may face long-term risks of cancer and brain damage, according to the New York Times. The newspaper launched an investigation into the overdoses that were first reported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October.
At that time, the agency said it had received reports of more than 200 patients at one hospital receiving excessive doses of radiation to the head, which resulted in hair loss and erythema, or redness of the skin. The Times has since found that the radiation overdoses were larger and more widespread than originally thought – exceeding 400 from eight different hospitals – and that some patients reported symptoms far worse than hair loss, including memory loss and confusion.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced new rule today addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction, replacing a decades-old standard that left construction sites throughout the country tragically unsafe.
New York will soon be the last state to pass a measure that allows citizens to file unilaterally for no-fault divorce, a move proponents say will reduce domestic violence and suicide rates among women. The measure was passed by the New York legislature on July 1, and Gov. David Paterson is expected to sign the legislation soon.
Drugs are becoming a booming business in India and are expected to grow 13 percent this year alone to just over $24 billion. With tougher patent laws and a more mainstream focus in the global drug industry, India is slowly beginning emerge as a solid exporter of drugs. However, what most critics see in the Indian drug industry is not as much growth as it is quality issues.
Wal-Mart is giving federal regulators the runaround in fighting a $7,000 fine that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration levied against the retailer for circumstances that led to the trampling death of an employee in 2008.
San Francisco, California is poised to become the first city in the United States to order cell phone companies and manufacturers to disclose how much radiation their phones emit. Cell phone use has been linked to cancer and brain tumors by many medical researchers. Other researchers, however, say the studies are inconclusive or reject them outright.
Parents should be aware of a hidden danger that could cause serious injury and even death to young children – small button cell batteries found in bathroom scales, remote controls, iPod chargers, and even musical greeting cards. If ingested, the tiny lithium batteries can bore holes through tiny a esophagus and surrounding organs causing serious and often permanent problems.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging the public not to purchase or consume Vita Breath, a brand of dietary supplement sold at health fairs on the Internet, because the product may contain dangerous levels of lead. To date, the FDA has received one report of a patient with lead poisoning who was taking Vita Breath and two other herbal products.
New York City is bracing itself for a problem that might make most non-city dwellers think “boo hoo hoo” – a looming strike of some 30,000 of the city’s residential doormen and other service workers.
The Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union has been in negotiations with New York City’s Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc., which represents building owners, for higher wages, but little progress has been made.
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