Saundersblog.com - May 2007 Archives

May 2007

Contact Lens Solution Withdrawn from Market after Being Linked to Acanthamoeba (15:20) - One year after Bausch & Lomb's Renu contact lens solution was pulled from the market because of an ineffective disinfectant alexidine, another company has withdrawn its products. Adavanced Medical Optics of Santa Ana California has pulled its AMO Complete Moisture... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Avandia Linked to Increased Heart Attack Risk (20:57) - Avandia, the diabetes drug manufactured by Glaxo Smith Kline, has been found to increase heart attack risk by 43% and death by 64%. The study which will be published in June in the New England Journal of Medicine. Since the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Effects of Food Borne Illnesses Can be Permanent (18:26) - The recent spat of contaminated foods such as spinach, peanut butter, and lettuce has given rise to watchdog groups as well as the FDA and the CDC to call for closer monitoring of our food supply. In spite of this,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Drug Coated Stents Used for Off Label Procedures (18:40) - In an article published in the Wall St. Journal, drug coated stents are being used for procedures which are not approved by the FDA. Obviously, with off-label use the risk to the patient is greater since the potential consequences are... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Deputies Taser and Kill Man in Largo (11:52) - A 33 year old man was killed after being tasered 3 times by Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies over the weekend. According to police reports, deputies received reports from neighbors that a man was wandering around the neighborhood taking off his... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Florida Auto Insurance Legislative Update (02:22) - The Florida Senate has passed Senate bill 1880. The bill would mandate a 4 year extentsion requiring auto insurance coverage for every insurance holder. The Florida House has proposed an alternative plan (HB 7215) that would get rid of PIP... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
FDA Puts Stronger Warnings on Anti-Depressants (02:11) - The FDA will expand its black box warning on certain anti-depressant drugs due to heightened suicidal risks for those up to age 24. The new warning is different from the previous one because it specifies an age limit. According to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments