October 2007
Wednesday 31 October
- Sprint Fidelis Recall Spurs More Questions Than Answers (15:42) - When the popular Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator was voluntarily withdrawn from the market, some industry officials praised the medical device maker for proactively removing a potentially dangerous product from the market. Two weeks later, Medtronic's decision is coming under scrutiny.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 30 October
- Miscarriage, Birth Defects Added to Cellcept Problems (15:04) - Cellcept, a drug used in heart, liver, and kidney transplant patients, has been linked to miscarriages and birth defects in female users of child-bearing age, according to the FDA. Cellcept, an immunosuppressant drug, already carries a black box warning is... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 27 October
- Another Food Recall (14:16) - Another food item has been recalled due to improper labeling of the product's ingredients. This time the culprit is Bell's Fishery of Michigan. Their Whitefish pate has been recalled because the product's label failed to disclose that the pate contains... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 25 October
- FDA Criticizes Ketek Manufacturer Aventis (11:54) - The FDA has publicly criticized Aventis, the manufacturer of the antibiotic Ketek for not taking action about safety reports it had concerning the risk of serious liver damage. The critical letter was posted on the FDA website. Ketek was approved... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 24 October
- FDA Pushes For Avandia Black Box Warning (14:34) - Citing the risk for heart attacks, the FDA is pushing Glaxo Smith Kline, the maker of Avandia, to put the strongest possible warning on its Avandia labels. Avandia already carries a black box warning for heart failure. The new warning... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 23 October
- Food Inspections Falling Short (17:46) - Five years ago, the federal government decided to increase safety measures concerning the manufacture and processing of foods. Yet, the procedures are not working as had hoped. In the last month, Topps Meat Co. went out of business after its... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 22 October
- Medtronic Will Face a Class Action Lawsuit (15:18) - As a result of broken leads in its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator, Medtronic is facing two class action lawsuits-one has been filed in Puerto Rico and another in Canada. The Sprint Fidelis broken lead wires have been linked to 5 deaths... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 21 October
- Viagra, Levitra, Cialis Linked to Hearing Loss (14:29) - Two years ago, impotence drugs such as Levitra, Viagra, and Cialis were linked to vision loss in some patients. Now, the PDE-5 inhibitors or erectile dysfunction drugs have been associated with hearing loss in some patients. The studies which showed... | 0 Trackbacks
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Saturday 20 October
- Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator May Pose More Risk to Young (21:51) - Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator, which has drawn scrutiny because of the potential for lead fractures. The leads connect the defibrillator to the heart and are causing the defibrillator to deliver unnecessary and massive shocks, emit a beeping sound, or to... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 17 October
- Eli Lilly Diabetes Drug May Cause Fatal Pancreatitis (13:27) - Byetta, Eli Lilly's diabetes drug may be linked to a fatal form of pancreatitis, according to the FDA. The government agency is warning doctors and health professionals of the possible link. Byetta has been used by 70,000 patients since coming... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 16 October
- Medtronic Faces More Problems with Cardiac Implant (14:50) - Medtronic has called on doctors to stop using its implanted heart device, the Sprint Fidelis because of a defect in one of its leads. The lead which connects the heart to a defibrillator, is supposed to send an electrical pulse... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 15 October
- Gadolinium Poses Serious Kidney Dangers (00:48) - Gadolinium is used as a prescription dye to enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and has been linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease that affects the skin, muscle, and internal organs. According to the boxed warning... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 11 October
Wednesday 10 October
- More Food Contamination Problems for ConAgra (13:38) - Earlier this year, ConAgra had to deal with a peanut butter contamination problem. Now, the problem has arisen again with its Banquet pot pies manufactured in ConAgra's Missouri plant. The pot pies have been linked to salmonella contamination. So far,... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 8 October
Friday 5 October
- FDA Considers Easing Restrictions on Prescriptions (15:08) - In a move that is sure to raise eyebrows among consumer safety advocates, the FDA is considering making certain drugs available to consumers without prescriptions. Essentially, the move would cede control over certain drugs to pharmacists who would screen patients... | 0 Trackbacks
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