July 2008
Thursday 31 July
- Hillsborough County Pastor Charged with Sex Abuse of Minor (11:19) - Rev. Daniel A. Gomez has been arrested and charged lewd or lascivious battery -- eight months after facing similar charges in Tampa. Gomez was pastor of the Center of Unction Church of the Nazarene in Brandon. He has been placed... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 29 July
- Zimmer Hip Problems Prompts Call for Warning System (07:08) - The NY Times is running today a front page, above the fold story about the growing clamor for a national registry for artificial limb patients so that their progress or lack thereof can be tracked via a national database. Other... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 28 July
- Company to Cleanup Mississippi River Oil Spill (10:51) - A collision on the Mississippi River last week involving a tanker and a barge resulted in 420,000 gallons of industrial fuel being spilled into the nation's busiest waterway. The spill involved has affected 98 miles of the river. American Commercial... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 25 July
- Zimmer Durom Hip Recall? (19:12) - The NY Times article a few days ago concerning problems with Zimmer Holdings' artificial hip device was not the first time news of issues with the hip had grabbed the media's attention. A Reuters article in May of 2008 detailed... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 24 July
- Feds Charge Hong Kong Company in Toxic Oil Spil (10:29) - The federal government has charged a Hong Kong based shipping company with falsifying documents relating to the investigation of an oil spill in San Francisco Bay last year. Accoring to an Associated Press report, "Unidentified "senior ship officers and shore-based... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Complaints About Another Artificial Hip Implant (09:10) - This time the implantable hip device is manufactured by Zimmer Holdings. Most recently, Stryker hips were recalled because of manufacturing and design issues. The Zimmer hip, although not recalled, has received complaints from surgeons and patients who state that the... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Digitek Draws Fire and Lawsuits (08:59) - Digitek, a drug manufactured by Actavis Totowa to treat irregular heartbeats, has been recalled by the FDA after reports of severe life-threatening drug reactions. The problem with Digitek concerns the amount of its active ingredient digoxin in the pill. Digitek... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 22 July
- Love in the Rectory Bashed by Rhode Island Bishop (22:43) - Bishop Daniel O'Reilly knew in 1971 that one of his priests Robert Marcantonio, had abused several young boys yet Marcantonio left for Ames Iowa in 1970 for treatment. He also apparently abused again in Dubuque Archdiocese where he was released... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 21 July
Friday 18 July
- Merck to Cut Checks for Vioxx Claimants (20:25) - Merck will start issuing checks to Vioxx claimants who've been injured by the drug. Merck has stated that nearly 97% of eligible claimants have enrolled in their settlement program and as a result, Merck will waive its right to "walk... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 14 July
- US Senator Bill Nelson Calls on Raytheon to Clean Up Toxic Waste (08:58) - US Senator Bill Nelson plans to hold a news conference this morning at the Azalea Adult Community Center in St. Petersburg, Florida regarding the toxic plume in the Azalea neighborhood. During the press conference, Nelson is expected to call on... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 10 July
- Raytheon Toxic Waste Found in Creek Class Action Lawsuit (09:19) - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has found toxic waste in a creek near the Raytheon property in St. Petersburg. The toxin found, 1,4-dioxane, is one of the toxins discovered in the plume of underground contamination in the Azalea neighborhood.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Wednesday 9 July
- Class of Antibiotics Receive Black Box Warning for Tendon Ruptures (09:19) - Bayer AG's Cipro and Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin will receive black box warnings from the FDA after evidence has shown that the antibiotics contain a risk of tendon ruptures. The antibiotics in question belong to the same class of antibiotics... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 8 July
- Bhopal Toxic Spill Still a Disaster (08:54) - Twenty five years after one of the worst industrial spills ever, the people of Bhopal continue to suffer the consequences of the toxic poisons that remain in their soil. The toxins that remain in the soil have filtered into the... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 7 July
- Zyprexa Judge Urges Eli Lilly to Settle Lawsuit (12:46) - The federal judge in the Zyprexa litigation is asking Eli Lilly to settle legal claims and lawsuits arising out of its off-label marketing of Zyprexa as well as hiding its side effects. In his 291 page draft order Judge Jack... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Baltimore Archbishop Unwittingly Reveals Secrecy and Coverup in Catholic Church (09:45) - In an unprecedentedly frank interview with National Catholic Reporter's John Allen, Archbishop Edward O'Brien of Baltimore has demanded that the Legionaries of Christ as well as their lay colleagues in Regnum Christi be more accountable and transparent to the Archbishop... | 0 Trackbacks
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- Pfizer to End Direct Funding of Medical Education Courses (09:39) - In a move widely seen as an attempt to lessen criticism, Pfizer is halting its funding of medical education courses. The courses which had been funded by Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies were widely seen by industry professionals as a... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 4 July
- St. Pete Mental Health Facility Closed Due to Bed Bugs (11:56) - A local mental health facility has been temporarily shut down due to an infestation of bed bugs. Personal Enrichment for Mental Health Services, is being monitored by health officials until the bed bug problem is resolved. Bed bugs, unlike roaches... | 0 Trackbacks
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- St. Pete Mental Health Facility Closed Due to Bed Bugs (11:56) - A local mental health facility has been temporarily shut down due to an infestation of bed bugs. Personal Enrichment for Mental Health Services, is being monitored by health officials until the bed bug problem is resolved. Bed bugs, unlike roaches... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 3 July
- Nationwide E Coli Beef Recall Announced (20:23) - Nebraska Beef Ltd. is recalling 5.3 million pounds of beef due to its connection with E.coli bacteria that has sickened 40 people in Michigan and Ohio. The latest announcement is an expansion of the earlier recall of ground beef. The... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 1 July
- Big Pharma Criticizes FDA's Increased Drug Safety Measures (18:33) - Certainly it comes as no surprise to industry watchers that large pharmaceutical companies have been highly critical of FDA efforts to increase their monitoring and safety procedures concerning new drugs coming on to the market. The pharmaceutical companies have a... | 0 Trackbacks
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