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• FDA Warns Singulair Users and Physicians

  Greg Owen | March 28, 2008 5:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed healthcare professionals and patients alike of their findings regarding the possible links between the use of Singulair and changes in mood and behavior. Their concerns pertain to suicidal thinking, changed behavior and indeed suicide. Merck, the manufacturer of Singulair, is stressing that this warning is based on a small number of studies. (Still...

• Deaths and Injuries Linked to Heparin

  Greg Owen | March 19, 2008 1:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to identify the contaminant that has been found in Heparin, which may be linked to as many as 19 deaths. Although, at this time, the FDA has not established a direct causal link. The drug Heparin is used in dialysis and heart procedures to stave off blood clots. Baxter sells somewhere in the range of 35 million units of heparin sodium injection...

• Mitsubishi to Pay Parents $11 Million in Settlement

  Greg Owen | March 10, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A Florida jury orded Mitsubishi to pay a couple $11 million in compensatory damages this week. Mr. & Mrs. Laliberte's 25-year-old son, Scott, died in 2007 as a result of being ejected from a Montero SUV.Attorneys for Donna and Peter Laliberte of Maine argued that Mitsubishi put its Montero SUV on the market despite known problems with the seat belt. The couple's 25-year-old son, Scott, died...

• Actavis Recalls Remaining Patches as a Precaution

  Greg Owen | March 07, 2008 4:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Actavis Inc., announced that its subsidiary Actavis South Atlantic LLC is moving forward with the recall of all of the Fentanyl transdermal system CII patches that were sold in the U. S. The concern pertains to a possible defect that could cause a leakage of the fentanyl gel. Initally, 14 lots of the patches were recalled. However, it is unknown if the defect is present in patches that are still...

• Dog Eats Woman Alive

  Greg Owen | March 03, 2008 5:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Mangled Mandy Peynado lay face down frozen in terror...as a rottweiler began eating her alive.You may have seen the slogan "Punish the deed not the breed." Many feel strongly that the slogan is reasonable while others feel there should be extra measures taken to protect the public from breeds that have a propensity to be aggressive and have the body weight and strength to carry out a severe dog...