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Whiplash from Car Accident Injuries

Whiplash is a common neck injury usually caused by car accidents. It is caused by the immense amount of stress that the neck and the head experienced when they are pulled forward and abruptly yanked backwards. This is due to … Continue reading

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California Bills Aims to Cut Excessive Health Insurance Rates

News agencies reported that a bill that would let state officials reject increases proposed by health insurers is under severe lobbying pressure while it faces a committee vote this week. Lobbyists representing insurance companies, doctors and hospitals are trying to … Continue reading

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Congressional Investigation Seeks Answer to Heparin Contamination

News sources say that US lawmakers are investigating documents from several pharmaceutical companies in an attempt to track down the source of contamination in heparin, a blood thinner, which killed nearly 150 people in 2008. Though Baxter International Inc was … Continue reading

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E. coli Screening May Come to an End

News sources report that recent budget cuts may force Congress to eliminate the only national program that screens US fruits and vegetables for E. coli bacteria on a regular basis. The House of Representatives approved a bill last month that … Continue reading

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Vicodin and Fioricet Recalled Due to Label Mix Up

In a press release, the US Food and Drug Administration and Qualitest announced a generic drug recall of Vicodin and Fioricet because of a possible label swap during the manufacturing process, meaning some patients could be taking the wrong drugs. … Continue reading

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Canesten Recalled Due to Wrong Information Leaflet

In a press release, Bayer announced the recall of two batches of Canesten (clotrimazole) pessary 500mg due to a packaging issue. The reason for the recall is that both batches of the drug were distributed containing the wrong patient information … Continue reading

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FDA Upgrades Medical Recalls to Urgent

In recent reports from the agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deemed the recalls of certain intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs), coronary ostia cannulae (COC) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheters as the most urgent and have upgraded them to … Continue reading

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Injectable Drug Recalled Due to Particulate Matter

In a press release, Bedford Laboratories initiated a voluntary recall of Indomethacin for Injection, USP, 1mg Single Dose Vials. The voluntary recall was instigated by the presence of particulate matter in some of the vials of lot number 1948138. Indomethacin … Continue reading

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FDA Admits They Should Have Issued Triad Warning

News sources reported that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should have issued a warning to the Hartland manufacturer Triad Group. The company’s medical products were the focus of nationwide recall due to contamination issues. The FDA said they were … Continue reading

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Hypertension Drug Recalled Due to Glass Particles

In a press release, American Regent issued a voluntary recall of the hypertension treatment Methyldopate HCL Injection, 250mg/ 5mL, in single-dose vials Monday. The recall is focused on one lot that has been distributed to the user/consumer level. The reason … Continue reading

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