Holiday Related Injuries on the Increase, CPSC Says Tis the season to be jolly, but holiday festivities can quickly turn into tragedy if the proper safety precautions are not followed. According to government health officials, during the holiday season there
Proper Use the Key to Safety, Experts Say Parents may think their tots are safely secured when they are in a high chair, but according to a recently published study, this is not always the case. The report by Clinical Pediatrics magazine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that Onfi, an anti seizure medication, can trigger serious and potentially fatal skin reactions. In a recently released public safety announcement, the FDA said Onfi (clobazam) can cause rare but devastating skin reactions
The close, cramped nature of dorm living is partially to blame for recent outbreaks of bacterial meningitis at Princeton University and UC Santa Barbara experts say. According to Dr. Eric McDonald, Deputy Public Health Officer for the County of San Diego, when people
Following more than 750 incidents of a rare strain of fungal meningitis and other related infections last year, the New England Compounding Center (NECC), in Framingham, Massachusetts recalled all of its products and was been stripped of its pharmacy license in
The number of Americans taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could double under new guidelines released by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. According to the new study, obesity should be treated like a disease and cholesterol-lowering statins can
A controversial diet supplement linked to liver damage and hepatitis has been recalled. Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Dallas-based USPlabs is recalling certain OxyElite Pro sports supplement products – used for muscle building and weight loss
The FDA is recommending restrictions on Vicodin – an addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S. – and other hydrocodone combination drugs. FDA wants limits on prescribed painkillers In an important policy shift, the
An Oregon-based food manufacturing company is expanding a nationwide product recall of refrigerated packaged foods – including potato, pasta, tuna and chicken salads as well as coleslaw and salsa – due to possible contamination. Reser’s Fine Foods of Beaverton, Oregon voluntarily
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted healthcare providers and patients that the St. Jude Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder – a cardiac implant used to treat an abnormal hole between the upper left and right chambers of the heart –
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