Yearly Archives: 2011

Patients who received metal-on-metal hip replacements are more likely to experience problems requiring revision surgery to have their implants replaced than patients who have more traditional plastic or ceramic hip implants, according to a study recently published in the British ... Read More

The latest recall from Johnson & Johnson, this time for slow-working caplets of the over-the-counter painkiller Motrin, has brought the consumer health company’s shortcomings back into the forefront. ... Read More

A new concentration of liquid acetaminophen for infants is now available over-the-counter, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that this new concentration may lead to dosing errors, which could be potentially dangerous to infants. ... Read More

A newly discovered lubricant may help keep metal-on-metal hip implants from breaking down and poisoning the blood. Researchers at Northwestern and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago discovered that the naturally occurring lubricant is graphite-based and not comprised of proteins ... Read More

Scientists are currently debating whether there is a link between a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and the risk of suicidal ideation and behavior, a problem identified shortly after the highly prescribed drugs hit the ... Read More

Stronger warnings on packages of a newer class of birth control pills and government ruling to restrict the availability of the morning-after pill may make women leery of birth control in general, which could increase the rate of unwanted pregnancies ... Read More

The strangulation death of one person and the near-strangulation of another have prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a warning to consumers not to use the ShoulderFlex Massager, imported by King International and sold in retail stores, in catalogs ... Read More

More than 50,000 British women who have received a type of silicone breast implant are being advised to get medical check-ups after the death of a French woman who her family claims developed a rare form of cancer as a ... Read More

Pregnant women who use inhaled glucocorticoids to relieve breathlessness that occurs randomly with asthma may be increasing their child’s chances of developing endocrine or metabolic disorders, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical ... Read More

Shrimp season ended in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night, bringing a close to possibly the worst season for catching white shrimp in many years. Officials probing the possible causes of this season’s disastrous shrimp yield say it’s too early ... Read More