Yearly Archives: 2012

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning medical staff of a deadly defect affecting a high-frequency ventilator used for ventilating critically ill infants. ... Read More

Handling fruit before checking your blood sugar can result in too-high blood glucose level readings, according to a new report in Diabetes Care. ... Read More

People with type 2 diabetes are at a significantly greater risk for fracture-related hospitalization, according to a large study published online in Diabetes Care. ... Read More

Manual resuscitators used to help pediatric and adult patients breathe when they are unable to do so on their own, are being recalled because of a valve leak that prevents the flow of air and may be hard to detect. ... Read More

Japanese drug regulators have approved the new blood thinner Eliquis from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer to prevent strokes in patients with a type of heart rhythm abnormality known as atrial fibrillation. The drug has already been approved in the European ... Read More

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis services and products, is facing numerous wrongful death lawsuits claiming one of its products caused the deaths of dialysis patients. The company is fighting back, claiming it was not at fault. ... Read More

After five infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and four major retailers, including Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com and Toys R Us/Babies R Us, are announcing a voluntary recall to consumers who own Nap Nanny® recliners.  This ... Read More

Federal and state inspectors should work together more closely to oversee compounding pharmacies in order to prevent the distribution of contaminated medications like the ones that caused the deadly multi-state outbreak of rare fungal meningitis, said Food and Drug Administration ... Read More

A settlement to resolve economic damages stemming from sudden unintended acceleration in millions of Toyota and Lexus vehicles will provide some relief to car-owners who claim the ongoing controversy caused a significant decline in the value of their vehicles.   ... Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new method of analyzing testosterone levels in men and women. The new chemical analysis is made by Abbott Laboratories, the drug maker whose sales of Androgel testosterone-replacement gel achieved blockbuster ... Read More