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CDC urges US hospitals to be on the lookout for patients with bird flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hoping to stop the H7N9 avian flu from spreading throughout the United States by asking hospitals to be on the lookout for people with flu-like symptoms who have traveled to China
Psychotic behavior a possibility with some synthetic drugs
It is perhaps the most disturbing story to come out in recent months – a drugged out maniac stripping naked and then eating off the face of a homeless man on a Miami causeway. One researcher warns that the attacker’s psychotic
FDA China office working to build consumer confidence in exports
A series of safety scares involving Chinese exports prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) three years ago to open an office in China to help oversee the quality of products being imported to the United States. Since then, the
Judge considers consolidating Actos lawsuits
Judges are considering whether to consolidate tens of thousands of lawsuits filed in the United States against Japanese drug maker Takeda over its type 2 diabetes drug Actos. The lawsuits claim the drug causes bladder cancer. The claims are backed
Actos maker hopes to push diabetes drug in China
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., is reading the writing on the wall, and looking for other money-making opportunities outside its home and the United States. The move is an attempt for Takeda to stabilize its finances in anticipation of a decline
U.S. issues new recommendations for dealing with toxic Chinese drywall
The U.S. government has revised its list of recommended measures to take when dealing with “problem drywall,” which it estimates to be installed in tens of thousands of homes throughout the United States. Thousands of homeowners who purchased homes built
Regulating China: CPSC’s first overseas office to halt dangerous U.S.-bound products
If anything good has come out of all the toxic Chinese drywall that severely damaged thousands of U.S. homes and rendered them unlivable, it’s that this extensive, costly, ill-timed disaster has underscored the need for better U.S. regulation and oversight
U.S. signs consumer product safety agreements with Australia and Hong Kong
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this week the signing of “memorandums of understanding” (MOUs) between the U.S. agency and equivalent agencies in Australia and Hong Kong. The broad purpose of the agreements is to improve product safety between the
Chinese drywall maker to gut and repair 300 Southeastern US homes
Three hundred homeowners in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi will have their homes gutted of toxic Chinese drywall and repaired, thanks to an agreement reached between lawyers representing the affected families, manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., and a number of
Chinese parents say tainted milk powder caused premature puberty
It seems China can’t stop producing tainted products. This time, pediatricians in the central province of Hubei are expressing concern over premature development of breasts in three infant girls, and are suggesting that milk powder manufactured by Synutra International is
