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FDA: Yaz, Yasmin put users at risk for dangerous blood clots
Posted: November 2, 2011 Product Liability

Drug regulators will take a closer look at the birth control pills containing the hormone drospirenone, such as Bayer’s popular pills Yaz and Yasmin, during a meeting with advisers next month. At issue is the safety of the pills, which the

CDC recommends expansion of Gardasil use to boys
Posted: October 26, 2011 Pharmaceutical

As expected, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee this week recommended expanding the use of the Gardasil vaccine, manufactured by Merck, to include boys and young men. The vaccine, which targets the human papillomavirus (HPV),

Listeria outbreak widens, FDA and cantaloupe farms search for answers
Posted: October 5, 2011 Product Liability

The deadly listeria outbreak that federal inspectors say is linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupe continues to expand, leaving many consumers across the country gripped with fear over the bacteria that can incubate within a person for 2 months before any signs

The Cancer Fund warns consumers about BPA in canned foods
Posted: September 23, 2011 Product Liability

The Breast Cancer Fund, a cancer advocacy group that tracks environmental cancer risks, has turned its spotlight on the levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a widely used and potentially carcinogenic chemical, in canned food. The group warns that the chemical

Vaccine watchdog group asks FDA to review Gardasil for possible contamination
Posted: September 9, 2011 Pharmaceutical

A consumer watchdog group that specifically focuses on vaccine safety, SANE Vax, Inc., sent a certified letter to U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg on Sept. 6, asking the agency to review the possibility of contamination

107 illnesses now linked to salmonella-contaminated Cargill turkey
Posted: August 16, 2011 Product Liability

The number of illnesses attributed to turkey contaminated with a dangerous strain of salmonella has risen from the 76 reported earlier to 107, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention has said. The outbreak has also spread to encompass

Are birth control pills for acne treatment a good idea?
Posted: August 10, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The benefits of using birth control pills outweigh the risks, according to a Style Bistro story, which supports the use of oral contraceptives for the treatment of acne. There are three birth control pills that are FDA-approved for such use

Antipsychotic fails to help veterans with chronic PTSD
Posted: August 8, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Risperdal, an antipsychotic drug commonly prescribed to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when antidepressants fail to work, does not help numb the symptoms of the PTSD, according to a study published last week in the Journal of the American

FDA, EPA raise concerns about BPA found in plastic bottles, metal cans
Posted: August 6, 2011 Product Liability

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering whether to require new toxicity testing and environmental sampling of bisphenol A, or BPA, a commercial chemical used in many hard plastic bottles and metal-based food and beverage cans since the 1960s. This

Ground turkey is the likely cause of salmonella outbreak, CDC says
Posted: August 2, 2011 Product Liability

An antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella that has caused one death and at least 76 illnesses in the United States is likely linked to eating ground turkey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday.