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FAA let Northwest Airlines ignore safety rules, government report finds
Federal regulatory agencies have come under fire recently for their “cozy relationships” with large corporations; the Food and Drug Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the now-defunct Minerals Management Service have all been targeted for reform by the
FDA finds children’s drug manufacturer lax in quality control
Quality and security lapses identified during a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation has led to the temporary suspension of production at Johnson & Johnson’s McNeill PPC drug manufacturing plant, located in Fort Washington, Penn., where children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl
Sexual enhancer found to contain potentially dangerous ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use a sexual enhancement capsule distributed by Natural Wellness because the product contains an undeclared ingredient that may cause serious, life-threatening conditions for some populations.
FDA warns consumers against using ear candles
Burning ear candles that manufacturers claim draw ear wax and “impurities” or “toxins” out of the ear canal should not be used because they may cause serious injury even if used according to manufacturers’ instructions, according to a warning from
Southern Illinois district court to handle Yaz lawsuits
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Washington D.C. has chosen the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis to handle multidistrict litigation for what could be as many as 25,000 Yaz lawsuits. Chief
Jury awards man $5.5 million for shoulder injury caused by pain pump
Matthew Beale of Portland, Oregon, routinely participated in football, racquetball and golf, and he enjoyed coaching his son’s baseball teams. But a minor tear in his bicep tendon caused by throwing a football benched the 38-year-old father of four. His
Surgeons discuss characteristics of chondrolysis caused by pain pumps
Characteristics of chondrolysis associated with intra-articular pain pumps after shoulder surgery was among the topics at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/ the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The discussion included Drs. Peter Thomas Scheffel,
FDA says it finds no Vytorin-cancer link, but unsure
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it found no clear link between Merck’s blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin and increased risk of cancer, but it could not rule out the possibility that such a link exists. The agency
December marks year anniversary of FDA OSP black box warning
One year ago this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning on a common type of laxative known as oral sodium phosphate, or OSP, available both over-the-counter and by prescription. After years of investigation, the
