The FDA has ordered manufacturers of Darvon and Darvocet (painkillers containing propoxyphene) to stop selling the drugs after receiving new clinical data showing that the drug puts patients at...
Read moreDeep fried turkeys have a reputation for being juicy and tasty. Yet, there is fire risk that goes along with the great taste of a deep-fried turkey: turkey fryers...
Read moreGadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are intravenous drugs used in diagnostic imaging procedures to enhance the quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Earlier this year,...
Read moreDPI Specialty Foods of Tualatin, Oregon is recalling Mauri Brand Gorgonzola cheese sold at Costco's in Colorado because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli...
Read moreFDA notified healthcare professionals of the class 1 recall of the SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump Model 35700, which is used to deliver fluids, solutions, drugs, agents, nutritionals, electrolytes, blood...
Read moreIn the past few years, several hip replacement implants have been recalled due to early failures. These failures generally manifest with extreme pain in the first few years after...
Read moreAccording to research released earlier this year, the good news is that the overall number of kids ages 5 years and younger treated in emergency departments for household cleaning...
Read moreA study released earlier this year by the the Society of Actuaries (SOA) estimated that measurable medical errors cost the U.S. economy $19.5 billion in 2008. According to the...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control...
Read morePfizer has recalled specific bottles of LIPITOR (40 mg only) due to a small number of reports of an uncharacteristic odor related to the bottles in which LIPITOR is...
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