In response to a series of foreign manufacturer recalls, including Toyota vehicles, drywall and children’ toys, federal lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow U.S. consumers to effectively sue foreign product manufacturers in U.S. courts pursuant to the Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010. The proposed bill was approved by the House’s Subcommittee on [...]
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FDA To Review Amplify, Medtronic’s Experimental Spinal Fusion Device
Medtronic Inc.’s experimental spinal fusion device Amplif, which uses a protein to promote bone growth, seeks approal by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tomorrow, July 27, due to a high incidence of cancer in its patients. Amplify is designed to stabilize vertebrae in the lower back in patients with degenerative disc disease. The device contains [...]
Jul
25
2010
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2010
Prescription Drug Abuse On The Rise In The U.S.
Prescription drug abuse and addiction is prevalent in Hollywood. Heath Ledger’s death, Anna Nicole Smith and her son’s deaths and now Brittany Murphy and her husband’s deaths. Prescription drugs, when abused, are highly addictive and can be fatal.
Anna Nicole Smith’s 2007 death was due to an overdose concoction involving nine various prescription pills. Earlier this month [...]
Jul
25
2010
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2010
Prescription “Drug Driving” Fatally Impairs
The New York Times reported on July 24, 2010: Drivers on Prescription Drugs Are Hard to Convict The Seattle Times reprinted it as: Prescription ‘drugged driving’ may be on rise
The accident that killed Kathryn Underdown had all the markings of a drunken-driving case. The car that hit her as she rode her bicycle one May [...]
Jul
21
2010
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2010
Toyota Subpoenaed Over Potentially Faulty Steering Mechanisms
Today the American Association for Justice (AAJ) reported:
Bloomberg News (7/21, Ohnsman, Fisk) reports that a Federal grand jury in New York is compelling Toyota to “provide documents related to flaws in steering relay rods, the company said in a filing yesterday.” The piece alludes to NHTSA’s ongoing investigation into safety issues at the automaker, but [...]
Jul
20
2010
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2010
Zinc, Over-The-Counter Cold Remedy May Cause Permanent Loss of Smell
A study in the Archives of Otolaryngology (a journal of the American Medical Association) reveals that the homeopathic, over-the-counter zinc cold remedy, can cause severe loss of smell. “In addition to concerns regarding the efficacy of intranasal zinc therapy, increasing evidence indicates that this medication may be linked to severe, potentially permanent hyposmia (reduced sense [...]
Jun
28
2010
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2010
Airplane Food Prepared In Unsanitary Conditions Says FDA
USA Today reports today that: FDA report reveals airline food could pose health threat
Many meals served to passengers on major airlines are prepared in unsanitary and unsafe conditions that could lead to illness, government documents examined by USA TODAY show.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors have cited numerous catering facilities that prepare airline food for [...]
Jun
23
2010
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2010
Manufacturers Cite Delays, Mixed Signals
Today’s Boston Globe reports that the Food & Drug Administration is too lax in its approval proceedings of hundreds of new medical devices sold in the U.S. marketplace.
WOBURN — Fielding complaints about poor communication and delays in reviewing and approving new products, the top US medical device regulator yesterday [...]
Jun
23
2010
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2010
Cell Phone Retailers Must Post Radiation Exposure in San Francisco
San Francisco is the first city in the nation to require retailers of cell phones to prominently post the radiation exposure levels posed to consumers of cell phones. The cell phone “right to know” bill was passed by a strong majority, 9:1.
While no direct link between cell phone use and glioma or mengioma has been [...]
Jun
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2010
8
2010
More Major Auto Recalls, NHTSA Called To Regulate For Safety
NHTSA To Implement Stricter Auto Safety Regulations
The Washington Post reports that in light of the hundreds of personal injury claims (including deaths) arising out of the accelerating Toyotas that led to a massive, nationwide recall, the Federal legislature has responded positively to consumer pressure. It has created national legislation that would require the NHTSA to [...]
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