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• Use Of Avandia Increases Risk Of Heart Attack And Death

  John Ghezzi | May 23, 2007 6:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The diabetes drug Avandia, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has been associated with a significantly higher incidence of heart attacks and death according to a major research analysis conducted by doctors at the renowned Cleveland Clinic and reported May 21, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Avandia, generically rosiglizatone, was found to have a 43% greater risk of heart attack...

• Kugel Patch Recall

  Lindsay Bauer | May 18, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Doctors have been advised to stop using the Kugel Mesh Patch and the FDA is recommending that patients who were implanted with Patches on the recall list seek immediate medical attention if they experience unusual symptoms. The Kugel Mesh Patch is used to repair a ventral hernia. A hernia is described by doctors as a defect of gap in the abdominal muscle wall through which an intra-abdominal...

• BAUSCH & LOMB AGREES TO BUYOUT OFFER

  Vickye Young | May 17, 2007 12:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Bausch & Lomb, the eye-care company which last year was forced to recall one of the its contact lens solutions after it was linked to a fungal infection that can cause blindness, said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Warburg Pincus for 4.5 billion.Bausch & Lomb came under fire when a cluster of infections surfaced in Asia in the fall of 2005 and an unusual number of victims began...

• Evenflo Infant Car Seat/Carrier Recall

  Tiffany Farr | May 12, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  On May 10, 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a recall of roughly 450,000 Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seats/Carriers. When used as a carrier, the handle can accidentally release causing the seat to rotate forward. When this happens, the infant may fall to the ground and sustain serious injuries. Currently, there...