Recently, a craniofacial distraction implant by DePuy Orthopaedics was recalled. This device, called the Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) Distraction System, “is a modular family of internal distraction devices that are used to gradually lengthen the mandible body and ramus” and indicated as “a bone stabilizer and lengthening (and/or transport) device for correction of congenital deficiencies
On August 21st, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class-1 recall for Siemens MicroScan Synergies plus® and MicroScan® rapID/S plus Negative Panels, affecting “78,020 panels distributed in the US between 07/11/2011 and 08/02/2013.” (FDA)
These panels come as part of kits used by medical professionals to test a patient’s saliva or tissue
An article titled “California Firm Recalls Bolognese Sauce Products Due To Undeclared Allergen And Misbranding”, written by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, reports that the agency has forced the recall of 5,616 pounds of Armanino brand Bolognese sauce products. The company did not properly label all of
On 11-9-2013, the FDA announced a recall of dietary supplement OxyElite Pro (USPlabs LLC, Dallas) “after officials linked it to cases of liver failure and acute hepatitis in 29 people” in Hawaii, CNN reports.
Several sources now report that one of two patients who required liver transplants has died. WebMD writes that other people “are
On August 21st, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class-1 recall for Siemens MicroScan Synergies plus® and MicroScan® rapID/S plus Negative Panels, affecting “78,020 panels distributed in the US between 07/11/2011 and 08/02/2013.” (FDA)
These panels come as part of kits used by medical professionals to test a patient’s saliva or tissue
Citing concerns about sterility, Lowlite Investments (d/b/a Olympia Pharmacy) in Orlando, FL has recently recalled “all sterile drug products compounded by the pharmacy that have not reached the expiration date listed on the product,” according to a recent FDA report.
With respect to the present concern over the safety of products sold as sterile
On August 11th of this year, the United States Food and Drug Administration issued a “nationwide recall of all products produced and distributed for sterile use by Specialty Compounding, LLC, Cedar Park, TX. There have been recent reports of bacterial bloodstream infections potentially related to the company’s calcium gluconate infusions.”[1]
So far,
In a current announcement recorded in the Star Tribune, Medtronic, Inc. reported that 14 total patient deaths have occurred in connection to their SynchroMed infusion pumps. The deaths have been reported as occurring between spring of 1996 and spring of 2013. The article reports that just one day prior to the public announcement from
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a birth defect that occurs when then a hole between the right and left atria fails to close after birth. It is can be caused by maternal use of SSRI drugs during pregnancy. Anyone unlucky enough to have been born with PFO may now have just been dealt another blow:
If you’re like me, you have a couple of “frequent shopper” cards in your wallet that give you discounts at the grocery stores you frequent. You probably already know that those frequent shopper cards enable retailers to track every purchase you make. And you probably already know that retailers get notified by the FDA when