Product News and Recalls

Hurricane wreckage may contain asbestos

Asbestos-contaminated wreckage that Hurricane Sandy left behind may represent a public health hazard, according to a story in the Huffington Post.

The story says Sandy left wind and water damage along much of the East Coast. That wreckage includes roofing, pipes and insulation, all of which could contain microscopic asbestos fibers.

Of all the potential environmental toxins left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, asbestos is among the most worrisome. Microscopic asbestos ...

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Study: Combining warfarin and antidepressants is risky

A study suggests that patients taking the blood thinner warfarin may be at greater risk for major bleeding if they also take a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs.

A report in U.S. News and World Report says researchers found a 60 percent higher risk of major hemorrhage in patients that were taking SSRIs and warfarin, versus those who weren’t taking an SSRI.

Notably, the researchers found no ...

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Widow of meningitis victim submits testimony

During the first of two Congressional hearings to take place this week in response to a deadly meningitis outbreak, the widow of a victim urged lawmakers to crack down on drug compounders, Reuters reports.

Joyce Lovelace’s husband, Eddie Lovelace, died of fungal meningitis in September. She submitted written testimony to the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee for oversight and investigations, which met on Wednesday to discuss the ...

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Study: Younger people suffering stroke

New research indicates that strokes are affecting younger people when compared with rates 20 years ago, according to a story on WEKU Public Radio out of Kentucky.

The study was published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, and examined occurrences of strokes in people between the ages 20 and 54 in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. The analysis included only first-ever strokes.

Researchers ...

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Energy drink maker’s profits down after FDA inquiry

Monster Beverage Corp. reported an unexpectedly low third-quarter profit, following reports of a possible link between its highly caffeinated energy drink and five deaths in recent years.

According to a story in the Los Angeles Times, the company reported a third-quarter profit of $86.1 million. That sent its shares down as much as 12 percent in after-hours trading. That profit amounted to 47 cents a share – compared to the net income of 55 cents a share that analysts, on average, ...

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Meningitis pharmacy owner has history of noncompliance

The co-owner of the New England Compounding Center, a Massachusetts pharmacy blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak, allegedly has a history of failing to cooperate with federal regulators.

A Congressional committee released a memo detailing pharmacist Barry Cadden’s past attempts to defy investigators from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a story in the Boston Globe.

During a 2004 inspection, for example, Cadden initially denied having eye medication that was ...

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