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• Recall to Repair Portable Playard Tent Prompted By Child's Death

  Chrissie Cole | July 15, 2010 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Tots in Mind Inc., in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), have announced a voluntary recall of Cozy Indoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana...

• Avandia UPDATE

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 15, 2010 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The Avandia saga continues... The FDA panel of experts has voted outside of Washington D.C. on whether or not to take Avandia off the market and the results are in. 12 members voted to eliminate...

• Boxed Warning on Arava for Severe Liver Injury

  Jamie Sheller | July 15, 2010 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Arava (leflunomide), made by Sanofi-Aventis to treat rheumatoid arthritis, will have a Boxed Warning for severe liver injury added to its labeling information by the Food and Drug Administration...

• Snow Blowers Recalled by The Toro Co.

  Chrissie Cole | July 15, 2010 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA

  The Toro Company announced a voluntary recall of Power Clear Snow Blowers in the U.S. and Canada, due to a fire hazard to consumers. Approximately 35,700 units have been recalled in the U.S. and...

• Preventable bloodstream infections caused by ignorance and neglect

  Beth Janicek | July 15, 2010 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A survey of medical professionals released a study stating that deadly yet easily preventable bloodstream infections continue to plague American hospitals due to facility administrators failing to...

• Did Toyota Leak Premature Test Findings In PR Stunt?

  Brett Emison | July 15, 2010 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Toyota is jumping to conclusions again and trying to blame its own drivers for Toyota's sudden acceleration problems. This week, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled, Early Tests Pin...

• Round Up: Toyota Plants False "Driver Error" Story

  Brett Emison | July 15, 2010 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  To borrow a phrase from our friends at overlawyered... I told you so. Toyota has been caught planting a story and misleading the public... again. After doing just a little bit of homework, the...

• Lawmakers Seek to Ban K2 Amidst Fears Over Side Effects

  David Mittleman | July 15, 2010 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  It’s the legal form of marijuana, except it’s Mary Jane’s synthetic counterpart, also known as K2. According to recent reports, demand for K2 is soaring across the country but a...

• Why don't more women use Tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer?

  Wayne Parsons | July 15, 2010 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  In CA, a cancer journal for doctors, a recent article documents that women are not taking a drug known to prevent breast cancer. In Tamoxifen Infrequently Used by Women at Risk for Breast Cancer,...

• Watching Out For The Sun

  Mike Bryant | July 15, 2010 9:31 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Bald guys know about too much sun. I have to watch out or I'm going to burn that area bad. Do you remember the days of people actually putting oil on to help burn? As a parent I need to watch out...