- Claude Wyle | October 05, 2011 8:09 PM | San Francisco, CA
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Unfortunately I have to report that this past Sunday a pedestrian suffered serious injuries in Chinatown when he was struck by a car in San Francisco's Chinatown.
At 9:35 a.m. near the intersection...
- Paul Kiesel | February 04, 2009 8:27 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
From U.S. News and World Report:
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In a continuing effort to prevent counterfeit and adulterated medications from reaching American consumers, the U.S. Food and...
- Paul Kiesel | February 03, 2009 8:08 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
From Reuters:
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday to increase government inspections of food and drug manufacturing plants in an effort to...
- Paul Kiesel | December 09, 2008 3:44 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is receiving praise from several recently published medical journals for successively tracking down the deadly contaminant that had been used in the...
- Paul Kiesel | December 04, 2008 8:38 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
From HealthDay News and the Washington Post:
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A final report on the deadly contamination of the blood thinner heparin confirms that the problem was caused by a...
- Paul Kiesel | December 02, 2008 6:12 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA, after years of criticism for its responses to food-sickness outbreaks and contaminated imports, unveiled a report on Monday that summarizes what officials call a hugely ambitious campaign...
- Paul Kiesel | November 26, 2008 3:25 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
From CNN: WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Rep.
Joe Barton, R-Texas, on Thursday raised questions about the adequacy of the Food and Drug Administration's handling of a scandal involving a contaminated...
- Paul Kiesel | November 25, 2008 4:16 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Over the past year, Heparin, a widely used injectable anticoagulant, has come under intense scrutiny from consumer protection groups and the Food and Drug Administration.
In December 2007, the FDA...