Posts tagged fda

• FDA Meeting Held to Address Complaints About the Medical Device Approval Process

  Carrie Strasser | April 27, 2009 2:44 PM | 8 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The New York Times reported last week that a rare internal meeting was held by the FDA on Wednesday to address the complaints surrounding the medical device approval process. Dr. Donna-Bea...

• Officials Warn of Risk of Suicide with Two Anti-Smoking Drugs

  Carrie Strasser | July 02, 2009 9:58 AM | 1 CommentEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The New York Times reported that federal drug regulators advised patients taking two anti-smoking drugs to watch for signs of mental illness because of an increased risk of suicide among the drugs'...

• Allergy Alert: Mini Muffins Recalled By Hostess Brands

  Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2010 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Multi-packs of Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins have been voluntarily recalled by Hostess Brands throughout the U.S. because they may contain undeclared walnuts. People who have an allergy to walnuts...

• Mass. Nursing Home Residents Given Antipsychotic Drugs Not Intended For Them

  Chrissie Cole | March 09, 2010 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Powerful antipsychotic drugs, used for treating mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, are also often used by doctors to treat patients with dementia. These types of drugs put the patient at...

• Sausage Products Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

  Chrissie Cole | January 26, 2010 1:05 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with public health officials in several states to investigate a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 202 people in 42...

• New Proposal to Examine Drug Safety

  Carrie Strasser | November 25, 2009 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Yesterday, the New York Times reported that a new plan to monitor the safety of drugs could identify a particular drug's risks long before they might have otherwise been discovered. The study that...

• FDA Warns: Decorative Contact Lenses Can Harm Your Eyes

  Chrissie Cole | October 26, 2009 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  With Halloween almost upon us, the FDA is warning consumers about unapproved use of decorative contact lenses that can harm your eyes. These contact lenses are used to temporarily change the...

• One Step Closer Towards Greater Food Safety

  Carrie Strasser | July 31, 2009 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The New York Times reported that on Thursday, the House passed legislation to require more frequent inspections of food processing plants and to grant the government the authority to actually order...

• Government Takes New Steps Toward Food Safety

  Carrie Strasser | July 08, 2009 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Today, the New York Times reported that the Obama administration issued a new rule on egg safety and also promised future efforts to ensure the safety of spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, melons, beef and...

• Hemophilia and AIDS: William Modestino, Jr. Tribute to a Son

  Bruce Bierhans | May 08, 2009 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As I read the corporate blather this month about tort reform, I am reminded of a case I tried in May and June of 2001. It was about Bill Modestino, Jr. a courageous young man and hemophiliac that...