- Chrissie Cole | February 23, 2010 1:22 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Health officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommend removing Avandia from the market due to its link to heart risks.
Avandia, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, is prescribed by...
- Carrie Strasser | December 07, 2009 5:32 PM | Cape Cod, MA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The New York Times reported on Saturday that the H1N1 vaccine is safe and that most people who have had side effects have only suffered side effects similar to those prevalent as a result of the...
- Chrissie Cole | October 28, 2009 1:14 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Sony Corp. is voluntarily recalling certain VAIO Computer AC Adapters because they can fail over time, posing an electrical hazard.
Four incidents of the adapters short circuiting have been...
- Carrie Strasser | August 09, 2009 3:07 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The NY Times reported yesterday that people's prescriptions and personal information including Social Security numbers and addresses, are often sold without a patient's knowledge or consent. This...
- Carrie Strasser | July 20, 2009 1:58 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, signed a document last month that gives vaccine makers and federal officials immunity from lawsuits that might arise surrounding any new...
- Carrie Strasser | March 23, 2009 6:02 PM | Cape Cod, MA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Dr. Joseph Biederman, a prominent child psychiatrist at Harvard University, promised the drug company Johnson & Johnson that certain studies of its medicines in children would yield positive...
- Carrie Strasser | March 05, 2009 6:06 PM | Cape Cod, MA
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Miscellaneous
A recent CNN report discussed the increased interest in layoff insurance by travelers attempting to make vacation plans in an uncertain economy. These plans allow people to get refunds for their...
- Bruce Bierhans | December 06, 2008 11:46 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Overlooked to a large degree during his campaign for Massachusetts Governor, was Deval Patricks role on the Board of Directors of Ameriquest at the same time it was creating and marketing the...