- Mike Ferrara | March 11, 2012 6:32 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A CVS in Chatham, New Jersey has admitted to accidentally giving dozens of children the breast cancer medication taxomifen instead of the fluoride pills they had been prescribed, for a period of...
- Mike Ferrara | October 25, 2011 7:16 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Last week, the FDA informed health care providers that they should not be administering flu vaccines with needleless jet injectors, which have become more popular recently as an alternative to the...
- Mike Ferrara | December 04, 2010 12:28 AM | Cherry Hill, NJ
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Toxic Substances
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that chemicals designed to keep grease from leaking through fast food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are seeping into our food and showing up...
- Camryn Hansen | May 13, 2009 8:12 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
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Wrongful Death
The husband of 33 year-old Judy Trunnell, the first US resident to die from the swine flu, or H1N1 virus, has filed a lawsuit against the Smithfield Foods, the American owner of the Mexican pig...
- Camryn Hansen | February 22, 2009 5:33 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
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Toxic Substances
In the wake of the widespread salmonella contamination in Peanut Corporation of America peanut butter that killed at least eight and sickened more than 500, Stop & Shop Supermarket and Giant...
- Camryn Hansen | November 08, 2008 9:33 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
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Miscellaneous
The bad news is that this year’s flu vaccine does not protect against the norovirus, or highly contagious stomach flu, that’s sweeping New York City this week—sending more than...
- Mike Ferrara | September 18, 2008 8:36 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
This flu season, the federal government is recommending flu
vaccines for all children aged 6 months to 18 years. Previously, vaccines were recommended only to
children under age 5, who are...