April, 2009Don’t Eat Raw Sprouts, FDA and CDC Warn
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are telling consumers to avoid eating raw alfalfa sprouts until further notice due to concerns that the foods may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. All brands of sprouts, including mixes and blends containing various varieties, are subject to the warnings. Officials suspect that contaminated alfalfa seeds sold across the United States are to blame for the contamination. The latest warning is an extension of a series of …
Continue →Fourth VA Patient Tests Positive for HIV, Officials Say
A fourth patient treated at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility has tested positive for HIV after being exposed to unsanitary medical equipment during exams, VA officials said. Infections have been reported following procedures at several VA facilities in Florida, Tennessee, and Georgia. Last month, officials said plastic tubing and other medical equipment used during colonoscopies, ear, nose, and throat exams, and other procedures were not properly cleaned or were reused on patients instead of being thrown away. HIV …
Continue →New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Earns FDA Approval
A drug to be taken by adults with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis and similar disorders has earned approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Simponi, made by Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc., of Malvern, Pa., is the brand name of the drug golimumab. It is injected under the skin once a month and meant to be used along with the immunosuppressant drug methotrexate. The drug also is approved for treatment of active psoriatic arthritis and active ankylosing spondylitis, two other chronic disorders …
Continue →Did You Make Money in Madoff Investments? Well, Hand it Over
As if being a victim of the largest Wall Street swindle in history wasn’t enough, hundreds of investors who unwittingly profited from the massive investment scam run by disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff now have been ordered to return the funds, or else face legal action.
Continue →Wisconsin May Become the First to Force Insurers to Pay for Cochlear Implants for Severely Impaired Children
State leaders in Wisconsin may become the first in the United States to force private insurance companies to pay for cochlear implants for children who have severe hearing loss. A bill passed the state Legislature this week that would require insurers to cover the costs of cochlear implants for people under age 18 with profound hearing problems. The same bill also would require coverage for hearing aids and related treatment. While some states already require insurance companies to cover the …
Continue →Promising Early Results for Rare Childhood Brain Cancer Drug
It’s still early in the process, but researchers say a new drug being developed appears to dramatically slow the growth of a rare and deadly form of childhood brain cancer. The drug, called 3-BrOP, is being developed by scientists at the Children’s Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. In testing using laboratory mice, the drug was found to reduce the growth of the cancer, neuroblastoma, by as much as 75 percent. In the study, human neuroblastoma …
Continue →Low Doses of Drug for Alcoholics Helps Reduce Fibromyalgia Pain, New Research Finds
Taking low doses of a drug commonly given to alcoholics and drug addicts reduces pain and fatigue in some people battling the chronic-pain condition fibromyalgia, Stanford University researchers say. In preliminary research, the drug, naltrexone, reduced the pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia patients by an average of 30 percent, researchers said. The findings are an encouraging development for millions of Americans who suffer from fibromyalgia, a somewhat mysterious disorder for which there is no reliable cure or treatment. However, larger …
Continue →More Swine Flu Cases Reported, Same Rare Strain Blamed for Deadly Outbreak in Mexico
The new, rare strain of swine flu that has been blamed for sickening seven people in California and Texas is the same version of the virus that is linked to as many as 60 flu-related deaths in Mexico, officials said. So far, five people have been infected with the swine influenza (H1N1) virus in Imperial and San Diego counties in California and two others have been infected in San Antonio, Texas. The victims range in age from nine to 54. …
Continue →Women’s Chenille Robes Recalled by Blair Due to Burn Hazard
Some robes fail to meet federal flammability requirements and present a risk of serious burns to consumers if they are exposed to an open flame.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for April 24, 2009
The D.C. Circuit finds the appeal of a class certification ruling in an employment discrimination case is untimely, and, the band Coldplay responds in court to a guitarist’s copyright infringement claims. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Class Actions, Intellectual Property and Emerging Drugs Devices Reports. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
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