April, 2009Resuscitated Newborns More Likely to Have Lower IQs, New Research Says
Babies who are not breathing at birth and must be resuscitated are at increased risk of having lower IQs later in life, a new British study has found.
Continue →Eating Walnuts Linked to Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk
A diet including walnuts may help women drastically reduce their risk of breast cancer, new medical research has found.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for April 22, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court allows limited warrantless vehicle searches, and, the First Circuit reverses a ruling that permitted the webcasting of case involving downloading. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Data & Identity Security, Intellectual Property and Punitive Damages Reports. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
SportsPlay Equipment Recalls Playgrounds Due to Violation of Lead Paint Ban
The handrails and posts on the playground contain high levels of lead paint. Lead can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Continue →Dietary Supplements Distributed by Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc.
Audience: Consumers, pharmacists [Posted 04/22/2009] ABC Beauty Supply and FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals of a recall of 34 dietary supplement products. FDA lab analyses identified undeclared sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug,…
New Merck Migrane Drug Causing Headaches for Drug Maker
A new migraine medicine being developed by drug maker Merck has hit a snag in development after clinical studies showed daily use of the drug could cause a dangerous increase in liver enzymes. Telcagepant, the drug Merck had hoped to have approved by the Food and Drug Administration soon with projected annual sales of $800 million, may now be shelved forever or possibly revived as a less-than-daily therapy for migraines, according to pharmaceutical industry analysts. The drug once billed as …
Continue →Wyeth Ordered to Face Lawsuit Over Menopause Drug Linked to Breast Cancer
Drug giant Wyeth must face a personal injury lawsuit filed by a woman who accuses the company of failing to warn her and millions of other users that the popular menopause drug, Prempro, might cause breast cancer, a Texas appeals court has ruled.
Continue →Speeding and Sleepy Driver Blamed for Deadly Utah Bus Accident
A 2008 bus accident in Utah that killed nine passengers and injured 43 others was caused by a driver who was speeding and tired due to sleep apnea, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The accident occurred near the town of Mexican Hat on Jan. 6, 2008 as the bus carried 52 passengers from a ski vacation in Colorado back home to Phoenix. The motorcoach was traveling between 88 and 92 miles per hour when it failed to round a …
Continue →Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
The cable stop on the bicycle can loosen, which can cause the rider to lose control and fall from the bike.
Continue →Thousands May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis and HIV at South Dakota Urology Clinic, Officials Say
More than 5,000 people treated at a South Dakota urology clinic may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis as a result of the clinic’s policy of improperly reusing single-use medical products on multiple patients, state health officials said. The Siouxland Urology Center in Dakota Dunes has been ordered to contact about 5,700 former patients who were treated at the center since 2002 to warn them of the possibility that they were infected at the clinic, said officials with the …
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