June, 2009Lantus (insulin glargine)
Audience: Diabetes healthcare professionals, patients FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is aware of four recently-published observational studies that looked at the use of Lantus (insulin glargine) and possible risk for…
Varenicline (marketed as Chantix) and Bupropion (marketed as Zyban, Wellbutrin, and generics)
Audience: Neuropsychiatric healthcare professionals, patients
FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it has required the manufacturers of the smoking cessation aids varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban and generics) to add…
Dunkin’ Donuts Temporarily Stops Hot Chocolate Due to Salmonella Fears
Fans of Dunkin’ Donuts hot chocolate and Dunkaccino drinks will have to go without for the time being since the products have been temporarily pulled from stores across the country due to concerns they might be tainted with salmonella.
Continue →Bone Growth Agent Linked to Life-Threatening Neck Complications
Thousands of patients who underwent spinal fusion surgeries to relieve neck pain may be at increased risk of deadly complications due to the use of a controversial bone growth agent, a new study says.
Continue →Accused Swindler Stanford to Stay Behind Bars Pending Trial
A day after Bernard Madoff was sent to prison for 150 years for masterminding the largest financial con job in Wall Street history, another accused swinder was ordered to remain behind bars pending his trial.
Continue →Vicodin and Percocet Should Be Banned, FDA Told
Popular prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Percocet, which combine acetaminophen with stronger narcotics, should be banned because they may cause deadly accidental overdoses, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said today.
Continue →E. Coli Found in Toll House Cookie Dough, FDA Confirms
A sample of raw cookie dough taken from a Nestle USA manufacturing facility contained E. coli bacteria, providing the first solid link between the recently recalled products and dozens of cases of food poisoning.
Continue →FDA Urged to Reduce Doses of Tylenol and Excedrin
The maximum daily doses of Tylenol, Excedrin, and dozens of other painkillers and fever-reducing drugs should be lowered in an effort to prevent potentially deadly overdoses of acetaminophen, a Food and Drug Administration panel said.
Continue →CPSC Announces Drop in Fireworks-Related Injuries; Consumers Still Urged To Celebrate Safe This July 4th
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s new Chairman, Inez Tenenbaum, urged families today to put safety first during the Fourth of July holiday and celebrate with caution when it comes to fireworks. The latest report from CPSC indicates that there were reports of seven fireworks-related deaths and an estimated 7,000 hospital emergency room treated injuries in 2008. In 2007, CPSC had reports of eleven deaths and an estimated 9,800 injuries.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for June 30, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court says New Haven, Conn.’s failure to promote white firefighters violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and, the high court finds New York’s Attorney General may bring enforcement actions against lenders. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Employment Law, Lead Litigation, Financial Services Litigation and Mortgage Lending 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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