May, 2011Katie Brown Tea Light Candle Sets recalled by Meijer Inc. Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Meijer Stores

The clear plastic candle holder can ignite, posing a serious burn and fire hazard to consumers.

Acid Reflux Drugs Linked to Bone Fractures

New analysis on acid reflux drugs suggests that patients using proton pump inhibitors may be more likely to fracture bones than those not using the drugs. Last year, the Food and Drug Administration revised the labels on proton pump inhibitors, or P.P.I.’s, to warn that they may increase the risk of fractures. The analysis, published in the May-June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, examined 11 studies and determined that those taking P.P.I.’s were 29 percent more likely to …

Avandia (rosiglitazone): REMS – Risk of Cardiovascular Events

Audience: Endocrinology, Cardiology includes Avandia, Avandamet, and Avandaryl
[UPDATED 05/18/2011] FDA notified healthcare professionals and the public of new restrictions to the prescribing and use of rosiglitazone-containing medicines. These…

Diabetes Drug Actos Linked to Bladder Cancer

After reviewing official reports of bad drug reactions, health officials are determining that there is more evidence to link the diabetes drug Actos to bladder cancer. The possibility of an increased cancer risk is already mentioned in the prescribing information for the drug. Between 2004 and 2009, more than half a million adverse reactions among people taking anti-diabetic drugs were added to an official U.S. Food and Drug Administration database. There were 138 instances of bladder cancer among these reports, …

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 17, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court finds a section of ERISA permits a district court to reform a pension plan, and the Federal Circuit reverses a ruling that spoliation made patents unenforceable. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publica…

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LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 16, 2011

Record labels reach a $105 milllion settlement with Limewire, and, $20 million in punitive damages pushes an asbestos verdict to more than $41 million. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis…

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ExtenZe Tablets: Recall

Audience: Consumer [UPDATED 05/16/2011] Additional counterfeit product lots recalled: LOT 1110075, F050899.
 
[Posted 02/23/2011]

ISSUE: FDA notified Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc. that two lots of counterfeit product purporting to be ExtenZe…

CPSC Intervenes in phil&teds Feeding Chair Recall

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning that thousands of tabletop feeding chairs for babies may not be safe, after numerous reports of injuries. The CPSC said that Colorado-based phil&teds USA Inc. refused to consent to a nationwide recall that was acceptable to the agency. The CPSC is also investigating phil&teds clip-on chairs with plastic spacers between the clamps and bar. Children could be hurt in certain versions of the “metoo” clip-on tabletop chairs imported by phil&teds.The chairs have metal …

Acetaminophen Linked to Blood Cancers

Chronic users of acetaminophen, an over-the-counter painkiller sold as Tylenol in the United States, may be at an increased risk for some blood cancers, including lymphoma and myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS. Researchers followed nearly 65,000 older men and women in Washington State. At the beginning of the study, they asked the participants about their use of painkillers over the past ten years and made sure that no one had cancer (except skin cancer). After around six years on average, 577 …

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 13, 2011

The 2nd Circuit says American Indian nations are unlikely to prevail in a tobacco tax challenge, and, Louisiana’s high court answers a certified question on insurance post-loss assignments. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Pu…

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