According to a recent Food and Drug Administration report, Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. has issued a recall for one lot of certain tablets over a possible health risk. The reports indicate that the company received complaints from a pharmacist regarding bottles of Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, which contained Meclizine HCl 25 mg tablets instead. Patients who consume Meclizine HCl 25 instead of Ferrous Sulfate, which is an iron supplement, could suffer serious side effects especially if the patient drinks alcohol or different (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several news agencies, a 74-year-old man was the victim of a medical error. Reports show that the man, while going under a routine surgery in 2009, ended up having his wounds stitched before the doctor removed sixteen items that had been left inside of his body. Some of the items included a piece of surgical mask, swabs, a needle and a s six-inch roll of bandage. The man was rushed to the hospital after a nurse who was (read more)
Read MoreIt has been a fact that events once regarded as rare or infrequent have been occurring more often than ever. We’re talking about doctors making thousands of errors while taking care of their patients, of course. According to several news agencies, incidents that should never happen in medicine like mistakenly operating on the wrong patient or forgetting a foreign object like a surgical instrument or sponge inside of the patient’s body before he or she is sewed up have been (read more)
Read MoreAccording to recent articles, a man was able to quickly identify an issue with his wife’s health after he received two text messages indicating that she was either having language or motor difficulties. It turned out that the woman who had just recently visited her obstetrician was experiencing several signs of a stroke, which included inability to use her right arm and leg and difficulty forming sentences and speaking. Doctors indicate that more often than ever, symptoms of a stroke (read more)
Read MoreIt has been extensively reported in the media that train cars carrying toxic cargo fell off a bridge in New Jersey next week and that due to the accident, several houses were evacuated and multiple schools were closed. According to the multiple reports, 71 residents were sent to the hospital with respiratory issues after the occurrence. Some complained of experiencing scratchy throats as well. News agencies reported that sixty-eight patients were later sent back home. Officials from the local environmental (read more)
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Nov
2012
5-Hour Energy Beverage Investigated By The FDA
According to a recent article, thirteen deaths have been recently linked to the consumption of 5-Hour Energy beverages. The claim was reported by the federal agency Food and Drug Administration and is now under investigation by the government. The report shows that the New York Attorney General’s office and the federal agency are looking into at least 90 claims that have mentioned 5-Hour Energy drinks. Thirty claims have reportedly led to the hospitalization of consumers. Recent articles indicated that this (read more)
Read MoreForever Cheese Inc. is recalling all Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand due to concerns associated with a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria is an organism that could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and frail or elderly people. To prevent illnesses or adverse reactions, the company along the Food and Drug Administration decided to issue this recall at once. For the full details on affected products as well as likely stores that distributed the product to consumers, read (read more)
Read MoreRespironics California, Inc., announced today that it has recalled 116 units of its Respironics V60 Ventilators. A division of Phillips Healthcare, the company said the reason for the recall came after they discovered that they needed to address a manufacturing issue within the product that could prove seriously risky for patients. Two reports of blower failures have been received by the company since the product’s first inception and to prevent further complications, this recall has been issued. At this moment, (read more)
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Jul
2012
EnVe® Ventilator Recall Extended
A recent recall announcement involving EnVe® ventilators has been extended, according to several news agencies. CareFusion has issued a recent statement revealing that this recall is being announced as a Class 1 recall and that all consumers should be advised they must stop using these ventilators due to a potential leakage that could pose a serious adverse health risk to patients. At this moment, the company along the FDA is contacting all registered facilities to alert doctors and nurses they (read more)
Read MoreIt has been reported in recent articles that patients who received any of the Stryker hip implants known as Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck hip stems are being notified of a recent recall announcement issued for the metal-on-metal implants over possible health risks. Also, according to the firm’s official statements, because of the risks of corrosion related to these metal hip implants, patients implanted with the recalled stems that are not suffering any pain or swelling presently could suffer (read more)
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