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• Agricultura y Los Pesticidas

  Joe Saunders | May 25, 2006 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Existe un gran problema en los campos de agricultura en el Estado de Florida. Sin embargo no se aprecia en toda su magnitud pues los afectados directamente son agricultores inmigrantes quienes no hablan Ingles. Ellos recogen nuestras fresas y tomates. Ellos se quiebran la espalda y trabajan de sol a sol por salarios debajo del mínimo. Ellos viven en casas rodantes en estados muy precarios ni...

• More Woes for Guidant

  Joe Saunders | May 23, 2006 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Fellow Injury Board blogger, James Sabatinihas a nice post on Guidant's latest woes regarding their implantable cardiac defibrillators.

• Increased Fungal Risk Confirmed with ReNu Product

  Joe Saunders | May 22, 2006 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In the same week that Bausch & Lomb decided to permanently withdraw its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution from shelves worldwide, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Friday (May 19) that the product was the cause of an increased incidence of Fusarium keratitis.

• Doctor Links Fusarium Keratitis to Bausch & Lomb Solution

  Joe Saunders | May 19, 2006 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Dr. Deepinder Dhaliwal, Director of Refractive Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has tested the ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution and found the fusarium keratitis fungus growing within it. The results were turned over to the CDC. This is a significant discovery since, in all likelihood, Bausch & Lomb officials will blame contact lens solution users for the...

• Boston Scientific Issues New Warning on Defibrillators

  Joe Saunders | May 17, 2006 7:25 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Boston Scientific warned doctors that close to 1,000 of its cardiac implantable defibrillators may short circuit and fail to work properly leaving its patients vulnerable to cardiac problems. The company said that it learned of the failures after purchasing Guidant in April for $27.5 billion. U.S. regulators imposed sanctions on Guidant in December because of quality-control flaws after the...

• American Medical Association Missed Vioxx Warnings 5 Years Ago

  Joe Saunders | May 16, 2006 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In 2001, the American Medical Association missed an opportunity to warn the public about the potential danger of Merck's drug Vioxx, according to a front page story in the Wall St. Journal. According to the Journal article, "Dr. Hrachovec had been reviewing data on a Food and Drug Administration Web site indicating that patients in a Vioxx clinical trial had suffered more heart attacks than the...

• Bausch & Lomb Recalls ReNu with MoistureLoc Worldwide

  Joe Saunders | May 15, 2006 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Facing intense pressure due to the fusarium keratitis outbreak, Bausch & Lomb has made a worldwide recall of its eye contact solution product ReNu with MoistureLoc. The crisis began more than 6 weeks ago and initially Bausch & Lomb told stores to stop selling the product. Eventually, the product was removed from store shelves.

• Beijing Bausch & Lomb Stops Selling ReNu Products

  Joe Saunders | May 12, 2006 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Bausch & Lomb has decided to withdraw its ReNu contact lens solution from the Chinese markets. ReNu has come under intense scrutiny as well as several lawsuits for its link to a severe fungal infection called fusarium keratitis. Though rare, the fungus can cause blindness if not detected and treated promptly.

• Link Between Fusarium and Bausch & Lomb Grows

  Joe Saunders | May 10, 2006 6:18 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  According to a CDC released yesterday, the link between the eye fungus fusarium keratitis and Bausch & Lomb products continues to grow. Fungal keratitis is a painful inflammation of the cornea that can, in some cases, lead to blindness. The infection, caused by a fungus found in the environment, can appear as a result of eye injury, improper use of contact lenses or contaminated contact-lens...

• Sarasota Car Accidents

  Joe Saunders | May 09, 2006 6:21 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Those of us who live or work in the Sarasota area know the dangers of driving in the early morning fog and mist. This is the time of year when morning commuters face a rising sun and early morning fog. Caution is the key when driving in these situations-especially when traffic is heavy.