- Joe Saunders | May 30, 2006 10:24 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSpeeding is a factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At 70 mph, a driver is traveling at 102 feet per second. At 80 mph, the rate increases to 117 feet per second. Given that the average reaction time is about three seconds, that means a car going 70 mph will travel about 305 feet -- the length of a football field...
- Joe Saunders | May 25, 2006 11:48 AM |
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MiscellaneousExiste 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 mÃnimo. Ellos viven en casas rodantes en estados muy precarios ni...
- Joe Saunders | May 23, 2006 8:07 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeFellow Injury Board blogger, James Sabatinihas a nice post on Guidant's latest woes regarding their implantable cardiac defibrillators.
- Joe Saunders | May 22, 2006 9:01 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn 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.
- Joe Saunders | May 19, 2006 2:10 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsDr. 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...
- Joe Saunders | May 17, 2006 7:25 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeBoston 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...
- Joe Saunders | May 16, 2006 10:35 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn 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...
- Joe Saunders | May 15, 2006 9:41 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsFacing 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.
- Joe Saunders | May 12, 2006 6:28 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsBausch & 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.
- Joe Saunders | May 10, 2006 6:18 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAccording 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...
- Joe Saunders | May 09, 2006 6:21 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThose 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.
- Joe Saunders | May 08, 2006 9:52 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Shanghai Food and Drug Administration has removed all US manufactured ReNu with MoistureLoc products from store shelves. Only about 2% of the ReNu product is made in the US. The majority of the product is made domestically. Bausch & Lomb has tried to assuage Chinese consumers that since the bulk of the ReNu they use is produced in China, it's safe for use.
- Joe Saunders | May 07, 2006 9:54 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsFusarium Keratitis, the rare but dangerous fungus, continues to rise among contact lens wearers. However, the source of the fungus remains a mystery. The proportion of patients who said they used MoistureLoc has since held steady at around 50 percent to 60 percent of the 102 cases confirmed so far, the CDC said.
- Joe Saunders | May 04, 2006 6:59 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn a company press statement issued in the middle of the night, Bausch & Lomb now reveal that additional cases of fusarium keratitis have been linked to the company's ReNu products. According to a Market Watch report, "In an overnight release, Bausch & Lomb said "that a review by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had found reported cases of fungal keratitis among contact-lens...
- Joe Saunders | May 03, 2006 8:41 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn reaction to the CDC's initial report on the fusarium fungus linked to Bausch & Lomb's ReNu, the company has stated that the report requires further investigation. Now, we don't know if this public relations obfuscation or the data reported thus far really requires further review. We do know that this fungus can cause blindness and/or serious eye damage if it's not treated in a timely fashion.
- Joe Saunders | May 02, 2006 6:08 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe consumer advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader, Public Citizen, has issued a call to the FDA to ban the antibiotic Tequin because of its purported links to blood sugar abnormalities. According to the press release the drug, made by Bristol Myers Squibb, has been associated with both low and high blood sugar. It has been on the market since 1999.
- Joe Saunders | May 01, 2006 9:17 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSi ud. ha estado usando la solución ReNu para sus lentes de contacto y ha experimentado una herida de los ojos, posiblemente podrÃa recibir compensación por su herida. Es muy importante que ud. consulte con un oftalmólogo inmediatamente. El doctor tiene que tomar una muestra de sus ojos para determinar si tiene el hongo fusarium keratitis. Favor de llamar a nuestra oficina para una...
- Joe Saunders | May 01, 2006 6:19 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsKetek, a respiratory infection drug manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis and approved by the FDA in 2004, has been associated with severe liver damage. It's not the first time the drug has caused controversy. The doctor who treated the most patients in the study, Maria "Anne" Kirkman Campbell, is in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding Aventis and others. An indictment says Dr....