InjuryBoard Sarasota Archives

• Dietary Supplement Recall

  Joe Saunders | November 27, 2007 3:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Bodee LLC has issued a voluntary recall of all its Encore dietary supplements after the FDA determined that a chemical analyis of the supplement contained harmful, undeclared ingredients. The FDA analysis showed that Encore Tabs contained aminotadalafil, an analog of tadalafil, the active ingredient of a FDA-approved drug used for Erectile Dysfunction (ED). FDA maintains Aminotadalafil is close...

• US Marshals Seize Cosmetic Eye Product

  Joe Saunders | November 18, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  US Marshals have seized 12,682 applicator tubes of Age Intervention Eyelash because it is an unapproved and misbranded drug that claims to increase the length of eyelashes but may decrease vision. The product, sold and distributed by Jan Marini Skin Research, may increase the risk of optic nerve damage. Damage to this nerve can lead to decreased vision and blindness. The drug has been...

• Death by Taser in Canada

  Joe Saunders | November 17, 2007 12:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Robert Dziekanski had just landed in Vancouver on his first-ever flight. He was forty years old and about to start a new life in British Columbia with his mother. According to one witness who videotaped the event, Dziekanski was acting erratically but not violently. No drugs or alcohol were involved. Yet, the police confronted him and 46 seconds later tasered him to death. He was hit with...

• Senate Bill Would Allow FDA Monitoring of Over the Counter Drug Ads

  Joe Saunders | November 13, 2007 8:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A bill introduced by Senators Henry Waxman of California and Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts would give the FDA regulatory authority concerning ads for over the counter drugs. The bill comes in the wake of an FDA advisory about banning cold medicines for children under the age of 6. The new bill would give the federal agency power to impose monetary fines on advertisers. Presently, over the...

• Hulk Hogan's Son Charged in Auto Accident

  Joe Saunders | November 08, 2007 6:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  It took a few months but Nick Bollea, 17 year old son of former wrestler Hulk Hogan, has been charged with felony reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. Toxicology reports show that Bollea was drinking during the day of the accident. However, tests showed that the level of alcohol in his blood was half that in which he'd be considered impaired. He will face a charge of underage...

• Judge Keeps Bradenton Man on Sex Registry

  Joe Saunders | November 07, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Apparently 23 year old Anthony J. Harris of Bradenton had met the state's 4 criteria for having his name removed from the sex registry list. However, the judge didn't see it that way especially when she learned that Harris had made false statements about engaging in sex with teenage girls. Judge Diana L. Moreland cited the need to keep the public safe outweighed Harris' desire to have his name...

• Bush Administration Leaning Toward Giving More Regulatory Power to Food and Consumer Agencies

  Joe Saunders | November 05, 2007 9:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Bush Administration has signaled that it may give the go-ahead for more regulatory powers to such agencies as the FDA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the wake of numerous food and toy recalls recently. The move would be a reversal of sorts for the Administration but comes at a time when consumer confidence is faltering as news continues about defective toys and contaminated...

• Food Contamination Sources

  Joe Saunders | November 02, 2007 7:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Thanks to two University of Arizona researchers, we may now have a better understanding of how our foods become contaminated with salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7, better known as E. coli. Their research suggests that "most of the pathogens that have been collected from outbreaks came from sources such as animal husbandry operations, contaminated water and proximity of urban centers,"...

• Manatee Car Accident Claims Two Lives

  Joe Saunders | November 01, 2007 2:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Halloween proved fatal for two Manatee residents who crashed through a fence and into a shallow pond during the evening. Witnesses spotted two teenaged girls fleeing the scene. Police are looking for them as this blog post is being written.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.