Miscellaneous

• FDA Reports on Botox & Botox Coxmetics

  Susy Owen | February 19, 2008 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of adverse reactions including death following the use of botulinum toxins for both FDA-approved and unapproved uses. In fact, there is an ongoing safety review of botox and botox cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A) and myobloc (Botulinum toxin Type B). The FDA is currently reviewing safety data from clinical studies submitted by the...

• Vioxx Grand Jury Probe - Latest Headache for Merck

  Susy Owen | February 12, 2008 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  As is widely known, Vioxx maker Merck is in the process of settling thousands of lawsuits against the pain reliever Vioxx, one of their best selling drugs. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts is investigating whether Merck is guilty of off-label marketing to health-care professionals. It has been estimated that Vioxx could...

• Sexual Misconduct by Driver on School Bus

  Susy Owen | February 06, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  When parents put their children on a school bus, the worst thing they probably fear is a school bully harassing their child or, at worst, a traffic accident. However, on this particular Durham, Connecticut bus the unthinkable happened to some of the children onboard. Anthony Mathre, school bus driver for the Durham/Middlefield school district, has been charged with one count of sexual assault in...

• Wrongful Death Claim Against Disney Cruise

  Susy Owen | February 02, 2008 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  "The suit gives this account: Santo Piazza tripped over the raised threshold while stepping into his cabin's bathroom. He fell, and his right side struck the bathtub, causing "catastrophic internal injuries." He immediately went to the shipboard health-services department, where he was given a Tylenol. That afternoon, he returned to the health-services department after he vomited, had shortness...

• L'Oréal Recalls Hair Color

  Susy Owen | January 28, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  L'Oréal has announced a voluntary recall of L'Oréal Paris Dream Blonde Bleach and Lightening Care Kit due to misprinted directions. At this time, the recall involves U.S. retail stores only. Retailers carring the product have been notified. It has been estimated that several hundred consumers have purchased the product. The company received a customer complaint of irritation to the scalp...

• Toys Recalled Due to Excessive Lead

  Susy Owen | January 22, 2008 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a product recall on Toy Wrestler Figures, which were manufactured by A.A. of America Inc., of East Brunswick, N.J.In all, 5,400 units are being recalled due to high levels of lead. The levels of lead in the paint violate U.S. federal standards. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported to date. " The recalled toy is a package of four...

• Autism and Vaccines

  Susy Owen | January 11, 2008 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It is believed by many that autism cases are a direct result of a mercury-based vaccine preservative. The incidences of Autism continue to rise to the horror of parents and others who have watched seemingly normally functioning children suddenly go into what seems to be their own. It is now being reported that the vaccines may not have been the cause of autism as feared, although many parents...

• Mississippi Supreme Court will hear appeal of judgment against UMC

  Susy Owen | January 04, 2008 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been accused of medical malpractice for failing to diagnose a patient's case of pneumonia, which subsequently led to that patient's death. In May the state Court of Appeals upheld the malpractice award, and now the case will be heard by the Supreme Court.After the case was ruled in the favor of the family of the decedent in 2005, The University of...

• More Toys Tainted with Lead

  Susy Owen | December 25, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  After the Tribune tested the lead content of toys coming out of Chicago-area stores, they found that many of the toys are tainted with lead. Some of the toys that were tested had levels more than 10 times as high as what is considered safe. The tests were conducted on as many as 800 toys and other items sold in the United States, and dozens violated the federal safety limit. It would be naive of...

• Doctor Guilty of Medical Malpractice - Wife Dies

  Susy Owen | December 22, 2007 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  After illegally prescribing drugs to his wife for years, a prominent San Diego neurologist's wife died due to an overdose and as a result of her husband's medical mal practice. James Grisolia, M.D. is currently on probation due to the fallout of the investigation. Doctor Grisolia has had quite a fall of late. At one time, he was a respected San Diego Neurologist, in fact, he was in line for the...