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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this month that it has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of the GE Healthcare Vital Signs Hygroscopic Condenser Humidifier ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Eric Brimlow, 27, of Syracuse, New York, fell from the rim of the Crater Lake caldera in Crater Lake National Park after venturing beyond a barrier wall at Sinnott Memorial overlook. Reports say he ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Austin's W Hotel closed after glass fell from balcony panels of the building the second straight day and the third time in the past few weeks, reports say. The hotel was closed as the glass panels ...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Centers for Disease Control is monitoring the large outbreak of E. Coli that has hit European communities this spring. The E. Coli strain, which is a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Center for Disease Control has collaborated with public health officials in several states, from California to Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, to investigate an outbreak of E. coli. The CDC ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Center for Disease Control reported a collaboration with public health officials in several states, as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, to ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Center for Disease Control has been investigating an outbreak strain of Salmonella Panama which has been reported from Oregon, Washington and California to Maryland. The collaborative ...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The U.S. Center for Disease Control is collaborating with public health and agriculture officials in several states and the USDA to investigate an outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Altona ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The medical device company Beckman Coulter, Inc., issued a recall in May for their Synchron LX Ion Selective Electrolyte Flow Cell, which is classified by the FDA as a Class I recall by the U.S. Food ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The oft-maligned DePuy hip implant device, which was recalled last summer, has been cited in a lawsuit by 20 Australians earlier this month. The suit claims the device, which is surgically implanted ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say a defective fan may become overheated and shut down the Maquet Datascope Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Pump without sounding any warning alarm, and ultimately injuring patients. Due to ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
A device used in delivering a lifesaving cardioplegia solution to coronary arteries during cardiopulmonary bypass has been recalled, with consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The 16-year-old girl killed in a crash in a Wal-Mart parking lot was laid to rest earlier this month, reports say. The young girl, Ashley Moore, died when the SUV she was riding in smashed into the ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Federal Drug Administration has ordered that cautions be added to the labels of all antipsychotic drug as they pertain to the possibility of some birth defects when used by pregnant patients. The ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say that Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc, the makers of Extenze Nutritional Supplement Tablets, an erectile dysfunction suppliment, has voluntarily recalled some shipments of the pills due to a ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The Federal Drug Administration has removed for sale more than 500 unapproved prescription cough, allergy and cold medicines because none have been appropriately evaluated by the FDA for sale. Some of ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say that there is evidence that using protpn pump inhibitors in the first trimester of pregnancy could increase the chance of cardiac defects. Such inhibitors are for treatment of ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Mark Hurd, Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., resigned suddenly over the summer following a sexual harassment claim which was filed against him by an outside contractor. Reports say that as HP ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division recently announced a U.S. voluntary nationwide recall of some alcohol prep products, such as pads, wipes, and swabs over concerns ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Dov Charney, chairman and chief executive officer of American Apparel, has been charged in a court filing by Irene Morales, a former manager of one of American Apparel's branches in New York City, ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Several freshmen at Central Washington University were hospitalized after attending an off campus party in October last year at which they consumed Four Loko, an alcoholic beverage containing twelve ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Individuals with high blood pressure or heart disease are being warned to avoid energy drinks, a recent report posted by the Henry Ford Hospital study said. The study showed that adults without a risk ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
After drinking two NOS Energy Drinks, Dakota Sailor passed out and his parents rushed him to the hospital. He recovered a few days later. After he had recovered, doctors determined that it was ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports from England say Red Bull is a possible contributor to the death of a student in a nightclub last year. The September 2008 death of Chloe Leach revealed that she drank four cans of the drink ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The infusion system, B. Braun Outlook 400ES Safety Infusion System, Model Number 621-400ES, has been recalled in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class I Recall. The FDA claims the hardware in the ...
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