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• New FDA Initiative Seeks To Decrease Drug Dosage Errors

  In an attempt to curb the number of serious deaths and illnesses caused by misuse of medication, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is attempting to identify the most serious threats and find ways to…

• Misleading Toyota Recall Sparks Criticism From NHTSA

  Federal safety regulators have reprimanded Toyota Motor Corp. for issuing misleading and inaccurate statements that no defect exists in the 3.8 million automobiles it voluntarily recalled on September 29 after a 2009 Lexus ES 350…

• Maclaren Failed to Report Finger-Chopping Danger

  Maclaren recently recalled strollers made as far back as 1999 because the stroller hinge can cause a child's finger to be amputated when placed in the hinge upon opening or closing the stroller. Twelve children…

• Validity of Pfizer Neurontin Drug Study Questioned

  Studies on the Pfizer Inc. drug Neurontin may have been skewed in order to have favorable results, reports Bloomberg. The drug is intended to treat epilepsy, however the studies focused on uses for Neurontin that…

• Aluminum Bat Manufacturer Found Liable For Player’s Death

  After twelve hours of deliberation, a jury in Lewis and Clark County, Montana recently sided with the parents of former Miles City American Legion baseball pitcher Brandon Patch, who died after being struck in the…

• DOJ Indicts Stryker Biotech On Charge Of Fraud

  The Justice Department has reported that Stryker Biotech LLC, the medical device manufacturing division of Stryker Corp., and its top management have been indicted on federal charges of fraud due to a marketing scheme for…

• Corruption in Psychiatric Healthcare

  The Chicago Tribune reported startling ties between psychiatrist Dr. Michael Reinstein and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. The doctor, worth about a half million dollars to the drug maker, did research on the antipsychotic drug, Seroquel. Dr.…

• Hospitals Rarely Disclose Adverse Events to Patients

  Medpage Today reported that hospitals rarely give their patients explanations when they experience adverse effects of treatment. A survey revealed that over sixty percent of the time, patients do not receive explanations for adverse events.…

• Dangerous Strollers Recalled

  Maclaren recently recalled one million strollers after reports that childrens' fingertips were amputated by becoming stuck in a hinge mechanism. About fifteen reports of finger amputation have been made. The incident occurs when a child's…

• Toyota & NHTSA Ignore Runaway Vehicles

  Both Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have been ignoring customer reports for years! More than 1000 reports of sudden acceleration have been made since 2001, as reported in an LA Times…