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Ammonium Nitrate, the cause for the blast in West

May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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The following article is taken from the Houston Chronicle regarding the devastation experienced from the massive explosion in the city of West between Waco and Hillsboro, Texas. Click here to read the article and view additional pictures from the aftermath of this tragedy. Investigators confirm ammonium nitrate led to West blast But cause of fire preceding explosion still unknown By Dug Begley | May 6, 2013 | Updated: May 6, 2013 8:38pm A stockpile of ammonium nitrate at a fertilizer plant in West was the source of a deadly April 17 explosion, investigators said Monday. The cause of the … [Read more...]

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Amputee Faces Hospital Legal Fees After Seeking Losses

February 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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The following from the Texas Tribune, reports that a San Antonio woman is caught between the errors of medical staff and Texas legislation referred to as "tort reform" resulting in a punitive back-fire for seeking compensation for her losses. Read the following article by the Texas Tribune's Becca Aaronson, dated January 25, 2013. Despite Counsel, Amputee Hindered by Tort Laws When Connie Spears arrived at a Christus Santa Rosa hospital emergency room in 2010 with severe leg pain, she told medical staff about her history of blood clots. Doctors sent her home with a far less serious … [Read more...]

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Questions Arise Regarding Handling of Defective Hip Replacement

February 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Over a year ago, Johnson & Johnson announced a new head of their orthopedics division claiming a fresh start after recalls of their hip replacement. New information surfaces about the new head of orthopedics, Andrew Ekdahl, who is tied to the development and promotion of the failed implant in ways that raise questions about Johnson & Johnson's choice for the position. The following article is take from the New York Times, reported by Barry Meier on January 30, 2013. During Trial, New Details Emerge About Hip Maker When Johnson & Johnson announced the appointment in 2011 of an … [Read more...]

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Extensive Salmonilla Recalls Spur Plant Shut Down

December 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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One producer of peanut butter who supplies many food stores is linked to several salmonilla outbreaks and resultant recalls. FDA orders plant production to be suspended. People from 20 states have been affected by salmonilla linked to food product from this single source. This is the first instance of the FDA using its newly granted power to shut down a facility as granted by the Food Safety Modernization Act. Read this article posted by Schuyler Velasco, Staff writer for  The Christian Science Monitor, November 27, 2012. FDA shuts down peanut butter factory after salmonella recalls The … [Read more...]

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Research Worldwide Shows Tanning Beds Present Risk of Cancer

December 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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The following report from Bloomberg Businessweek informs us how study after study, all over the world, demonstrates health hazard caused by exposure to ultra violet rays produced by tanning booths, beds, etc. Any exposure to UV rays causes a weakening of the immune system spurring susceptibility to all types of cancer, especially to the three main forms of skin cancer including the number one danger, melanoma. Read the entire report below posted by  Jason Gale on December 03, 2012. Teenage girls trading the risk of deadly melanoma for a year-round tan have helped spur a global backlash … [Read more...]

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Meningitis Death Toll at 15 – Company Under Intense Scrutiny

October 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Federal Agents from the Food and Drug Administration raided the NECC (New England Compounding Center) which is linked to the recent outbreak of meningitis in several states. Fifteen are dead and hundreds sickened. Read the following article from Reuters' Greg McCune as news floods the media about this serious health incident. New England Compounding Center, Pharmacy Tied To Meningitis Outbreak, Raided By Feds CHICAGO (Reuters) - The company that produced contaminated medications linked to an unprecedented fungal meningitis outbreak faced mounting scrutiny on Saturday over whether it … [Read more...]

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Regulation Advised for Compounding of Drugs

October 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Some local pharmacies offer compounding services to meet special needs of patients. However, some pharmacies are acting as miniature drug companies replicating products already available on the market to compete with large pharmaceutical companies. This has created an element of risk that is talked about in this Editorial from the New York Times which calls on Congress to enact legislation to give increased regulatory power to the F.D.A. This health risk is responsible for repeated incidents such as the recent outbreak of meningitis and thousands who were exposure to tainted steroids. Read … [Read more...]

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Counterfeit Airbags Installed by Independent Repair Shops

October 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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For vehicle owners who have had their airbags serviced during the past three years at repair facilities other than new car dealerships, the Obama Administration suggests taking their cars to have their airbags inspected to be certain they are safe. This is termed an "extreme safety risk" as some airbags are failing to deploy and in some cases exploding on deployment with flying debris and shrapnel. Please read this article from the Asssociate Press dated October 9, 2012. By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of motorists may be driving cars and trucks installed … [Read more...]

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Tools and Supplies Left Behind After Surgery

September 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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The New York Times' writer Anahad O'Connor tells the story of complications due to oversights of surgical teams when all surgical objects aren't accounted for after their job is done. Read these stories of foreign objects sent home with recovering patients and the troubles that follow... On an overnight shift in 2005, Sophia Savage, a nurse in Kentucky, felt a crushing pain in her abdomen and started vomiting. The next day she underwent a CT scan, which led to a startling diagnosis: A surgical sponge was lodged in her abdomen, left behind, it turned out, by a surgeon who had performed … [Read more...]

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Sentimental Value of Pets to be Heard by Texas Supreme Court

September 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Errant euthanasia of pets will be reviewed by the Texas Supreme Court for "sentimental damages", i.e. valuation beyond the replacement price of the pet. Please read this interesting article from the Fort Worth Star Telegram's Elizabeth Campbell. Springer Lyle will post any updates to the court's decisions as this case progresses. By Elizabeth Campbell of the Fort Worth Star Telegram The Texas Supreme Court will weigh in on a case to determine whether pet owners can claim damages for the sentimental value rather than the market value of their animals. Last week, the state's highest … [Read more...]

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