Las Vegas' University Medical Center would shed some controversy, save $290,000 a year and gain prestige in a new deal with the Nevada Cancer Institute. The hospital would pay the research center $60,000 annually to direct its oncology-hematology department under a three-year contract that's expected to be approved today by Clark County commissioners. Marshall Allen, at the Las Vegas Sun...
Reeves International Inc. in cooperation with CPSC announced a voluntary recall of various holiday ornaments because they contain excessive levels of lead.Included in the ornament recall are: 2006 Snow Princess Stirrup Ornaments, 2007 Photo Frame Horseshoe Ornaments and 2007 Holiday Stirrup Ornaments.Consumers are advised to stop using the ornaments and to return them to the store of purchase...
Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted to revise the labels of the popular flu medications Tamiflu and Relenza. The new warnings will inform consumers of possible psychiatric problems associated with the drugs. There have been numerous reports of delirium and hallucinations tied to the drug, the majority coming from Japan, but no causal relationship has been confirmed. The new...
Scottsbluff County Nebraska has instituted a "post sentence" DWI court, the first in the State of Nebraska.The goal of the court, like its drug court counterparts, is to get people enrolled in alcohol and/or drug treatment programs, mental health counseling as needed, and regular participation in Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous programs. A "post sentence" court is one that operates...
The holiday season is once again upon us as is the rise in drunk driving accidents and fatalities around the Bay area. This morning we're unfortunately hearing about a yound motorcyclist from Brandon who lost his life as a result of an auto accident with a drunk driver. Motorcyclists are more vulnerable to serious injury in a car accident especially when that accident involves an impaired...
Today the FDA and drug maker Norvitas announced the transplant anti-rejection drug Myfortic has been confirmed to increase the risk of pregnancy loss and congenital malformations. Any patient that is or plans on becoming pregnant should not use Myfortic unless there is no other alternative for treatment. Myfortic has been placed in Category D, meaning there is positive evidence of fetal risk....
Rhode Island Hospital has been cited for a THIRD incident this year for performing brain surgery on the wrong side of a patient's brain. Two of the victims survived, one did not. According to Yahoo News, the hospital is reviewing its policies and training of doctors. This is a disturbing trend, and one that indicates significant problems with this hospital. One question that...