Hundreds of people have been hurt or killed in Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents. The Yamaha Rhino is an all-terrain vehicle or ATV, which is a vehicle used for "off-road" riding. Many ATV's are...
Several deaths have been linked to specific lots of heparin. Baxter International makes heparin, which is a popular blood-thinner. The drug is often used in patients prior to dialysis or heart...
The news this weekend was filled with reports of boating accidents and, unfortunately, deaths. East of the mountains there was news of an ongoing criminal prosecution. Michael Nethercutt is...
A new website is about to be launched in attempts to increase
transparency in clinical trials, and give consumers more information about the
effects and side effects of drugs, medical devices,...
Boston University Medical School's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy has been studying the brains of former NFL players who donated their brains for medical research. The Center has...
The United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc (UPBN) annonces the annual Brachial Plexus Injury Awareness Week (October 19 - 26, 2008) to promote public awareness of this injury to infants during...
Despite all my research, the FDA is still one big mystery to me. I think I would understand more about what they protect us from if the public had access to information about drugs and products that...
This week, The New England Journal of Medicine published
some troubling statements made by John McCain on his ideas about how to reform
the American health care system. The
Journal’s...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers that seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and tea products have been recalled by King Car Food Industrial Co. Ltd., due to a...
Maybe some people were surprised at last Thursday’s report from the Government Accountability Office which states the FDA is letting contaminated produce fall through the cracks and onto our plates,...