U.S. expands air bag defect probe to 12.3 million vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expanding a probe into potentially defective air bags to 12.3 million vehicles and upgrading it to an engineering analysis, a step required before it can seek to compel recalls, it said on Tuesday.
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Class-action lawsuits allege Fisher-Price knew of, and ignored, Rock ‘n Play risks
Just two weeks after recalling millions of Rock 'n Play sleepers, Fisher-Price is facing class-action lawsuits linking the product to 32 infant deaths.
The suits, filed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, allege that the East Aurora toy maker knew about the risks to babies well in advance of the recall – years before, in...
Torrent Pharmaceuticals recalls 104 more lots of blood pressure drug
Torrent Pharmaceuticals is recalling an additional 104 lots of losartan blood pressure tablets, according to an FDA notice.
The recall includes both losartan potassium tablets and losartan potassium hydrochlorothiazide tablets.
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Alvogen recalls mismarked fentanyl patches over overdose concerns
The highly effective but highly addictive properties of fentanyl have made it a drug that has figured prominently in national concerns over opioid addiction. A drugmaker is now recalling two lots of mismarked fentanyl patches because they could lead to overdoses.
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Medical scopes still causing superbug infections and deaths, FDA says
(CNN)Three people died and 45 people developed infections from contaminated endoscopes, the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
The reports of contamination are with a side-viewing duodenoscope used for a medical procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or ERCP. "These flexible lighted scopes are vital for...
A deadly infection is sweeping some NY hospitals — but health officials won’t say where
A killer germ is raging through some New York hospitals and nursing homes. But public health officials are deliberately keeping the public in the dark about it.
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Caito Foods recalls fresh cut melon over Salmonella outbreak
(Reuters) - An Indianapolis food company has voluntarily recalled fresh cut melon produced at its facility after reports of nearly 100 illnesses tied to Salmonella contamination.
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Pediatrician group urges recall of baby rocker linked to infant deaths
(Reuters) - The American Academy of Pediatrics called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Tuesday to issue a full recall of the “Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper” infant rocker, which has been linked to 32 infant deaths, it said on its website.
Fisher-Price issues consumer warning on Rock ‘n Play baby sleeper
Fisher-Price has issued an alert regarding their Rock 'n Play Sleeper due to reports of ten infant deaths linked to the product since 2015.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price are warning parents that...
Leaking Breast Implants Leave Women Fighting Infections, Insurers | Bloomberg Law
Insurers can deny coverage for treatment related to infections caused by breast implants, causing a budding advocacy movement.
“The insurers use the fact that there’s no true medical definition for breast implant illness as an opportunity to try not to pay for it,” said Scot Glasberg, a former president of the American Society of Plastic...
