President Obama Signs Drug Compounding Law
More than a year after a meningitis outbreak caused one of the largest public health crises in recent years, President Obama signed into law a measure giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
View ArticleAny New Product Can Pose Unexpected Safety Risks to Children
Anyone with small children should view new products brought into the home as their children might see them. Items with bright colors or interesting textures attract curious children – with potentially...
View ArticleNews You Can Use: Printing a Body Part
Medical devices that were poorly designed or manufactured have made news in recent years. From defective hip implants to faulty transvaginal mesh implants, defective medical devices cause a world of...
View ArticleGM Auto Defect Results in Recall of 1.6 Million Vehicles
Valentine’s Day brought little love for auto manufacturer General Motors. Because of an ignition defect, the car company recalled 778,200 cars worldwide. The vehicles are said to shut off because of a...
View ArticleGM Recall Continues to Make News
The delay of General Motors (GM) in revealing a deadly ignition switch defect continues to trouble consumers and regulatory agencies. After a slow rolling recall picked up speed in February of this...
View ArticleNest Smoke Alarms Recalled
Manufacturers of Nest smoke alarms ceased selling their popular smoke alarms recently due to safety concerns. So-called smart devices are spreading throughout our culture and into our homes. Nest Labs,...
View ArticleSun in a Box: FDA Issues Sunlamp Warning
Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) upped the warning level on tanning beds and sunlamps. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates approximately 13,000 people each year die of skin...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Begins to Pay DePuy ASR Hip Implant Settlements
Johnson & Johnson has begun to pay nearly $2.4 billion to settle the first round of claims brought by patients who received defective DePuy ASR hip implants. These payments will be dispersed over...
View ArticleWhat Causes Medical Devices to Become Defective?
You have likely heard about numerous cases involving defective medical products, such as hip replacements, heart valves, breast implants, contraceptives and monitoring equipment. Millions of Americans...
View ArticleKroger Recalls Several Spices Due to Salmonella Contamination Risk
Kroger recently recalled four of its store-brand spices after it discovered a possible risk of contamination from Salmonella. Those spices would have been sold at Kroger grocery stores in sections of...
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