Safety Information - November 23, 2008

Boston Scientific Recalls Enteryx Injection Kits

September 28, 2005 - Topics hospital, ulcer, fda, safety and food

Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter

The company says some patients have been harmed because doctors used its Enteryx injection kit incorrectly

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FDA Director Resigns

September 25, 2005 - Topics fda, cancer, accutane, bextra and vioxx
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Dr. Lester Crawford, has resigned, after repeated claims that he allowed his agency to "play politics" with drug approvals, and oversaw some very high profile drug safety recalls.

The White House quickly named Andrew von Eschenbach, the director of the National Cancer Institute, as acting FDA commissioner

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Director Of The FDA Resigns After Only Two Months

September 24, 2005 - Topics fda, cancer, accutane, bextra and vioxx
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Dr. Lester Crawford, has resigned, after repeated claims that he allowed his agency to "play politics" with drug approvals, and oversaw some very high profile drug safety recalls.

The White House quickly named Andrew von Eschenbach, the director of the National Cancer Institute, as acting FDA commissioner

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Despite Testing, AIDS Spreading Within Porn Industry

September 23, 2005 - Topics aids, infection, sex, safety and blood
Investigators with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services recently became aware of four cases of HIV infection related to work in the adult film industry.

These infections occurred despite a widely adopted voluntary program of HIV and STD testing within the adult film industry

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Judge Rules: 'Tattoo Ink Must Have Warning Label'

September 22, 2005 - Topics women, child, pregnant and safety
A California Superior Court judge, citing health risks of lead and arsenic in tattoo inks, has ordered two major tattoo-ink manufacturers to carry warning labels, according to a CNN medical report.

The preliminary injunction granted by Judge Irving Feffer also requires Huck Spaulding Enterprises of New York and Superior Tattoo Equipment of Phoenix to carry the labels in their catalogs and on their Internet sites aimed at California customers

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