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Insurance Companies Gering Up to Recoup from Toyota

If you own a Toyota that is on the recall list and were in an accident, you may be able to recoup some of your deductible.  Insurance companies are going after Toyota for the money they paid for claims in crashes involving sudden acceleration, the subject of major safety recalls by the Japanese automaker. It … Read more

Program assesses when disciplined physicians can resume practicing medicine

The Wall Street Journal (4/13, R5, Landro) reports on the Physician Assessment and Clinical Education Program (PACE) at the University of California-San Diego, which is designed to assess when doctors who have been disciplined can resume practicing medicine. PACE faculty and staff evaluate physicians’ abilities and offer remedial courses, as well as a brief mini-residency. … Read more

Infant-Sling Danger

You may have seen this article in the March 25 Inquirer. It’s very sad…a warning to parents. Since Feb. 20, 2009, Anthoinette Medley has been living a parent’s worst nightmare. That was the day Medley tucked her 7-week-old twins into matching SlingRider baby carriers, one on each shoulder, for a trip into Center City. When … Read more

Who Needs a Tan Anyway?

The FDA has agreed on increased restrictions on tanning bed use for people under 18 ABC World News (3/25, story 9, 1:20 Muir) reported, “Tonight, there is late word from federal safety officials who are poised to crack down on indoor tanning beds. Twenty-eight million Americans tan indoors every year, and now a panel of … Read more

Evenflo recalls 150K baby gates

The AP (3/25) reported, “Evenflo is recalling 150,000 wooden gates that block stairways from young children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the slats on Evenflo Top-of-Stair Plus gates can break or detach, allowing children to access the stairs. The company has received 142 reports of broken or detached slats, including three reports of children … Read more

Senate writing fixes to health care bill

As you know, President Barack Obama has signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. health care since Medicare. However, the Associated Press reports that the Senate is has one last act in the in the epic struggle is still playing out in the Senate. Senators are debating a package of fixes to the … Read more

FDA to reevaluate ReGen knee repair device

The AP (3/19, Perrone) reported that ReGen Biologics, the medical device maker “at the center of a highly controversial Food and Drug Administration approval, is pushing back against the agency’s plan to reevaluate” its Menaflex knee repair implant. The company’s “implant spent more than three contentious years under review at the FDA before gaining approval … Read more