In a front-page story, the New York Times (2/20, A1, Harris) reported, “Hundreds of people taking Avandia [rosiglitazone], a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports.” A Senate Finance Committee review cites internal FDA documents that highlight a dispute among regulators that “has been …
If you are using a cryo-therapy device, please pay attention to this warning. A number of patients have suffere3d sever injuries to ankles, feet, elbows, ankles, hands, wrists and shoulders. The device, which looks like a cooler, is used to minnimze swelling following surgery. After filling the devicewith ice water, a cooling pad is …
More fast food companies are providing reduced-calorie choices these days. However, some things are just too good to be true… The New York Times (1/28, Ellin) reports that many fast food companies “have jumped on the reduced-calorie bandwagon” recently, although Taco Bell “is one of the few to promote their low-fat offerings so widely.” …
August 26, 2008 A 22-year-old man became the eighth person to be killed in a Delaware motorcycle accident since July 20, as reported by The News Journal. The Delaware motorcycle accident victim lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a brick retaining wall on Saturday morning. State police reported that single Delaware motorcycle accidents …
