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E. Sizemore — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:14:32 +0000

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Op-Ed By Larry Golbom – Addiction: The FDA and OxyContin

Larry Golbom — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:41:53 +0000

In February 2009, the FDA announced that they would begin the process to require Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) to help curtail the misuse of the drugs referred to as opioid pain products.

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Op-Ed By Larry Golbom – Addiction: The FDA and OxyContin

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Publish So Many Food Recalls

E. Sizemore — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:04:15 +0000

Out of all of the recalls I have to publish on a daily or weekly basis (foods, drugs, consumer products, autos...) the ones that troubles me most are food recalls.

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I Wish I Didn’t Have to Publish So Many Food Recalls

A National Animal Identification System (NAIS): Threat to the American Dream

E. Sizemore — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:36:18 +0000

I sent this letter to the following people last night. As one of your constituents, I ask that you please keep your eyes out for ANY attempt to legislate or bureaucratically mandate (via the USDA) a mandatory National Animal Identification System (NAIS).

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A National Animal Identification System (NAIS): Threat to the American Dream

FDA Should Warn About Zinc Poisoning From Denture Creams

E. Sizemore — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:59:28 +0000

Many denture cream products, such as Poligrip and Fixodent, contain zinc that, in excess, can lead to serious zinc poisoning side effects, including neurological disorders.

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FDA Should Warn About Zinc Poisoning From Denture Creams

OxyContin and the Opium Epidemic of the 21st Century

Larry Golbom — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:18:15 +0000

With the dramatic increase in opium being imported into our country to make oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and all the legal opium derivatives, the statistics available from a number of government agencies can help surmise the number of addicts that have been created since the introduction of OxyContin in 1996.

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OxyContin and the Opium Epidemic of the 21st Century

What Business Does Melamine Have in US Baby Formula Products?

E. Sizemore — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:10:09 +0000

Regardless of what the FDA or any other organization deems as safe we'd like to know What Reason is There to Put Melamine in Baby Formula in the First Place? The ONLY reason to put it in food is to fool testers into thinking a food product has more protein than it really has. This begs the question: Why would we even a have 1 part per million ratio of melamine to other ingredients in ANY food product sold in the United States - let alone the formula we feed to our babies!

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What Business Does Melamine Have in US Baby Formula Products?

Evidence is Mounting in Favor of an Avandia Recall

Austin Kirk — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:10:17 +0000

Over the past 18 months, a number of studies and reports have emerged which raise concerns about the safety of Avandia (rosiglitazone), and whether the drug should continue to remain on the market.

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Evidence is Mounting in Favor of an Avandia Recall

Great News for iPhone and iPod Touch Users

E. Sizemore — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:32:52 +0000

Thanks to the WPtouch plugin, we were able to format the blog to automatically detect when you are using one of these devices to access the website, which allows us to show those users a unique designed that is specially formatted for their mobile devices.

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Great News for iPhone and iPod Touch Users

The Modern Marketing of Pain

Larry Golbom — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:45:05 +0000

This is a guest editorial post written by our newest contributor, Larry Golbom R.Ph MBA of the Prescription Addiction Radio show. We encourage comments from all viewpoints in this discussion on the effects of marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical pain killers.

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The Modern Marketing of Pain

Modern Pain Killers: Biggest Medical Hoax in Last 100 Years

Larry Golbom — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:28:49 +0000

This is a guest post written by our newest contributor, Larry Golbom R.Ph MBA of the Prescription Addiction Radio show: Starting in 1986, with the misinterpretation of the World Health Organization’s paper concerning terminal pain, the morphinan molecule has come back with a vengeance in the form of oxycodone (Percocet and Oxycontin) and hydrocodone (Vicodin and Lorcet).

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Modern Pain Killers: Biggest Medical Hoax in Last 100 Years

Yamaha Rhino ATV Rollover Problems Persist

Austin Kirk — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:17:13 +0000

Since it was introduced in 2003, the Yamaha Rhino ATV has been associated with a number of rollovers and accidents where riders suffered debilitating fractures when their arms and legs were trapped under the weight of the vehicle.

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Yamaha Rhino ATV Rollover Problems Persist

Actavis Totowa Finally Does The Right Thing

E. Sizemore — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:19:47 +0000

With such potentially dangerous drugs being produced, one would think the 2006 FDA report stating that 'Prompt action to correct all of the deficiencies' must be taken, and that 'Failure to promptly correct these deviations may result in regulatory action without further notice' would have yielded these results within a time frame much shorter than two full years. Instead, it took a second FDA inspection earlier this year and hundreds of potential lawsuits, for these products to finally be recalled.

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Actavis Totowa Finally Does The Right Thing

History of US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA

Michele — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:21:41 +0000

The History of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the fourth in a four-part series profiling the history, structure and purpose of consumer protection agencies in the United States, including the CPSC, FDA, USDA and NHTSA. In 1940 the U.S. government legislated the design of sealed beam headlamps as a safety improvement to [...]

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History of US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA

History of the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA

Michele — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:08:00 +0000

Today the USDA is responsible for a broad range of services relating to agriculture and rural interests. USDA agencies include...

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History of the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA

History of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Michele — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:49:22 +0000

This is the second in a four-part series profiling the history, structure and purpose of consumer protection agencies in the United States, including the CPSC, FDA, USDA and NHTSA.

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History of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC History

Michele — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:26:25 +0000

This is the first in a four-part series profiling the history, structure and purpose of consumer protection agencies in the United States, including the CPSC, USDA, FDA and NHTSA. The History of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC History

Motorhome Dog Doors Go Way of Submarine Screen Doors

E. Sizemore — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:02:07 +0000

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Motorhome Dog Doors Go Way of Submarine Screen Doors

Digg’s Broken Blog This Function and Fix

E. Sizemore — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:14:06 +0000

Digg, your “Blog This” function creates posts with broken “Digg Story” links. Here are some screenshots and a simple suggested fix of using absolute paths or adding http://www.digg.com dynamically to your relative paths. At first I figured it was an error that they’d figure out soon enough, so I just manually fixed it every time I [...]

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Digg’s Broken Blog This Function and Fix

USDA May Keep Retailers of Recalled Meat Secret

E. Sizemore — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:48:57 +0000

Had this rule been in place last month, consumers would not have been made aware of which supermarkets were selling meat from the largest beef recall in US history. Furthermore, because beef is often repackaged at the grocery store without a brand label, there is often no way to identify whether that meat is part of the recall or not.

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USDA May Keep Retailers of Recalled Meat Secret