Ford Expands Defective Cruise Control Recall: Fire Risk
October 15, 2009
Ford is expanding a recalling that now includes over 14-million older-model Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles due to a defective cruise control switch that could cause a fire.
The Ford recall includes the following models, which combined account for the largest recall in Ford’s history involving a single problem.
Recalled Ford Vehicles
- 1995-2003 Ford Windstar
- 1995-2002 Ford Explorer
- 1995-2002 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2000-2003 Ford Excursion diesels
- 1992-2003 Ford Econoline
Glucose Test Strips with a Deadly Defect
October 9, 2009
The FDA has issued a new warning regarding GDH-PQQ test strips, used in some glucose meters, giving inaccurate glucose readings. This is not the first warning the FDA has issued about these strips, but healthcare facilities have continued using them resulting in more deaths.
Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles: Gas Pedals Sticking
September 30, 2009
Also See: Toyota Recall: Four Different Causes. So Which is it?
Toyota / Lexus and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are warning drivers about the potential for drivers-side floor mats to cause the accelerator (gas pedal) to stick. This recall affects 3.8 million vehicles.
What is Burkholderia Cepacia – B cepacia ?
September 27, 2009
Burkholderia Cepacia hit our collective radar with a thud last week, as we learned of a massive recall of Children and Infant Tylenol, but the news reports, ours included, didn’t explain much about B. cepacia other than that it is a dangerous bacteria. Here is some more in-depth information about the little critters that may have found their way into infant and children’s Tylenol.
Recalled Infant and Children’s Tylenol List
September 24, 2009
Tylenol has recalled certain lots of of liquid medicine for infant and children because they may be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) bacteria.
The children’s Tylenol recall affects certain batches of Children’s Tylenol Suspension; Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold / Allergy and Infant Tylenol Drops; Infant Tylenol Suspension; Children’s Tylenol Plus Cough and Runny Nose; and several other children and infant Tylenol products of various flavors and sizes.
FDA Sends Warning Letter to Makers of Yaz – Yasmin
September 17, 2009
As if the makers of Yasmin / Yaz didn’t have enough to worry about with pending lawsuits related to major side-effects, now they’ve been served a warning letter from the FDA for quality control problems at a plant in Germany that manufactures one of the ingredients in the drug. FDA inspectors discovered the problems during an inspection in March, 2009, and informed Bayer. Bayer claims that the quality of the drug was not affected.
Loss of Vision, Weakness, Confusion: Symptoms or Side Effects?
September 11, 2009
Vision problems, speech problems, weakness, loss of coordination, confusion and personality changes are often symptoms of conditions or diseases such as Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) or stoke, but could also be side effects associated with certain medications. PML itself can be a side effect of the drug Raptiva.
Suicidal Thoughts and Rage: What are Causing Your Symptoms of Side Effects
September 4, 2009
Suicidal thoughts and Rage are often symptoms of conditions like clinical depression, and bipolar disorder. Since everyone handles depression differently, the symptoms of this disease manifest in different ways. Extreme anger is a common – but often ignored – symptom of depression, especially in men.
Yaz Lawsuits Heat Up – Is a Recall on the Horizon?
September 2, 2009
Several lawsuits have been filed against Bayer due to serous side effects associated with Yasmin / Yaz. Here we discuss the implications such a lawsuit would have on a potential recall.
Note: See our earlier post on Yasmin Warnings
(with reader comments)
Toyota Corolla and Scion Recall: Brake Issues
August 27, 2009
Toyota is recalling close to a hundred-thousand Scion and Corolla vehicles.
Toyota announced on Wednesday that it has launched a voluntary safety recall on 97,500 Toyota Corolla and Scion cars sold in the United states.
Alli & Xenical Weight Loss Pills: Liver Damage Review by the FDA
August 25, 2009
The widely popular weight loss supplement Alli may be under fire soon, as the FDA has announce a review of Orlistat, marketed here in the US as the prescription drug Xenical and the OTC weight loss supplement Alli.
Wii Battery Recharge Stations Recalled by Griffin Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
August 12, 2009
PSYCLONE ESSENTIALS AND REACT WII 4-DOCK BATTERY RECHARGE STATIONS
UNITS: ABOUT 220,000
DISTRIBUTOR: GRIFFIN INTERNATIONAL COS., INC., OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
HAZARD: THE BATTERY PACK CAN OVERHEAT, POSING A BURN OR FIRE HAZARD TO THE CONSUMER.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: SIX INCIDENTS OF OVERHEATING HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE FIRM. TWO CONSUMERS REPORTED MINOR BURNS TO THE HAND.
Baby Hammock Recall – La Siesta Yayita Baby Hammocks Recalled Due to Strangulation Hazard
August 5, 2009
La Siesta Yayita Baby Hammocks are being recalled by Kaplan Early Learning Company, of Lewisville, North Carolina.
The recalled baby hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who become entrapped in the seat’s restraint straps while upside down.
FDA Announces New Warnings on Chantix, Zyban and Wellbutrin
July 31, 2009
As reported in this recall alert from November 2007, the drug varenicline (marketed as Chantix and used to help patients quit smoking) has been associated with troubling neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as suicidal thoughts and rage. The the comments section on that page for substantiating anecdotal reports from our readers.
Medtronic Recalls 60,000 Paradigm Quick-Set Infusion Sets
July 14, 2009
Medtronic has issued a recall of specific lots of infusion sets that are for use with MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps. These infusion sets may not work properly, resulting in a delivery of too little or too much insulin, which could result in injury or death.
Play Yard Recall – 1 Million Recalled: Kolcraft, Carter’s Sesame Street, Jeep, Care Bear and More
July 9, 2009
The CPSC is alerting consumers of a play yard recall involving play yards distributed by Kolcraft Enterprises.
This play yard recall affects the following Kolcraft distributed brands:
Kolcraft Travelin’ Tot, Sesame Street, Jeep, Care Bear, Eric Carle, Carter’s, and Contours The model numbers are listed below.
iPhone 3G S Recall Concerns are Heating Up: Hot iPhone 3GS
July 2, 2009
iPhone users around the world are complaining about buying hot iPhones, and I don’t mean “hot” as stolen. Apparently some iPhones are having the same type of overheating battery problems prevalent in other small computer batteries which have been recalled over the last few years. Reports and reports of reports (like this one) are popping up all over the web about users complaining that their iPhone 3G S is overheating to the point of being too hot to handle, some even becoming discolored by the extreme heat.
Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Recall
June 20, 2009
Nestle Recalls all Varieties of Prepackaged, Refrigerated Toll House Cookie Dough
The FDA and CDC today warned consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.
ADHD Drugs Like Ritalin Connected to Unexplained Deaths in Children
June 16, 2009
Although it is only one of many drugs used to treat ADHD, Ritalin has been under fire for years – partially because it some parents think it is overprescribed by doctors who are quick to diagnose a normal, energetic child as having attention deficit syndrome attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Others have criticized the ADHD drug for its propensity to be abused by teens as a recreational stimulant drug. Now these detractors have another reason to call for a halt on the overprescribing of ADHD drugs like Ritalin: Death.
Serious Liver Damage Associated with Propylthiouracil – Graves Disease Treatment
June 10, 2009
The FDA has reported on at least 32 cases of serious liver damage associated with the use of propylthiouracil in adults and children, including twelve deaths and five liver transplants in adults, and one death and six liver transplants in pediatric patients.
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