I recently purchased a Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym from Craigs List and had it in my basement for one day when the leg extension cable came loose and snapped back to hit my shin with so much force I thought it was broken!This isn't to say anything negative about Bowflex. It is actually a fine machine, but the problem was that the origional owner … [Read more...]

Child Safety Reminder: Keep Babies and Toddlers Away from Small MagnetsIf a child swallows multiple magnets on separate occasions, they may be attracted to each other from within the child's intestines and/or colon. So far at least one child has died and 19 others have needed surgery in the United States since 2003 after swallowing small, powerful … [Read more...]

FDA Patient Safety News is supposed to be "A Video News Show for Health Professionals" but there is no reason why consumers could not stay up-to-date as well by watching the Internet broadcasts.What is it, exactly?FDA Patient Safety News is a televised series for health care personnel, carried on satellite broadcast networks aimed at hospitals and … [Read more...]

The FDA has issued an alert for Rituxan (Rituximab) after reports of a life-threatening brain infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after treatment with Rituxan.The FDA has received reports of the death of two patients who were treated with Rituxan for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Both patients developed a life-threatening … [Read more...]