The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Friday that they have confirmed 16 more cases of Fusarium keratitis, a potentially blinding eye infection now associated with the use of ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution produced by Bausch & Lomb.Get the full report at Reuters. … [Read more...]

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday that Falder, Southwest Food Distributors, LLC of Tulsa, Oklahoma has voluntarily recalled 156,235 pounds of beef for possible E. coli contamination.The beef products were produced between Februrary, 6 and May, 3 2006. Contact the USDA for more infomation. … [Read more...]

Real Life Constant Gardener: Pfizer Accused of Illegally Testing Drugs on African ChildrenAccording to a recent story in the Washington Post, medical experts in Nigeria have concluded that Pfizer Inc. violated international law during an epidemic in 1996 by testing an unapproved drug on children with meningitis.The report was actually completed … [Read more...]

According to a Reuters Article today (read it here) the risk of taking the Vioxx painkiller is more acute than previously thought.The article discusses data recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which shows that a quarter of patients who suffered a heart attack in the study did so within the first two weeks of taking Vioxx … [Read more...]

The FDA said on Monday that over 100 reports of a rare fungal infection had been reported in connection with the ReNu with MoistureLoc line of contact lens cleaner products from Bausch & Lomb to the Center for Disease Control from 17 US States.This infection may result in blindness or partial loss of vision, according to the FDA.Neither the FDA or … [Read more...]