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FDA Warns Companies of Deceptive Lap-Band Advertising
Almost everyone wants to be thin, and many people would do anything to have the body of their dreams. For people who are “morbidly obese” or who have one or more obesity-related conditions (such as...
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Take Medication for Stomach Acid, Beware of Diarrhea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that a class of medications call Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with a risk of developing Clostridium difficile-association...
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High-Failure Hip Replacements Sold Overseas
On August 24, 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, sent a letter to doctors announcing a recall of two of their hip replacement systems, the ASR XL Acetabular System, and the...
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Celexa Can Cause Heart Abnormalities
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued safety information about popular antidepressant medication Celexa (generic name: citalopram hydrobromide). Celexa is in the class of...
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FDA Investigating Dialysis Machines
People who require dialysis have it tough enough without also having to risk sudden death from faulty dialysis machines. According to an article in The New York Times, the U.S. Food and Drug...
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FDA Warns About Health Risks of Tattoos
from the FDA Tattoos are so common that it is easy to forget that there are always potential dangers whenever anything–including ink–is injected into the skin or body. It used to be that the greatest...
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Burn Risk from Common Topical Muscle and Joint Pain Relievers
If you can purchase a medication or cream in a supermarket without a prescription, it has to be safe…right? Not necessarily. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an advisory for...
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Risks of Decorative Contact Lenses
Whether you’re looking for the blood-red eyes of a vampire, or the striking eyes of a cat with vertical irises, decorative contact can be a dramatic way to enhance a Halloween costume. BUT…(you knew...
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Fire Hazard from Insect Repellant and Sunscreen Sprays
Okay, this makes sense, but I never thought of it before, and now my obsessive/compulsive mind won’t be able to let it go. The FDA has just released a warning about using certain sprays near an open...
View ArticleMammogram Quality Problems at Raleigh, NC, Medical Practice
Did you have a mammogram at Richard D. Adelman, M.D., Family Medicine practice in Raleigh, NC? HensonFuerst Attorneys is investigating possible problems with the quality of mammograms performed at this...
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