FDA Warning Highlights Endoscope Cleaning Problems
December 19, 2014 -- The FDA has issued a warning letter to Karl Storz Endovision, Inc. after receiving complaints that the cleaning brush for an endoscope may not fit properly. The warning cited the Flex-X2 Ureteroscope, which is a device...
Child in New York Dies from Liquid Nicotine Poisoning
A child died of nicotine poisoning after accidentally swallowing the liquid for an e-cigarette.
China Approves Syngenta Viptera Corn Seed Imports
China has finally approved a controversial GMO corn seed manufactured by Syngenta.
111 People Sick in Bean Sprout Salmonella Outbreak
December 17, 2014 -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed that 111 people in 12 states have been sickened with food poisoning after eating bean sprouts contaminated with Salmonella. The statistics were updated on December 15. Since the...
Proposed Law Would Ban Dozens of Designer Steroids
December 17, 2014 -- Congress has unanimously passed a bill that would add designer anabolic steroids to a list of controlled substances and ban 25 designer ingredients that are commonly marketed as bodybuilding supplements. The legislation, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control...
“Exit Gap” on Guardrails in Safety Tests Widened
The New York Times has found that the dimensions on half of the guardrails that are being crash-tested this week in Texas are different from most of the potentially defective guardrails installed on highways.
FDA Warns Against “Keepsake” Ultrasound Videos
The FDA has issued a Consumer Update to warn against “keepsake” ultrasound videos and the use of heartbeat monitors during pregnancy due to unknown long-term health effects.
14 Arrested in Connection with Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
December 17, 2014 -- The New York Times reports that 14 employees of New England Compounding Center (NECC) have been arrested in connection with an outbreak of fungal meningitis that killed 64 people two years ago. The arrests include Barry...