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A 2-year-old girl died because of an industrial-strength pesticide was placed in her family's home to kill roaches. The pesticide used is Phostoxin and was in a pellet form. The toxic gas is released when it comes in contact with moisture. The pesticide is for commercial use only, to be applied by licensed professionals. Four adults also were in the home and were in the hospital. Two...

Last week, Federal regulators threatened to pull funding from Christus Santa Rose Hospital - Medical Center heart transplant program. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is giving the hospital 30 days to submit acceptable plans to overhaul the program and if they are unable to do so, they will lose federal funding.Medicare requires the hospital to perform at least 12 heart...

On June 6, 2007, 3-year-old Anthony Muniz drowned in a neighbor's backyard pool. Anthony climbed a fence after slipping out of his Long Island home. The fence was four feet tall, as required by Brookhaven law. The city of Hempstead, which is very close to Brookhaven, has a law requiring the fence to be five feet and six feet in North Hempstead. Additionally, since this pool was built 30 years...

A five year project that will cost approximately 50 million dollars will involve more than 20,000 patients in 11 sites throughout the United States and Canada. It is designed to improve treatment after emergencies.The studies will be designed to find better ways to resuscitate people whose hearts suddenly stop, to stabilize patients who go into shock and to minimize damage from head injuries....

365 Organic Everday Value Sesame Tahini, sold by Whole Foods Markets around the country, has been recalled due to possible contamination with Salmonella. The product recall also includes MarthNartha brand sesame tahini. San Diego County officials issued a warning this week about the products. However, county officials said that people should check to make sure they do not eat any of three...

Three doctors, Dr. Michael Chan, an obstetrician; Dr. William Hampton, a surgeon; and Dr. Mario Z. Rosenberg, a gastroenterologist, were charged with billing insurers for $30 million of unnecessary surgery performed on hundreds of patients recruited from around the country.The patients received money or low-cost cosmetic procedures for participating in the scam that took place at Unity...

San Antonio authorities have reported two separate incidents in two days wherein a pair of dogs attacked someone. The first incident was Sunday, May 13, 2006, when two pit bulls names Captain and Dookie mauled a 90 year old man. He remained in critical condition at University Hospital on Monday. The second attacked happened on Monday, when another pair of pit bulls, Bonnie and Clyde, attacked...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc., announced a recall of the Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seat/Carriers. The problem is, when used as an infant carrier, the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to rotate forward. When the handle releases, the infant inside the carrier...

On April 17, 2007, the FDA investigators and U.S. Marshals seized all implantable medical devices from Shelhigh, Inc. They found finding significant deficiencies in the company's manufacturing processes and the deficiencies may compromise the safety and effectiveness of the products, particularly their sterility. The products include pediatric heart valves and conduits, surgical patches, dural...

A chemical found in ordinary kitchenware may be responsible for the kidney failure in cats and dogs that have eaten the recalled Menu Foods. The FDA announced today the results of their testing of the pet food and found melamine in the food and wheat gluten used to make the food. Melamine is used in Asia as a fertilizer and that is where the wheat gluten came from.The Food and Drug...

An 8-year-old boy went to the hospital on March 20, 2007 after a neighbor's dog attacked him. He suffered deep puncture wounds to the back and front of his arm, but expected to be okay. The incident is the latest in a spate of dog attacks in the city and state over the past few months, including one that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old girl. In their wake, state lawmakers have filed...

Many pet owners are plagued with worry and concern over their cats or dogs who have been eating one of the recently recalled pet foods manufactured by Menu Foods. As phone calls and visits are keeping veterinarians busy, some pet owners have even brought their cats or dogs to local clinics for a $90 blood test to rule out kidney damage.Menu Foods, based in Ontario, Canada, recalled 60 million...

A manufacturer of dog and cat food based in Canada has issued a large recall of our 60 million units of pet food. The recall includes major brands such as Iams, Eukanuba and Nutro as well as store brand food. The contaminated food can cause kidney failure in dogs and cats. All food was manufactured by Menu Foods.Roger Freund, past president of the El Paso Veterinary Medical Association, said...

American Association for Justice wrote an email regarding AOL's website title "Most Outrageous Lawsuits" and wanted to share it. Jon Haber, CEO of AAJ, wants a call to action to stop AOL from running this feature. AOL needs to stop trying to make light of these "crazy lawsuits" when the civil system is the only way for shareholders and investors to hold negligent corporations accountable for...

In a nation surveillance project on outpatient drug study, the results from 2004-2005, show the over 700,000 Americans go to the emergency room each year because of accidental overdoses and allergic reactions to medicines. The medicines most commonly implicated in the reactions included insulin for diabetes; warfarin, an anticoagulant, and amoxicillin, an antibiotic used for many infections. ...