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• Fentanyl Pain Patch Recall Part Two

  Linda Snyder | March 21, 2008 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Actavis Group, just announced they have expanded their recall to include all of its fentanyl pain patches sold in the United States. In mid-February, PriCara, and Actavis Group, both announced that Fentanyl Duragesic Patches were being voluntarily recalled as a precaution from wholesalers and pharmacies.Fentanyl pain patches are used to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe chronic...

• Pharmaceutical Companies Spend Twice as Much on Marketing than on Research and Development

  Linda Snyder | March 11, 2008 7:42 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  PLOS Medicine, an online medical journal conducted a study using numbers from 2004 and concluded that pharmaceutical companies spent almost twice as much on marketing than on their research and development for their United States markets.As a marketing person, on the one hand I am in awe of these marketing budgets, in excess of $57.5 billion dollars. But as a consumer, I'm a bit dismayed that...

• Heparin Scare Spreads to Germany

  Linda Snyder | March 07, 2008 8:39 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Adverse reactions have now been linked to heparin made in Germany by Rotexmedica GmbH. German authorities had recalled an unspecified amount of heparin. Germany has reported fewer than 100 cases of patients suffering severe allergic reactions and shock, and no deaths. It seems the problem lies, not only with Baxter, but with other manufacters as well. The FDA is now asking all companies in...

• Fatigue a Factor in Another Semi-Truck Accident

  Linda Snyder | March 03, 2008 7:56 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Troopers say 54-year-old James Strauss of Oklahoma City, Okla., was driving east in a fully-loaded semi-truck on I-70, when his vehicle went off the right side of the highway, between an embankment and a guardrail. The semi-truck then rolled onto its right side and slid down an embankment where it struck the concrete support pillar under I-70, leaving it entangled within the remaining support...

• Early Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer

  Linda Snyder | February 28, 2008 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  There may be early warning signs that are indicators of ovarian cancer. Although some doctors describe the symptons as vague, any symptoms, no matter how "vague", are better than none.Because there are no obvious symptoms and there is no standard screening test, ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed in the late stages after it has spread to other parts of the body. Even a few months' delay in...

• A Friend in Need of a Kidney Transplant

  Linda Snyder | February 25, 2008 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Imagine the hope and excitement of graduating from high school and looking forward to the next, both exhilarating and terrifying chapter of your life as you head for college to pursue career of your dreams.Imagine the devastation as you learn you have a serious disorder that will put those dreams on hold and in fact threatens your very life.This is Kelsey Crider's story. A bright, articulate...

• Fentanyl Patches Made by Actavis Recalled

  Jenny Albano | February 19, 2008 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Actavis Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 14 lots of its Fentanyl transdermal system CII patches because the patches have a defect that can cause them to leak. The Fentanyl patches were available from wholesalers and pharmacies throughout the United States. Fentanyl patches sold in Europe are not affected by this recall.The 14 lots of Fentanyl transdermal system patches being...

• Health Care Commission Advocates for Mandatory Insurance in Colorado

  Linda Snyder | February 01, 2008 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Colorado Governor, Bill Owens, has been trying to find a way to make it possible for the 800,000 Coloradans who don't have health insurance, to have proper health care. A state commission on health care is advising that everyone in Colorado should be required to have medical insurance along with having the state put more money into child health care and Medicaid. It is know that these proposals...

• Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Require Companies to Provide Health Insurance

  Linda Snyder | January 28, 2008 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  On Tuesday, January 29th, there will be a public hearing on a proposed ballot initiative at the State Capital in Denver."The Fair Share Health Care Initiative" would make an amendment in the Colorado Constitution requiring companies that employ 20 or more to offer health insurance coverage to employees and their dependents.A Colorado Springs postal worker, Chuck Bader, initially wrote the...

• Two Companies to pay $407 million for Mistakes in Big Dig Project

  Linda Snyder | January 24, 2008 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  On Wednesday, January 23rd, two companies that managed and designed the Big Dig project in Boston, MA, will have to pay $407 million to the state and federal governments due to leaky tunnels and a fatal ceiling collapse which killed a woman who was driving through a tunnel to Logan International Airport.The two companies, Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation and Parsons Brinckerhoff acknowledged...