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• FDA Reports New Cases of Rare Neurological Disorder After Administration of Vaccine(2)

  Staff Writer | November 22, 2006 4:06 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The FDA and CDC have updated an alert issued last year after receiving more reports of a rare neurological disorder, Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) following administration of a vaccine (trade name Menactra) designed to prevent meningococcal disease, a major cause of bacterial meningitis and blood stream infections.To date, a total of 15 confirmed cases of GBS have been reported among individuals...

• Additional Contact Solution Recalled

  Staff Writer | November 22, 2006 3:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  FDA's Medwatch announced a recall today of 18 lots of Complete (R) MoisturePLUS multipurpose contact lens care solution and Active Packs which were distributed in the U.S. Certain lots were contaminated with bacteria that compromised sterility, which can carry serious health consequences, including eye infection and microbial keratitis.If you have the recalled product, you should discontinue...

• Third crane collapse since April on I-25

  Staff Writer | November 21, 2006 5:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Last week in Colorado Springs, a crane collapsed over I-25 for the third time since a fatal accident in April. Fortunately no one was injured in this crane accident that dropped a girder onto the open highway and closed the I-25 for many hours. This has been the third accident since the $150 million COSMIX construction project began. An April crane collapse killed a worker. Many are wondering...

• Seat belt law toughens in Eagle County

  Staff Writer | November 18, 2006 5:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Deadly Colorado motor vehicle accidents have prompted lawmakers in Eagle County to make their seat belt laws the toughest in the state, an article from the Denver Post said yesterday. Now law enforcement officers can pull over and fine drivers simply because they aren't wearing seatbelts.The Eagle County commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday to put a law into effect imposing a $25 fine on...

• Flu Vaccine May Cause Dangerous Behavior

  Staff Writer | November 15, 2006 11:10 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The FDA has recommended that the label of Roche's popular flu drug, Tamiflu, be updated to carry warnings about possible "neuropsychiatric adverse events," particularly in pediatric patients. The recommendation follows a 10-month review of 103 cases of unsafe behavior, 67 percent of which occurred in pediatric patients. Most of the events, 95 percent, occurred in Japan, which is Tamiflu's...

• FDA Reports New Cases of Rare Neurological Disorder After Administration of Vaccine

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 11:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The FDA and CDC have updated an alert issued last year after receiving more reports of a rare neurological disorder, Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) following administration of a vaccine (trade name Menactra) designed to prevent meningococcal disease, a major cause of bacterial meningitis and blood stream infections.To date, a total of 15 confirmed cases of GBS have been reported among individuals...