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Do you know the safest seat in the car for your child?

Posted on May 16, 2008
Studies have revealed that the safest position for your child who sits in a safety seat is located in the center of the back seat. Apparently, infants and toddlers who were positioned in the middle of the back seat suffered less serious injuries in side impact car accidents...

Does Your Teen Have Enough Experience to Drive Safe?

Posted on May 13, 2008
If you asked your teen about their level of driving skills, most would answer that they are near expert level. But you, of course, know that their response is pretty far from the truth. According to a recent article in the Journal of Pediatrics, most teens feel they have had enough time behind the wheel to be safe...

Lending Tree Security Breach Affects More than 56,000 people in Baltimore

Posted on May 02, 2008
The Baltimore Sun reports that State records show the personal information of about 56,000 people in just Maryland alone was compromised by former employees of Charlotte, N.C. based Lending Tree. The Baltimore sun further reports the security breach was disclosed by the company in an April 17 letter to the Maryland attorney general's office...

No one is Immune to Identity Theft

Posted on May 01, 2008
It is estimated that someone has their identity stolen every 4 seconds in the United States. Victims spend an average of 600 hours and eight thousand dollars ($8,000) recovering from this crime. No one is immune. On April 23, 2008, it was reported that hundreds of Ground Zero workers were exposed to potential identity theft when stacks of payroll sheets, with social security numbers, were dumped into a trash bin behind 115 Broadway...

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Customers Frustrated by Lending Tree Breach

Posted on April 30, 2008
LENDING TREE BREACH Many frustrated consumers received the April 21, 2008 letter from Lending Tree advising them that their personal data had been illegally sold by employees and ex-employees. Many consumers have had to spend countless hours monitoring their credit reports and contacting credit bureaus regarding possible fraudulent activity...

LendingTree Notifies Clients of Security Breach

Posted on April 24, 2008
According to a recent newsreport, LendingTree experienced a breach in their security procedures. Five Southern California home lenders improperly tapped into the personal financial information of some customers seeking loans through LendingTree Inc...

Man Received Cancerous Lungs in Transplant, Lawsuit Filed

Posted on April 09, 2008
A lawsuit has been filed that claims that a man received cancerous lungs during a transplant and then died six months later. A spokeswoman for the Penn Health System, Susan Phillips, stated that the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania had no way of knowing that the lungs were unhealthy and never gave Tony Grier or his family any misinformation...

Anemia Drugs Given Stronger Warnings

Posted on March 26, 2008
The makers of Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit have recently been advised by the FDA to expand its black box warnings. The new warnings indicate the risks of death and tumor growth when used by cancer patients with early stage breast cancer or cancer in the head and neck...

Texting and driving don't mix

Posted on March 26, 2008
It seems so obvious, that texting and driving don't mix. But so many people are still not convinced that their life, as well as the lives of others are at risk each and every time they drive while distracted. Recently, more studies and articles have been written that demonstrate people are using their high tech gadgets while driving...

Anemia Drugs Given Stronger Warnings

Texting and driving don't mix

4.2 Million Credit & Debit Card Numbers Stolen from Hannaford

Posted on March 23, 2008
The Hannaford Bros. Co. grocery store chain announced last week that the credit and debit card numbers of 4.2 Million customers had been stolen. The breach in security affected transactions at all of their stores along the east coast, as well as the Sweetbay grocery store chain in Florida...

4.2 Million Credit & Debit Card Numbers Stolen from Hannaford

Heparin contaminated with Counterfeit Ingredient

Posted on March 12, 2008
In January 2008, Baxter Healthcare voluntarily recalled various lots of its blood thinner, Heparin. The recall was due to an increase in reports of adverse patient reactions. These reactions included abdominal pain, decreased blood pressure, chest pain, loss of consciousness, and hypotension...

Heparin contaminated with Counterfeit Ingredient

GlaxoSmithKline Escapes Criminal Prosecution

Posted on March 10, 2008
Drugmaker, GlaxoSmithKline, escapes criminal prosecution in Britian, for withholding information about adverse effects of its drug, Seroxat. Seroxat, is marketed in the United States, as Paxil. According to Britian authorities, GlaxoSmithKline had information that Seroxat could increase sucidial thoughts in teens under the age of 18...

New study finds teens and tweens at highest risk for Death in Car Accidents

Posted on March 10, 2008
State Farm and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recently released a study finding children between the ages of 12 to 16 are more likely to die in a car accident. A number of factors influence this result including young driver inexperience behind the wheel, riding on a high speed road, and not wearing a seat belt...

GlaxoSmithKline Escapes Criminal Prosecution

New study finds teens and tweens at highest risk for Death in Car Accidents

Tysabri May Damage Liver

Posted on February 29, 2008
Once again the FDA has updated the label on the drug Tysabri. Tysabri, manufactured by Biogen Idec, Inc. and Elan Corp. Plc., is used by pateints with multiple sclerosis. Signs of liver damage occurred in some patients taking the drug. Liver problems may lead to death or the need for a transplant...

Woman Awarded $12 Million in Breast Cancer Case

Posted on February 29, 2008
A women was awarded $12 million by a Philadelphia jury in a terminal breast cancer suit against her two doctors who allegedly did not diagnose the cancer before it had progressed to a terminal stage. According to the plaintiffs attorney, Donna Lee Jones, one of the doctors settled before the trial, but the jury found that the doctor who settled was still 35% responsible for his failure to diagnose the breast cancer...

Woman Awarded $12 Million in Breast Cancer Case

Posted on February 29, 2008
A women was awarded $12 million by a Philadelphia jury in a terminal breast cancer suit against her two doctors who allegedly did not diagnose the cancer before it had progressed to a terminal stage.According to the plaintiffs attorney, Donna Lee Jones, one of the doctors settled before the trial, but the jury found that the doctor who settled was still 35% responsible for his failure to diagnose the breast cancer...

Tysabri May Damage Liver

Are your denture cleansers making you sick?

Posted on February 26, 2008
The FDA recently issued a warning to patients and dentist alike, that some denture cleansers are causing severe reactions in consumers. http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/safety08.htm#Denture Apparently, the ingredient persulfate, that helps with the bleaching and cleansing process, is known to cause allergic reactions...

Are your denture cleansers making you sick?

Posted on February 26, 2008
The FDA recently issued a warning to patients and dentist alike, that some denture cleansers are causing severe reactions in consumers. Apparently, the ingredient persulfate, that helps with the bleaching and cleansing process, is known to cause allergic reactions...

Trasylol linked to 22,000 Deaths

Posted on February 21, 2008
Trasylol, or aprotinin, is a blood clotting drug that is used during open heart surgery. Bayer Pharmaceuticals manufactured this drug beginning in 1993. As early as January 2006, studies were released that reported an increase risk of severe adverse reactions, including kidney failure, heart attack, and stroke in patients treated with this product...

How safe are you in the hospital?

Posted on February 20, 2008
Is it safer to be in the hospital during the day when having a heart attack than in the evening? According to recent research, a higher percentage of heart attack patients get better care during the day at a hospital, than between the hours of 11 pm and 6 am...

Coaches for Breast Cancer Patients

Posted on February 20, 2008
Recently, the American Cancer Society and National Breast Cancer Coalition began training individuals to coach women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. These coaches assist with navigating the difficult process of making life changing decisions once a patient has learned of the cancer...

FDA Takes Action Against Colchicine Marketers

Posted on February 13, 2008
Recently, the FDA announced it will take action against all companies marketing unapproved, injectable colchicine. Colchicine is a drug used to treat gout. This drug is extremely dangerous since fatal doses are very similar to the effective doses. Adverse effects of this drug include death, low blood cell counts, cardiac events, and organ failure...

Fosamax -- Still a Public Concern

Posted on February 07, 2008
Fosamx, a drug used for treatment of osteoporosis, has been linked to a devastating condition called Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) or Dead Jaw Syndrome. ONJ keeps the jawbones of patients from healing properly after routine dental procedures, and in extreme cases caused jawbones to rot and die...

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