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Health

FDA Opens Offices in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai

FDA Opens Offices in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai

The Food and Drug Administration has decided to take an important step when it comes to consumer...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 18:16

Contaminated Blood Thinner Heparin Seized

Federal agents announced Thursday they have seized some of an Ohio company's supplies of tainted...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 17:10
Tainted Blood Thinner Seized by US Marshals in Ohio

Tainted Blood Thinner Seized by US Marshals in Ohio

The scandal around tainted heparin is again in the spotlight, as federal officials said...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 14:00
Prescription Drug-Related Injuries and Deaths Hit Record Levels

Prescription Drug-Related Injuries and Deaths Hit Record Levels

Deaths and injuries related to prescription drugs hit record levels in the first quarter of 2008,...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 14:33
Joint Commission Issues Alert on Blood Thinners Use

Joint Commission Issues Alert on Blood Thinners Use

Trying to prevent more deaths due to anticoagulant medication errors, the Joint Commission, an...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 17:15
Researchers Found A Substitute For Heparin

Researchers Found A Substitute For Heparin

A medical breakthrough is about to happen, as chemists announced the advanced work on the...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 13:13

17 Cases of Heparin Overdose in Babies Reported at Corpus Christi

The Christus Spohn Hospital located in Corpus Christi, Texas, reported that it has started the...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 21:00
White House Wants Budget Extended for FDA

White House Wants Budget Extended for FDA

The Bush administration asked Congress on Monday for an additional $275 million in the next year’s...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 12:19

6 Chinese Die after Immunoglobulin Injections; Drug Recalled

The deaths of six Chinese people following injections with immunoglobulin prompted the authorities...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 16:53
Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers

Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers

Actor Dennis Quaid testified again, this time before Congress on Wednesday, about the nightmare he...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 12:54
Congressional Hearing on Heparin Deaths, Contaminant

Congressional Hearing on Heparin Deaths, Contaminant

The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has heard on Tuesday testimonies from both...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 20:14
Congress Hears Testimony of People Losing Relatives to Heparin

Congress Hears Testimony of People Losing Relatives to Heparin

People who lost relatives to deadly reactions from the blood-thinner heparin recounted their loved...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 11:42
FDA Blames Chinese Plant, China Says Problem May Have Been in US

FDA Blames Chinese Plant, China Says Problem May Have Been in US

The FDA has said that the Chinese supplier which provided heparin to Baxter, Changzhou SPL, did not...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 22:27

Huge Number of Medical Errors Involving Kids Prompts Safety Alert

A hospital group in the United States has issued a safety alert aimed at preventing hospital...
» read full story April 12th, 2008 - 19:52
FDA: Heparin Deaths Triple to 62 from 19 Initially Reported

FDA: Heparin Deaths Triple to 62 from 19 Initially Reported

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that the number of reported patients who died...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 11:33

Children at High Risk while Hospitalized Due to Drug Mix-Ups

New research on hospital treatment raises concern among parents, as it shows that medicine...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 15:04
France, Italy and Denmark Join Heparin Recall

France, Italy and Denmark Join Heparin Recall

France, Italy and Denmark join the U.S.’ decision to recall heparin because of concerns about...
» read full story March 26th, 2008 - 13:44
China Steps Up Oversight of Heparin, 2nd US Company Recalls It

China Steps Up Oversight of Heparin, 2nd US Company Recalls It

While China’s top drug safety agency, the State Food and Drug Administration, has ordered a general...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 19:41
Chemical Contaminating Heparin – No Longer a Secret for the FDA

Chemical Contaminating Heparin – No Longer a Secret for the FDA

U.S. health officials have identified the mysterious substance, which contaminated some batches...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 10:38
FDA Indentified Heparin Contaminant

FDA Indentified Heparin Contaminant

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that it has identified the mysterious substance...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 20:39
FDA Says It Will Find Contaminant and Source Soon

FDA Says It Will Find Contaminant and Source Soon

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that the agency is close to identifying the unknown...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 19:35
Report: Heparin Issue Moves to Germany

Report: Heparin Issue Moves to Germany

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it had received a report from German...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 10:59
FDA: Contaminant Found in Recalled Heparin

FDA: Contaminant Found in Recalled Heparin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the agency found a contaminant in some...
» read full story March 06th, 2008 - 10:42
Report: Baxter Recalls All of Its Remaining Heparin Products

Report: Baxter Recalls All of Its Remaining Heparin Products

Baxter International Inc. said yesterday that it was recalling all of its remaining heparin...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 11:37
Chinese Heparin Factory Under Scrutiny

Chinese Heparin Factory Under Scrutiny

The Food and Drug Administration plans to perform an inspection at the Chinese plant that...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 15:15
Baxter Halts Production of Blood Thinner Drug Heparin

Baxter Halts Production of Blood Thinner Drug Heparin

Baxter Healthcare has temporarily stopped making its multiple-dose vials of heparin sodium...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 15:11
Sinai Responsible for Quaid Babies' Overdose, Say Officials

Sinai Responsible for Quaid Babies' Overdose, Say Officials

California authorities have investigated the November incident in which Dennis Quaid’s...
» read full story January 10th, 2008 - 16:43
Syringes Contaminated with Bacteria Cause of Blood Infections

Syringes Contaminated with Bacteria Cause of Blood Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating cases of blood infections...
» read full story December 19th, 2007 - 15:38
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Specials

The FDA Opens Office In Beijing

The FDA opened its first foreign office in Beijing, after a flux of contaminated products reached...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 13:31
The FDA Seizes Contaminated Heparin

The FDA Seizes Contaminated Heparin

The FDA took a pretty rare step on Thursday, seizing contaminated heparin from the drug...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 20:52
Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks

Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks

The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to raise awareness on possible side effects of...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:00
Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose

Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose

Appearing before Congress on Wednesday, American actor Dennis Quaid testified about the nightmare...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 01:31
Cedars-Sinai Fined Over Dennis Quaid Twins Blunder

Cedars-Sinai Fined Over Dennis Quaid Twins Blunder

The state of California fined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles $25,000 for nearly killing...
» read full story March 21st, 2008 - 10:42
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Movies

Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare

Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare

It's been several months since Dennis Quaid's newborn twins almost died in a Los Angeles hospital...
» read full story March 16th, 2008 - 16:26
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People

Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter Corporation

Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter Corporation

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington decided to file a lawsuit against the...
» read full story December 05th, 2007 - 01:52
Dennis Quaid's Twins Are Recovering from Drug Overdose

Dennis Quaid's Twins Are Recovering from Drug Overdose

The two-week-old twins of actor Dennis Quaid, who were born via a gestational carrier on November...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 23:29
Dennis Quaid’s Twins In Danger After Medical Mishap

Dennis Quaid’s Twins In Danger After Medical Mishap

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington’s newborn twins are reportedly struggling for...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 03:53
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