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- Hepatitis C Outbreak Caused by Negligent Medical Technician
Mar 13, 2013
A lab technician accused of starting a Hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire is now behind bars, charged with infecting 30 patients at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire with Hepatitis C. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as David Kwiatkowski was a traveling technician; therefore, his actions could have resulted in hundreds, if not thousands, of infected individuals all over the country. Kwiatkowski, 33, is accused of stealing the powerful anesthetic drug fentanyl from...Read More - Antiseptic Products Can Be Contaminated
Mar 11, 2013
Anytime you are going to get an injection at a doctor’s office, or your skin is broken in any way for a medical procedure, it is customary practice to wipe the skin with an antiseptic towel. However, according to Health Day, although antiseptics are meant to keep bacteria and other pathogens from entering the body through breaks in the skin, sometimes these products can be contaminated with the very organisms they’re supposed to guard against,...Read More - Patient Data Collection: Implant Devices Collect Patient Data, But Patients Denied Access
Mar 4, 2013
Implant patients are being told that they cannot have direct access to their own patient data. According to The Wall Street Journal, such is the case of a woman by the name of Amanda Hubbard. Ms. Hubbard has a defibrillator implant that sends all sorts of data to the company that makes her defibrillator. But, Ms. Hubbard herself, however, can’t easily get that information unless she requests summaries from her doctor—whom she rarely sees since...Read More - Infant Tylenol Liver Damage Warning Defective
Mar 3, 2013
In a case that has been going on for almost a decade, a family successfully argued that Johnson & Johnson should have included sufficient warnings about the risk of liver failure with the use of Infant Tylenol. J&J argued that state failure-to-warn claims involving over-the-counter drugs are preempted under a Supreme Court ruling last year that immunized generic drugs from such lawsuits. Preemption is the notion that FDA approval of a drug supercedes state law...Read More - Hospital Staff Members Accused of Neglect and Abuse Causing Personal Injury
Mar 1, 2013
One hospital is being investigated into accounts of patient neglect, alleging that from 2005 to 2009 several patients were left for hours sitting in their own feces, food and drink was left out of reach and hygiene was so poor that relatives had to clean toilets themselves. Several nurses and aides that worked for Stafford Hospital are in danger of potentially losing their ability to work in healthcare due to the alleged abuse and accounts of...Read More - Black Lung Dramatically On The Rise
Feb 28, 2013
What is Black Lung, and is enough being done to protect American miners from the deadly disease? According to NPR, the answer is no. Miners are not being protected and they are losing the battle to breathe freely at an alarming rate. Black lung disease is a common name for any lung disease developing from inhaling coal dust. This name comes from the fact that those with the disease have lungs that look black instead...Read More - Is Your Job Linked To Adult Asthma?
Feb 27, 2013
Could your job be affecting your quality of life or your ability to breathe normally? Have you noticed asthmatic symptoms developing as a result of your occupation? As the growing number of asthma patients continue to be diagnosed, some begin wondering what is going on. Are jobs really having an effect on the increase in adult asthma cases? Adult Asthma is a Global Issue According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, adult onset...Read More - Brominated Vegetable Oil: 15 Year Old Gets Pepsi To Remove Additive From Gatorade
Feb 25, 2013
A 15 year old by the name of Sarah Kavanagh of Hattiesburg, Miss., started an online petition asking PepsiCo to change Gatorade’s formula. But, why? What was her reasoning? After looking at the label of her Gatorade bottle, she realized there was a controversial additive that she didn’t like being in there. The additive is called Brominated Vegetable Oil and it has been linked to a long list of possible side effects, including neurological disorders...Read More - Mercury Exposure: Mercury Sickens Adirondack Loons
Feb 22, 2013
Are contamination and pollution just simply something we have to put up with? Some believe this is the case, whereas others are researching and investigating pollution in order to educate and inform consumers of the dangers and need to do something about the dangers before it is too late, at least for some animals. A new report prepared for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority explores how the health of Adirondack loons,...Read More - Coca Cola Death: Woman’s Coke Consumption Ruled Cause of Death
Feb 20, 2013
Many people are addicted to soft drinks, despite the most commonly associated health risks, such as obesity, tooth decay, diabetes, heart disease, food addictions, blood sugar disorders, and other eating disorders. These common problems still don’t deter Americans from consuming more than 13.15 billion gallons of carbonated drinks every year. That averages out to be an alarming 600 12-ounce servings (12 oz.) per person per year! Although we hear the dangers of addiction, just as...Read More