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November is Child Safety Awareness Month
November 20th, 2014
November is Child Safety Awareness Month, but for parents, everyday is spent trying to keep their children safe. While many hazards are well-known to parents, there are some dangers that parents may not know about. Here are just a few hazards and tip…
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FDA: Normal Doses of Dalfampridine Pose Seizure Risk
July 26th, 2012
The FDA has issued a warning that the multiple sclerosis drug dalfampridine (trade name: AMPYRA) can cause seizures at normal dosages. The medication, which the FDA approved in 2010 to improve ability of MSA patients to walk, is processed through the…
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Defective Pickup Truck Caused Car and House Fire in Cedar Rapids
June 20th, 2011
On Wednesday night, June 1, 2011, a car fire occurred in Cedar Rapids. Fire fighters were called to a home located at 1730 C Avenue NW, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 11 p.m. According to Iowa officials, neighbors alerted the Gardner family that their…
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Darvon and Darvocet Recall
January 22nd, 2011
In November 2010, the FDA announced that Darvon and Darvocet would be removed from the market as a result of a voluntary recall by Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, the makers of the drug. The FDA sought the recall because of the risk of serious or even fata…
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Decision to Outlaw Drop-Side Cribs Keeps Iowa Children Safe
December 21st, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission unanimously voted to ban the manufacture, sale and resale of drop-side cribs. Drop-side cribs have caused more than 30 infant and toddler deaths in the last 10 years, including the tragic death of a Cedar Rapids…
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Iowa Children May Have Unsafe Toys Under the Tree This Year
December 15th, 2010
Despite claims by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of increased policing of toy safety, toy-related injuries are on the rise. Last year 186,000 children under the age of 15 were seen in emergency rooms across the country for toy related…
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$750 Million Settlement for Whisteblower Lawsuit Over Bad Drugs
October 27th, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline, one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies, has agreed to pay $750 million to settle criminal and civil claims against it a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that drugs made in its Puerto Rican Plant were unsafe. Drugs that cou…
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Supreme Court to Decide Vaccine Product Liability Case
October 14th, 2010
The US Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that will decide whether vaccine makers are virtually immune from all product liability suits for injuries caused by vaccines. The case was brought by the parents of Hannah Breusewitz who began…
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Diet Drug Meridia Withdrawn Due to Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
October 11th, 2010
Meridia, a diet drug manufactured by Abbott Industries and taken by approximately 100,000 Americans, is being withdrawn from the market because it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Abbott has voluntarily recalled the drug but did so…
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Similac Recalls Baby Formula Because of Risk of Beetles
October 6th, 2010
Abbott, the manufacturer of Similac infant formula, has recalled many types of formula because of fears that the formula may have beetles or larvae in it. The FDA has determined that infants who ingest the formula may suffer gastrointestinal discomfo…
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