FDA Recalls
- Nutraloid Labs Inc. Conducts Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Two Dietary Supplements Found to Contain Undeclared Drug Ingredient
Nutraloid Labs Inc. announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of two dietary supplement products sold under the names: ejaculoid XXTREME and stimuloid II.
Nutraloid Labs Inc. has been informed by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis of ejaculoid XXTREME, Lot 79935, and stimuloid II, Lot 79936, by the FDA found that the products contain sulfoaildenafil, similar in structure to Sildenafil. - Specialty Farms, LLC Expands Recall of Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Organic Sprout Salad in the North Eastern United States Because of Possible Health Risk
Specialty Farms is voluntarily recalling certain Alfalfa sprout products with a best if sold by date of ?8/3/2010? and ?8/1/2010? that has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes (LM). Listeria Monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. - Dulcería Chepito Emite una Alerta por Alergenos en Sus Productos "Almejas"
Dulcería Chepito localizada en Cabo Rojo, PR está llevando a cabo un recogido voluntario del producto "Chepito Dulces Tropicales - Almejas" empacados en unidades de 6 oz. Este producto contiene huevos y no está declarado en la etiqueta. Personas que son alérgicas al huevo están en riesgo de serias reacciones alérgicas si consumen estos productos. - Biggers & Callaham, LLC DBA Mice Direct Recalls Frozen Reptile Feed Because of Possible Health Risk
Biggers & Callaham LLC., D/B/A Mice Direct of Cleveland Georgia is recalling frozen reptile feed (mice, rats, chicks), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella . Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. - Voluntary Recall of PreserVision® Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula in the United States
Bausch + Lomb is conducting a voluntary recall of its PreserVision® Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula with Omega 3 soft gels, only available within the United States.
Bausch + Lomb chose to initiate this recall based on a small number of reports predominantly within a specific age group, age 70 and older, who reported difficulty swallowing or a choking sensation when taking the soft gel.
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FDA Consumer Updates
- Keep Kids, Pets Away From Skin Sprayed With Evamist
FDA advises that children and pets be kept from making contact with skin where Evamist has been applied. - Combating Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Drugs: Q&A with Michael Klein, Ph.D.
The director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Controlled Substance Staff talks about the causes and prevalence of misuse and abuse of prescription drugs, and what government agencies such as FDA are doing to prevent it. - FDA Cautions Against Using Unapproved IUDs
FDA says U.S. women who unknowingly had unapproved IUDs inserted could end up with an unplanned pregnancy. - Stolen Inhalers Pose Risk
As seasonal allergies have some asthma sufferers reaching for inhalers, FDA issues warning on stolen medicine. - Using Malaria Medication for Leg Cramps is Risky
Life-threatening side effects have been reported with the use of a malaria drug to treat leg cramps. - July 13 Webinar?FDA?s Safety Monitoring of Approved Vaccines
On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, FDA will host an online session and invite questions from the public on the agency?s role in vaccine safety. - FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: June 2010
FDA warns about potentially dangerous products sold online including an instant coffee and a phony flu treatment. Other alerts include an overdose risk with vitamin D supplements for infants, a recall of some Benadryl and Tylenol products, and new recommendations for using inhaled asthma drugs safely. - Bottled Water Everywhere: Keeping it Safe
Consumers drink billions of gallons of bottled water each year. Find out about FDA's role in ensuring that bottled water products are safe. - Magic Power Coffee: Potentially Dangerous?Not Magical
Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, can cause dangerously low blood pressure. - FDA Sounds Alarm on Phony Tamiflu
As consumers look ahead to the fall flu season, the FDA issued a warning that unapproved Tamiflu being sold by illegal, Internet drugstores is a hot commodity?and a significant health risk.
UAB Health Systems Video News
- New Stent Helps Prevent Future Blockage
A new stent coating designed at UAB mimics natural endothelium, the substance that lines blood vessels. This discovery has the potential to prevent post-operative tissue scarring along the blood vessel wall, and thus lessen the likelihood of future blockages developing at the stent site. Research such as this could prove vital to reducing coronary artery disease, which is the number one cause of death in the United States. - From the Lab to the Street
Turning fundamental scientific discoveries into practical applications that enhance the lives of Alabamians is the focus of a new five-year $26.9 million grant at UAB. The funds will be used to establish the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) at UAB. - Osteoarthritis - About Your Diagnosis
Osteoarthritis, also called degenerative joint disease, commonly affects the weight-bearing joints of the body such as the hips, knees, and spine. But, it may also affect other joints including those of the hands. - Upper Endoscopy: EGD
Upper endoscopy enables a clinician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The procedure might be used to discover the reason for swallowing difficulties - nausea, vomiting, reflux, bleeding, indigestion, abdominal pain, or chest pain. It is also used to treat problems such as bleeding. - Mehta Casting
UAB Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Joseph Khoury explains the process of Mehta casting and how it is used to treat infantile scoliosis. - UAB Grad Student Goes to Class - Awaits Heart/Lung Transplant
UAB Grad Student Chelsea Umbach attends class from her hospital bed while awaiting a heart/lung transplant. Thanks to English Professor Flowers Braswell, organ transplantation is no excuse for tardiness... - A UAB Heart Transplant Patient is Flying High Once Again
Follow Skip Monaghan's journey from near death to heart transplant to his return to a normal life. Find out how UAB doctors not only saved his life, but helped him resume his passion for flying. - Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery
Thyroid disease can be treated with medicines, but for some, surgery is necessary. Here's how a new minimally invasive surgical procedure is leaving less scarring and getting patients back to their regular routine quicker. - Tandem Heart
Lifesaving surgeries are performed everyday to repair the hearts of many Americans who have had a heart attack or have heart disease. Here's how improved technology is giving doctors a new way to mend damaged hearts. - Saving Sight
A young man who was blinded in one eye was told he would never see again. Here's how improved technology and persistence changed the course of fate for one family.
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