Avastin Study Confirms Gastrointestinal Perforations Risk
Avastin Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforations. A new Avastin study has confirmed the cancer drug's link with serious, life-threatening gastrointestinal perforations. According to researchers at Stony Brook University Medical Center in Long Island, New York, people taking ‘Avastin’ developed such perforations - holes in the … [Read more...] about Avastin Study Confirms Gastrointestinal Perforations Risk
Ex-NTSB Chief Confirms Less Safety Standards for Buses
Safety Standards Are Less for Buses. While airline crashes tend to get more press, many travelers die in bus and train accidents as well. Take for instance the recent bus crash in August that killed 17 people who were traveling from Houston to a religious event, or the Atlanta bus accident last year that involved the Bluffton … [Read more...] about Ex-NTSB Chief Confirms Less Safety Standards for Buses
U of I lab confirms salmonella in peanut butter
Iowa Hygienic Laboratory Confirmed The Presence of Salmonella In Peanut Butter. The University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory has confirmed the presence of salmonella in a jar of Great Value peanut butter that made an Iowan sick. More than 329 people in 41 states, including six people in Iowa, have been sickened by a strain … [Read more...] about U of I lab confirms salmonella in peanut butter
Nassau confirms 4 more cases of E. coli
Taco Bell Restaurants Were Closed Due To More Cases of E. Coli. Two more Taco Bell restaurants were closed,one in New Hyde Park and one in Seaford, for cleaning on Wednesday amid an outbreak of E. coli bacteria that may have sickened more than three dozen people in Nassau and Suffolk counties and dozens elsewhere around the … [Read more...] about Nassau confirms 4 more cases of E. coli
Boston Scientific confirms risk of blood clots in drug-coated stents
Risk Of Blood Clots Found In Patients Implanted With Drug-Coated Stents. Boston Scientific Corp. found a slightly higher risk of blood clotting in patients implanted with its newer drug-coated stents compared with older bare-metal versions, a company spokesman said Thursday. , The medical device maker reported the … [Read more...] about Boston Scientific confirms risk of blood clots in drug-coated stents
Healthsouth Confirms SEC Inquiry
Healthsouth Investigation. Already rocked by fallout from expectations for lower Medicare reimbursements, Healthsouth stock plunged Thursday after it said the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation into the company. Healthsouth said it's "cooperating fully" but disclosed no other details about the … [Read more...] about Healthsouth Confirms SEC Inquiry
