McNeil Consumer Healthcare recalled lots of Children's and Infants' Tylenol oral suspension after the bacterium Burkholderia cepacia was found in a raw material. The company says no bacteria were found in finished product, and the FDA reported no associated illnesses.
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Disease
New Hampshire Emu Dies from EEE
An emu's death shows Eastern equine encephalitis has reached southwestern New Hampshire. The mosquito-borne illness can cause a brief systemic illness or a far more serious brain inflammation; a third of those with the severe form die, and survivors are often left brain injured.
Drug
New AIDS vaccine promising
In a Thai trial of 16,000 volunteers, 51 of 8,197 people given a prime-boost HIV vaccine regimen became infected against 74 of 8,198 on placebo, about 30 percent lower risk and a moderate but statistically significant difference. The vaccines target strains common in Thailand.
Drug
During Liquid Tamiflu Shortage, Pharmacists Relearn the Art of Compounding
With liquid Tamiflu short, Roche is advising pharmacists how to compound capsules for young children and others who cannot swallow pills. Each prescription takes about 20 minutes and cannot be prepared in advance, since pharmacies are not allowed to manufacture medications.
Government
FDA issues corrections on dosage of Tamiflu
The FDA warned that Tamiflu oral suspension is prescribed in milliliters or teaspoons while its dispenser is marked only in milligrams, and that it has received reports of mismatched instructions. Two medical professionals spent 30 minutes on the arithmetic to dose their own daughter.
Miscellaneous
Hepatitis C Carrier Pleads Guilty
Kristen Diane Parker, a med tech at a Colorado Springs surgery center, pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl-filled syringes, injecting herself and replacing them with saline. DNA testing links 16 hepatitis C cases to her, with 11 more attributed; she could get 20 years at sentencing.
Disease
CDC H1N1 Flu Website Situation Update, September 26, 2009
CDC's FluView for September 13-19, 2009 found flu activity still climbing: doctor visits for influenza-like illness rose for a sixth straight week and 26 states reported widespread activity, very unusual for September. Nearly all viruses identified were 2009 H1N1.
Lifestyle
Spanking children lowers IQ levels, creates stress
Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire reports that spanked children scored lower on IQ tests at follow-up, by 5 points among 2- to 4-year-olds and 2.8 points among 5- to 9-year-olds, and that more frequent spanking tracked with slower mental development.
Government
Pfizer to Pay Record $2.3 Billion Fine
Pfizer must pay $2.3 billion to settle criminal and civil allegations that it illegally promoted Bextra, Geodon, Zyvox and Lyrica for unapproved uses, the largest health care fraud settlement on record. The case began with a whistleblower suit filed six years earlier by a former sales rep.
Lifestyle
Warning: Metal Water Bottles May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Sigg Switzerland bottles made before August 2008 contained trace amounts of BPA in their epoxy liners. Company officials knew in June 2006 but said nothing until last month, while buyers were switching to the bottles to avoid the chemical.
Drug
Flu Vaccine Exposed
Dr. Mercola presents a Thinktwice Global Vaccine Institute video on how flu vaccine is made and what it contains, and argues that death caused directly by the flu virus is rare. He attributes most so-called flu deaths to bacterial pneumonia, which antibiotics rather than a flu shot treat.
Government
Is there a vaccine against H1N1 (Swine flu)?
CDC describes novel H1N1 as a respiratory virus of pigs now spreading person to person, with WHO rating the outbreak a phase 6 pandemic. The agency offers flu season preparation guidance for camps, child care, schools, parents, pregnant women and employers.
Miscellaneous
Arkansas woman gets pregnant twice within 3 weeks
ABC News reports that Julia Grovenburg of Fort Smith, Arkansas conceived a second baby about two and a half weeks into an existing pregnancy, a condition called superfetation, so the two have separate due dates rather than being twins. It is extremely rare in humans.
Drug
FDA MedWatch:Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension: Potential Medication Errors
The FDA alerted prescribers and pharmacists that Tamiflu oral suspension is dosed in milligrams while liquid prescriptions are usually written in milliliters or teaspoons, and it has received reports of instructions that do not match the 30, 45 and 60 mg dispenser.
Lifestyle
Obesity-triggered cancers on the rise, women at greater risk
A European study estimates obesity may have caused more than 124,000 new cancers in 2008, up from about 70,000 in 2002, accounting for 8.6 percent of cancers in women and 3.2 percent in men. Lead author Andrew Renehan calls the figures conservative.
Miscellaneous
The Improbable Conception
Julia and Todd Grovenburg of Fort Smith, Arkansas learned she had conceived a second child about two weeks into an existing pregnancy, a rare condition called superfetation that doctors say they can confirm only after delivery. Both babies were expected in December.
Drug
VERY Important Vaccine Question
Mercola relays the National Autism Association's question to the FDA: how much longer will it approve vaccines never tested in combination with one another? He notes the U.S. schedule calls for 48 doses of 14 vaccines by age 6 and says the full schedule has not been safety tested.
Miscellaneous
Med students Twittering secrets
A JAMA study found 60 percent of medical school deans reported students posting unprofessional content online; three students were fired and 76 percent were warned. Thirteen percent of deans reported breaches of patient confidentiality, and only 38 percent of schools had a policy covering posts.
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