The CPSC's weekly public calendar shows no Commission briefings or meetings for the week of July 7, 2014, and lists staff meetings with outside parties, future meetings and an addendum. Listed meetings are open to the public unless stated otherwise.
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Health News
Drugs, disease, healthcare, government and lifestyle: health news beyond the plate.
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Miscellaneous
Porter-Cable Fixed-Base Production Routers, Snow Throwers Recalled
CPSC posted two recalls: about 100,000 Porter-Cable fixed-base production routers and router bases in the U.S. and 7,800 in Canada, whose base handles lack insulation and pose a shock hazard, and All Power America snow throwers over a fire hazard.
Miscellaneous
Medtronic Neurosurgery, Medtronic Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System - Patient Line Tubing May Disconnect and Lead to Injury
Medtronic recalled its Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System because the patient line tubing can separate from its connectors. The FDA's Class I notice says failure could cause air in the skull, infection or improper CSF drainage; no deaths have been reported.
Miscellaneous
Gene type confers 26% chance of early sign by age 6
In the NIH-funded TEDDY study of 6,403 newborns, more than a quarter of children carrying two copies of a high-risk gene variant developed celiac disease autoimmunity by age 5. Swedish participants had higher celiac rates than those in the U.S., Finland and Germany at equal genetic risk.
Miscellaneous
FDA Updates for Health Professionals: drug Information
FDA's roundup for health professionals flags a new Boxed Warning against using viscous lidocaine for teething pain, Bristol-Myers Squibb's recall of six Coumadin for Injection lots over particulate matter, and rare hypersensitivity reactions to OTC acne products.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle affects fertility
A review reports that high and low body mass index, alcohol, vigorous exercise, smoking and antidepressants all hurt fertility, and says it stays unclear whether supplements help. A second review points to hormonal and nutritional treatments for infertility.
Drug
Opioid painkiller prescribing varies widely among states
U.S. providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2012, and Alabama's rate ran nearly three times Hawaii's, a CDC Vital Signs report found. Most of the highest-prescribing states were in the South, and overdose rates track prescribing.
Miscellaneous
Christopher Sforzo, M.D., Named a 'Top Doctor' in Hand Surgery
Castle Connolly named Christopher R. Sforzo, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Florida Orthopedic Specialists and Sports Medicine in Sarasota, a regional Top Doctor in orthopedic surgery. He is fellowship trained in hand and upper extremity surgery.
Miscellaneous
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA recommends not using lidocaine to treat teething pain and requires new Boxed Warning
FDA warns that prescription oral viscous lidocaine 2 percent should not be used for teething pain in infants and young children, and is requiring a Boxed Warning. Overdose or accidental swallowing can cause seizures, brain injury and death; FDA reviewed 22 serious cases.
Miscellaneous
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA warns of rare but serious hypersensitivity reactions with certain over-the-counter topical acne products
FDA warns that OTC topical acne products sold under brands including Proactiv, Neutrogena and Clean & Clear can rarely cause serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. FDA says it cannot tell whether the active ingredients, inactive ingredients or both are responsible.
Miscellaneous
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA review of cardiovascular risks for diabetics taking hypertension drug olmesartan not conclusive; label updates required
FDA finished its safety review and found no clear evidence that olmesartan raises cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients, so its use recommendations stay the same, though study information must be added to the labels. Patients should not stop blood pressure medicine without asking their doctor.
Miscellaneous
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA warns that cancer drug docetaxel may cause symptoms of alcohol intoxication after treatment
FDA warns that the chemotherapy drug docetaxel contains ethanol that may leave patients feeling intoxicated during and after infusion. Labels on all docetaxel products are being revised, and patients should avoid driving or machinery for one to two hours afterward.
Miscellaneous
FDA adding general warning to testosterone products about potential for venous blood clots
FDA said on June 19, 2014 that it will require a general warning on the labeling of all approved testosterone products about blood clots in the veins, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, after postmarket reports of clots unrelated to polycythemia.
Disease
Hyperthermia: too hot for your health
The National Institute on Aging warns that older adults and people with chronic conditions face higher risk of heat stroke, heat syncope, heat cramps and heat exhaustion, and advises staying in air conditioning or heading to senior centers, malls, theaters or libraries on hot, humid days.
Miscellaneous
WellCare Names Munson Region President: AR, KY, MS, TN
WellCare Health Plans named Kelly Munson region president for Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee, with profit and loss responsibility for its Medicaid and Medicare Advantage businesses there. She had been Kentucky state president since August 2013.
Miscellaneous
Sony Recalls VAIO Flip PC Laptops Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Sony is recalling about 680 VAIO Flip PC laptops, model SVF11N13CXS, because the Panasonic-made lithium-ion battery can overheat and pose fire and burn hazards. Owners can get a repair or a refund.
Miscellaneous
Adults stop anti-rejection drugs after partial stem-cell transplant reverses sickle cell disease
Half the patients in an NIH trial safely stopped immunosuppressant drugs after a modified blood stem-cell transplant for severe sickle cell disease, researchers report in JAMA. The transplant reversed the disease in nearly all patients, with no rejection or graft-versus-host disease.
Miscellaneous
Coumadin (warfarin sodium) for Injection by Bristol-Myers Squibb: Recall - Particulate Matter
Bristol-Myers Squibb is recalling six lots of Coumadin for Injection, 5 mg single-use vials, after visible particulate matter turned up in unreleased samples. Injected particles could cause embolization or allergic reactions; no adverse events have been reported.
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