Stabilet Infant Warmer models 200, 300, 1250, 1500, 200/3000, 2000, 2200/3200, 3000, and 3200 [Dräeger/Hill-Rom] Nationwide recall due to potential risk of fire and burns for patient and caregiver
Source: www.fda.govStealth Chocolate, Stealth Vanilla Powdered Dietary Supplement: Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc Nationwide recall because of the potential for contamination with Salmonella.
Source: www.fda.govSunbeds And UV Classed As Definitely Cancer-Causing Global health experts have moved use of sunbeds and exposure to ultraviolet radiation (including sun exposure) to the highest risk category for causing cancer: they now join agents such as tobacco, asbestos and benzene in being classed as "carcinogenic to humans" whereas before they were classed as "probably carcinogenic".
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Drug-Resistant Malaria Could Put Millions Of Lives At Risk A new study published in a leading medical journal today shows that in Western Cambodia, the parasites that cause malaria have developed resistance to first line drugs, thus reducing their effectiveness and potentially putting at risk the lives of millions of people.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPOWERSAIL Coronary Dilatation Catheters Class 1 recall due to damage to distal catheter shaft and risk of air embolism and myocardial infarction.
Source: www.fda.govPropofol Injectable Emulsion, 10 mg/mL 100 mL vials Recall due to presence of elevated endotoxin levels in some vials.
Source: www.fda.govCE Mark Extended For Disc Dynamics' DASCOR(R) Disc Arthroplasty System Disc Dynamics, Inc., a leading developer of minimally invasive treatment options for low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD), announced that the CE Mark received in the European Union for its DASCOR® Disc Arthroplasty System has been expanded to incorporate a posterior-lateral surgical approach, as well as an endoscopic approach.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com$1.7 Million Grant To Study Stem Cells In Intervertebral Discs Of The Spine Received By Jefferson Scientists at Jefferson Medical College have received a five-year, $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study mechanisms regulating stem cell self-renewal and differentiation with the aim of regenerating diseased and painful intervertebral discs. A previous study by the same group showed that stem cells exist in both animal and human intervertebral discs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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