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eFileCabinet Signs Colocation Deal with C7 Data Ce... Read »»March 12, 2010 -- Web hosting and colocation provider C7 Data Centers announced on Friday it has signed an agreement to house the enterprise content management infrastructure of eFileCabinet.
Justice Department Investigating Marketing of Surg... Read »»
Several medical device makers are being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department over the marketing of surgical-ablation devices. According to The Wall Street Journal, these devices are widely used to perform atrial fibrillation, but have not been cleared by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for this procedure. Boston Scientific Corp., Medtronic Inc. and St. [...]
Coil Nailers Pose Serious Injury Risk, Recall Issu... Read »»
A large recall—about 50,000 in the United States and 15,000 in Canada—of Coil Nailers has been implemented, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC) have announced. The recalled Coil Nailers were manufactured in Japan by Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd., of Japan and imported by Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd., of Norcross, Georgia. The [...]
CPSC Warns of Cadmium-Tainted Children’s Jewelry... Read »»
An unknown number of Children’s Metal Charm Bracelets is being recalled, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warning. The bracelets, which were manufactured in China and imported by Buy-Rite Designs, of Freehold, New Jersey—which is no longer in business—contain high levels of cadmium. Laboratory analysis determined that following a 24-hour incubation in simulated [...]
McCormick Expands Recall of Products Possibly Tain... Read »»
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is expanding its March 5, 2010 recall to include additional products manufactured with HVP (hydrolyzed vegetable protein) supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, Nevada, because the ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recalled products were distributed nationwide and sold ...
Toyota to Be Named in Orange County, California La... Read »»
Orange County, California is filing a civil lawsuit against Toyota over its recent safety problems and recalls. According to The Associated Press, the Orange County District Attorney says that Toyota continues to endanger the public through the sale of defective vehicles and deceptive business practices. Since last fall, Toyota has recalled more than 8 million [...]
Study Faults High Number of Angiograms (NewsInfern... Read »»
Yet again, another medical test is being found to be over utilized, says a study published in the recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, reports the Star Tribune. It seems that a significantly large percentage of patients in the United States who undergo an angiogram procedure, do not have serious cardiac problems, [...]
Abiomed AB5000 Circulatory Support System in Class... Read »»
Abiomed, Inc.’s recall of its AB5000 Circulatory Support System has been deemed a Class I recall by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Class 1 recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will cause serious adverse health consequences [...]
Class I Recall for Baylis Medical Torflex Transsep... Read »»
The Torflex Transseptal Guiding Sheath has been recalled under a Class I recall by the Baylis Medical Company Inc., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration just announced. Class 1 recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will cause serious [...]
Settlement Announced In Ground Zero Emergency Resp... Read »»
Years of litigation that followed the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks could finally be coming to an end, following an announcement yesterday that a settlement agreement had been reached in thousands of lawsuits. According to The New York Times, if approved, the $657.5 million settlement will be divided among some 10,000 Ground Zero [...]