2014

If an individual suffers adversity related to a medical device or a drug, the Food and Drug Administration hopes that he or she or their doctor files a report on that product through the MedWatch system.  This allows the agency to keep track of hazards that could be indicative of serious and widespread problems, and… read more

Card table and chair sets under the Mainstays brand are being recalled by the Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart because of a safety issue that has already led to reports of injury.  The recall affects 73,400 sets of furniture that were available across the country from Walmart between this past May and November.  The chairs are in… read more

The da Vinci robotic surgery system from Intuitive Surgical has been in the news in recent months due to reports about patients being injured in conjunction with an operation carried out by one of these machines.  The Food and Drug Administration has a database in place where such adversity is supposed to be reported, and… read more

Users of a dietary supplement known as Mass Destruction are being asked by the Food and Drug Administration to cease usage of that product so that safety can be assured.  Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services of North Carolina related to the agency how a user of the supplement had to endure liver… read more

If you have trouble getting around your home and have decided to install portable bed rails around your sleeping space, or if you have an elderly loved one who has done the same, then you absolutely must understand the information on hand from the Food and Drug Administration in a new consumer update.  The agency… read more

Cocktail glasses are being recalled by the Toledo, Ohio-based Libbey Glass because of a possible laceration hazard these items could create.  218,000 glasses under the Bristol Valley brand with a model number of 8555SR are impacted by the recall, which was issued upon the discovery that this glassware could break during usage, a situation that… read more

Hewlett-Packard and Google, two companies based in Palo Alto and Mountain View, California, respectively, have jointly announced the recall of computer chargers sold as an accessory with the HP Chromebook 11.  Affected units, of which there are thought to be around 145,000, will have a model number of MU15-N1052-AOOS and were sold across the country… read more

Some women who are put off by the idea of going in for mammograms on a regular basis may opt for the type of test that they can carry out on their own in their own home.  However, in a new consumer health update, the Food and Drug Administration warns that there could be some… read more

The Transmitter portion of Linear Personal Emergency Reporting Systems are being recalled by the Carlsbad, California-based Linear LLC because of their potential to fail when called upon by a user.  Four models are affected by the recall, adding up to a total of 48,000 transmitters.  These products are used by persons who may need to… read more

34,500 lawnmowers are being recalled from around the United States by the Bloomington, Minnesota-based Toro Company because of a possible injury threat posed to users.  The recall pertains to 30-inch Toro TurfMaster and TimeMaster mowers of the 2013 model year.  The blades on these mowers are in danger of breaking while the mower is being… read more

Car seats get a lot of media attention, but there’s another type of child safety seat that parents have to be aware of for safety purposes:  the high chair. Between 2003 and 2010, research estimates that an average of 9,400 kids younger than three have had to receive emergency treatment on an annual basis due… read more

Many persons will tote around a gasoline canister without thinking anything about the potential perils of these items.  The red container has become a fairly standard sight in homes and business across the country, but NBC News recently came out with an investigation that found serious accidents associated with these products may be rare but… read more