Hospira Recall Involves Two NC Manufacturing Sites
Hospira recalls two products because they contain tiny particulates of stainless steel. HensonFuerst Attorneys answer questions.
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Treatment Center Kills Man with Lethal Drug Overdose
The Raleigh News & Observer reports that a man being treated in a state-run drug treatment center in Butner, NC, after staff members gave him a lethal dose of methadone. The story took a frightening turn when we learned that there was no reason for the man to have been prescribed methadone in the first
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Another Baby Product Recall!
It seems that baby products are having a hard time these days. Just days after Graco recalled over a million high chairs, there has been an announcement of another recall. Today, the company Infantino recalled more than 1 million of its baby slings–specifically, the “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” models. These slings are like cushy, little
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Another NC Cyclist Struck by Car
In an article published on the WRAL website today, bicyclist Kirk Port was struck by a car while training for a race. This time, there was no serious injury–Mr. Port was scraped up and battered, but otherwise unharmed by the collision. The driver who hit Port kept driving . To read the full story, which
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More Brain Injuries Than Ever
According to a new report by the CDC, every year about 1.7 million people in the United States suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) every year, and more than 50,000 people die of their injuries. This study looked at injuries suffered during the 2002-2006 survey period. Compared to previous surveys, the incidence of TBI-related emergency hospital
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FDA Warning about Zocor
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that taking the popular cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin may–in some cases and in some people–cause muscle damage. While this sounds relatively harmless, the damage sometimes progresses to a severe form called rhabdomyolysis. With this disease (often called “Rhabdo” for short), the damaged muscles release proteins into the
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Massive Recall of Popular Baby High Chairs!
Today, the Consumer Safety Commission announced the recall of 1.2 million Graco high chairs. According to the notification posted on the Graco Baby website, the recall is for all Harmony™ Highchairs made between November 2003 and December 2009. The problem is: The screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out
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Foodborne Illness: Prevention Starts at the Grocery Store
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released a short, 2-minute video today about tips for how to shop for food in a way that reduces your risk of foodborne illness. It probably won’t be a hit on YouTube, but it does give some good advice! Click here: FDA shopping video.
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Know EVERY Medication Given in Nursing Home
One of the many lessons of the still-developing story of Britthaven of Chapel Hill is that sick, elderly nursing home residents may be easy targets if the nursing staff wants to slip an extra pill or two into their patients’ medication allotment to ensure that the residents remain unresponsive and sleepy–a form of chemical restraint. There
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Unsafe, Even in Bed?
A recent New York Times article talks about a nursing home danger most of us don’t even consider–beds with rails. Although rails are commonly used to protect frail patients from accidentally rolling out of bed, their design actually poses a danger of entrapment, when a patient get trapped between the rail and the mattress. According
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