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IIHS and HLDI News

2011 BMW 5 series earns Top Safety Pick award

After earning good ratings in all 4 safety evaluations, the redesigned BMW 5 series achieves Top Safety Pick status...
Mitsubishi Lancer earns the 2010 Top Safety Pick award

After earning a good rating for rollover protection, the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer earns the Institute's Top Safety Pick award....
Delaware bans the use of hand-held phones and text messaging by all drivers

Delaware joins 8 other states in banning the use of hand-held phones by all drivers and 29 other states in...
Massachusetts joins 28 other states in banning text messaging by all drivers

Massachusetts joins 28 other states in banning text messaging by all drivers, effective Sept. 30, 2010. Additionally, drivers younger than...
Status Report: Vol. 45, No. 6

Older drivers aren’t causing more crashes than they used to, and they aren’t dying more often when they do crash
Ignition...
Louisiana strengthens texting ban from secondary to primary enforcement

Louisiana joins 23 other states with a primary enforcement texting ban allowing officers to cite drivers solely for texting, effective...
New crash test results: Lexus HS 250h and Suzuki Kizashi

The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating for side impact protection and an...

MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed

Afluria (CSL Ltd.) Influenza Virus Vaccine: Label Change - Risk of Fever and Febrile Seizure
Increased incidence of fever and febrile seizure among young children reported in Australia, mainly among those less than 5 years...
Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS): Product as consumed produces a potent bleach
Product sold online as a dietary supplement. When consumed as instructed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm...
Nutraloid Labs ejaculoid XXTREME and stimuloid II: Undeclared Drug Ingredient
These products, marketed as dietary supplements, contain sulfoaildenafil, which may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs and lower...
Evamist (estradiol transdermal spray): Drug Safety Communication - Unintended Exposure of Children and Pets to Topical Estrogen
Reports of adverse effects in children who may have been unintentionally exposed to the drug through skin contact with women...
Cubicin (daptomycin): Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Cases of serious, potentially fatal pneumonia associated with the IV antibacterial drug Cubicin.

FDA Consumer Health Information Updates

Keep Kids, Pets Away From Skin Sprayed With Evamist
FDA advises that children and pets be kept from making contact with skin where Evamist has been applied.
Combating Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Drugs: Q&A with Michael Klein, Ph.D.
The director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Controlled Substance Staff talks about the causes and prevalence of misuse...
FDA Cautions Against Using Unapproved IUDs
FDA says U.S. women who unknowingly had unapproved IUDs inserted could end up with an unplanned pregnancy.
Stolen Inhalers Pose Risk
As seasonal allergies have some asthma sufferers reaching for inhalers, FDA issues warning on stolen medicine.
Using Malaria Medication for Leg Cramps is Risky
Life-threatening side effects have been reported with the use of a malaria drug to treat leg cramps.

Food and Drug Administration--Recalls/Safety Alerts

Lundbeck Inc. Announces the Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Two Lots of NeoProfen® (ibuprofen lysine) Injection Recall will Result in Temporary Product Shortage
– Lundbeck Inc. has voluntarily recalled two lots of NeoProfen® (ibuprofen lysine) Injection that failed to meet a visible particulate...
Bay Valley Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg and Wheat in Cans of Mislabeled Chef's Cupboard Chicken with Rice Soup
Bay Valley Foods is voluntarily recalling 10.5 oz cans of Chef's Cupboard Chicken with Rice Soup because some cans are...
Nutraloid Labs Inc. Conducts Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Two Dietary Supplements Found to Contain Undeclared Drug Ingredient
Nutraloid Labs Inc. announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of two dietary supplement products sold under...
Specialty Farms, LLC Expands Recall of Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Organic Sprout Salad in the North Eastern United States Because of Possible Health Risk
Specialty Farms is voluntarily recalling certain Alfalfa sprout products with a best if sold by date of “8/3/2010” and “8/1/2010”...
Dulcería Chepito Emite una Alerta por Alergenos en Sus Productos "Almejas"
Dulcería Chepito localizada en Cabo Rojo, PR está llevando a cabo un recogido voluntario del producto "Chepito Dulces Tropicales -...
Biggers & Callaham, LLC DBA Mice Direct Recalls Frozen Reptile Feed Because of Possible Health Risk
Biggers & Callaham LLC., D/B/A Mice Direct of Cleveland Georgia is recalling frozen reptile feed (mice, rats, chicks), because it...
Voluntary Recall of PreserVision® Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula in the United States
Bausch + Lomb is conducting a voluntary recall of its PreserVision® Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula with Omega 3 soft...

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