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Every year many people are injured due to medication errors. With the growth in the number of large pharmacy chains operating in Ireland in the past number of years patients depend on these pharmacies getting their prescriptions right. When something goes wrong and the pharmacy improperly fill the prescription many people are left with no […]

Parents have been advised to exercise great care when using baby seats as infants continue to fall out from their chairs and injure themselves. The US Consumer Products Safety Commission voluntarily recalled the Bumbo Baby Seat in 2007 following reports of children’s injuries. The recall required that new warnings be placed on the seat to […]

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended a recall of three drugs used in cancer therapy following an inspection of a US based manufacturing site which high lighted several quality assurance problems in the sterilisation process. Two of the drugs, Busilex and Velcade (used for the treatment of bone marrow cancer) manufactured by Ben Venue […]

Nearly five million contact lenses shipped to consumers are being recalled by CooperVision Inc. in an expanded action that includes a second Avaira brand that may be contaminated with silicone oil residue and linked to blurred vision, eye injuries and severe pain. CooperVision Inc. have added Avaira Sphere contact lenses to an August recall of […]

Dental practitioners have been warning about potentially dangerous dental lights.  A US manufacturer, Marus, has become aware that the lens heat (blub) shield on the Marus LuxStar Dental Lights may potentially fall off the dental light if not properly installed after replacing the light bulb.  Marus has issued a field safety notice and has developed […]

Amid growing pressure from activists, Johnson & Johnson announced this week that it is continuing efforts to remove traces of two harmful chemicals from its baby products around the world.                 A group of consumer and environmental bodies have been pressing Johnson & Johnson since May 2009 to remove two potentially cancer-causing chemicals from products […]

The second most serious food-borne illness outbreak ever in the USA involving whole, raw foods and vegetables have led to 28 deaths and hundreds of illnesses in the USA.  The alleged cause: eating Listeria Monocytogenes-Tainted Cantaloupe.  Several injury claims have been filed against a Colorado grower, distributors and grocery stores.                 Listeriosis is a rare bacterial […]

Nearly five million contact lenses shipped to consumers are being recalled by CooperVision Inc. in an expanded action that includes a second Avaira brand that may be contaminated with silicone oil residue and linked to blurred vision, eye injuries and severe pain.    CooperVision Inc. have added Avaira Sphere contact lenses to an August recall of […]

A recent study conducted by Safe Food has shown that 40% of Irish kitchens are contaminated with raw meat bacteria after food preparation.                             The results also showed that raw-meat bacteria can last at least 24 hours on kitchen surfaces.       Speaking today, Liam Moloney, Product Liability Solicitor commented on the studies findings, “germs that cause […]

Hip impingement or bone shaving surgery is one of the most popular operations in sports medicine.  Many world-renowned athletes have had the operation.  Today, even teenage athletes with hip pain are having the operation.  The idea is that bone that has rough edges or an irregular shape in the hip is rubbing against soft tissue […]