Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners
Azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax): Drug Safety Communication – Risk of Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythms
On March 12, 2013 the FDA posted a warning to the public that azithromycin (Zithromax -->
Impaired Driving: Get The Facts
According to an article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day 30 -->
Tri-union Seafoods Expands Recall To Include Chunk Light Tuna In Oil Products
According to the FDA on March 8, 2013, Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, which previously announced a -->
Bumble Bee Foods Issues Voluntary Recall On Specific Codes Of 5-Ounce Chunk White Albacore And Chunk Light Tuna Products Due To Loose Seals
According to the FDA on March 6, 2013, Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a -->
Drowsy Driving: 1 in 25 Fall Asleep at the Wheel According to CDC Report
An article from End Distracted Driving (www.enddd.org) states that according to the Center for Disease -->
Teen Driving – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
According to this article from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young drivers, ages 15-20 -->
Did VA withhold Health Studies on Soldiers’ Toxic Exposures?
Stephen Coughlin, former employee at the VA Office of Public Health, has alleged that the -->
Eliminate Distracted Driving
What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that -->
Affymax and Takeda Announce a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Lots of OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection
The FDA issued a safety alert on February 23, 2013 alerting health care professionals and -->
Questions About Robotic Hysterectomy
The New York Times has published this article about robotic hysterectomies and how surgeons promise -->
Medical Device Class I Recall: Lumenis Limited, Lumenis VersaCut Tissue Morcellator
According to the FDA on February 25, 2013, Lumenis Limited is recalling certain models of -->
City Changes Law to Enable Veterans to obtain Trade Jobs
Post 9/11 Veterans will now be able to apply for Trade Licenses in NYC. Up -->
Veterans Paired with Dogs to Help PTSD and TBI Symptoms
The therapeutic effects of a canine companion are known by all dog lovers. Many recognize -->
Voluntary Recall of Dakota Specialty Milling Select Flours and Grain Blends
According to the FDA on February 14, 2013, Dakota Specialty Milling has initiated a voluntary -->
Student Veterans: For Profit’s Offer New Guidelines
For Profit colleges and universities have come under scrutiny in the media for being “unfriendly” -->
CAVC Vacates Board Decision and Remands PTSD Case
The CAVC, in the case of Rogliano v. Shinseki, 11-1597 (2/27/13), Vacated a BVA Decision -->
Women in Combat–Requirement to Register for Draft?
Has the Obama Administration’s recent decision to lift the ban on women in combat, opened -->
Class I Recall: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc recalls LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve
According to the FDA on January 4, 2013, DePuy issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall -->
Editorial: Young Moms Show High Rate of Distracted Driving
A report by the Herald-Dispatch on January 25, 2013 states that young mothers tend to -->
Consumer Alert – Undeclared Sulfites in Preserved Fruits
According to the FDA on February 21, 2013, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. -->