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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this month that it has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of the GE Healthcare Vital Signs Hygroscopic Condenser Humidifier Passive Humidification Device for Vital Signs Anesthesia Breathing Circuits. The Class I recall, the FDA’s most serious, confirms the concerns the FDA has about the product, which is sold as a part of the Vital Signs anesthesia breathing circuit and is used to maintain moisture in the patient’s airway during…

A group of eight Texans filed suit against the maker of Avandia, the diabetes drug, adding to the growing list of lawsuits over the drug and its maker. The suit alleges GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia caused heart problems, among other issues. Avandia, which is part of a group of drugs described as thiazolidinediones that lower blood sugar by decreasing insulin resistance, has been under attack since a 2007 label on the product contains a warning over possible heart attacks. The warning was…

A two-year-old was killed earlier this month in south Lexington, KY while she and he brother rode with their father on the riding mower at their home, reports say. Reports say that Adelaide McReynolds, 2, was on a zero-turn lawn mower with her father and her 7-year-old brother when she fell off and was apparently hit by the machine and mortaly injured. During the investigation of this horrible tragedy, the family of the deceaced toddler will likely have questions. Could…

After a 14-year-old Long Island, New York boy was hospitalized following an accident with a gel candle, the makers of the product issued a recall, reports say. Reports say the youngster, Michael Hubbard, poured scented candle gel into a lit candle when the fire ignited the gel and the bottle exploded. The explosion left him with third-degree burns over almost half his body, and fighting for his life. His mother, Nancy Reyer, was also injured while she extinguished the boy….

A recall involving some 400,000 Circo Child Booster Seats has been issued as of May, 2011, reports say. Reports say the seat has a restraint buckle that may open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured. To date, Target has received 10 additional reports of booster seat buckles opening unexpectedly, including three reports of bumps and/or bruises when a child fell forward out of the booster seat and hit either an object or the floor….