The Trentonian reported that recently an employee at the Water Pollution Control (WPC) facility in the township of Hamilton, New Jersey was seriously injured in an electric shock accident while on the job. According to the article, the worker was electrocuted when he turned the switch to a circuit breaker in attempting to restore power. The
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FDA Failed to Properly Test Medical Devices Before Approval
CNN recently reported that a review of recall data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that the majority of the 113 Class III medical devices that were recalled between 2005 and 2009 for serious, life-threatening dangers, did not undergo the FDA’s more rigorous pre-market approval process, also referred to as “PMA.” Instead, the
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FDA Approves New 3D Mammography Imaging System for Breast Cancer Detection
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) recommends that women age 40 and older have a mammogram every year to help in early detection of breast cancer. Approximately 10 percent of women are required to undergo additional testing after their initial screening mammography for irregularities, which are often found to not be cancerous. The RSNA estimates
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Worker Injured in Mahwah, NJ Explosion Accident
NorthJersey.com reports that a maintenance worker was injured recently in an explosion accident in Mahwah, New Jersey. According to the article, the worker was refinishing the hardwood floors of an apartment with polyurethane with the door and windows closed, which caused fumes from the polyurethane to build up. When the apartment’s refrigerator compressor turned on, it
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FDA Study Finds Possible Link Between Breast Implants and Cancer
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that a data analysis found a possible connection between saline and silicone breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a type of cancer. The FDA’s findings are based upon a review of scientific literature published between January 1997 and May 2010, as well as information from international
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