MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'contaminant'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:34:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671584&cid=t_345106_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fmarine-life-flees-contaminated-water-bp-oil-spill%2F In a ominous sign of the unimaginable environmental and health disaster to come in the gulf oil spill, marine creatures from crabs to sharks are crowding into water close to the shore in an attempt to escape the devastating contamination of the bp oil spill. Roger Helm of the Fish and Wildlife Services contaminant division thinks that BP will try to contest the animal kill totals of the spill. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671584 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:47:52 +0100 3671584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610408&cid=t_345106_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Famacupuncture.comhttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fpesticide-contaminant-in-tylenol-recall_28.html PESTICIDE CONTAMINANT IN TYLENOL RECALL pg2KNOWN BACTERIARaw materials had  known contamination of bacteria  and were still used to manufacture several finished lots of children’s drug products. The bacteria could not be identified, but the finished products were tested free of contamination. DUST AND DIRTY AREASSome pieces of equipment were covered with thick layers of  Thedust and others were held together with duct tape. SPECKS OF MACHINERY METAL Numerous customer complaints about dark specks in the formula which were tiny bits of metal from some machinery.TOO POTENT INGREDIENTS Components of this medicine were not adequately tested.Company changed the process of one of its infant Tylenol products and failed to check if procedures were working rightS... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610408 Fri, 28 May 2010 22:20:00 +0100 3610408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610409&cid=t_345106_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fpesticide-contaminant-in-tylenol-recall.html TBP, a pesticide and flame retardant used to treat wooden pallets,  has been found to be one of the contaminants  in the recent Tylenol recall.   After being concerned about drugs manufactured in China and elsewhere  abroad, it is shocking to find that our drug manufacturers also lack  quality controls.Tylenol,  Motrin,  Benadryl,  Zertec, and over  50 versions of these products have been recalled by the McNeil division of Johnson & Johnson. The recall has resulted in over 140 million bottles of medicine recalls in the last 12 months. This recall affects 70% of the market for over-the-counter pediatric liquid medicines.After a 10 day FDA inspection in April,showed numerous violations  and over 20 manufacturing problems at its ... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610409 Fri, 28 May 2010 21:56:00 +0100 3610409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3566499&cid=t_345106_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FC7LCm4Lf-gg%2F The US Food and Drug Administration has updated its recommendations on both Rotarix and RotaTeq, vaccines for the prevention of rotavirus disease in infants: Based on careful evaluation of a variety of scientific information, FDA has determined it is appropriate for clinicians and health care professionals to resume the use of Rotarix and to continue the use of RotaTeq. In making its recommendation, the FDA considered the strong safety records of both vaccines, including clinical trials in tens of thousands of individuals and the use of the vaccines in millions of recipients. There is no evidence that either porcine circovirus type 1 or type 2 poses a safety risk to humans, and neither virus is known to infect humans or cause disease. The FDA also noted that the benefits of the rotavirus v... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3566499 Fri, 14 May 2010 21:46:38 +0100 3566499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432576&cid=t_345106_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FHT1TNYBSfxs%2F The recent discovery of contaminating porcine circovirus 1 DNA in Rotarix underscores the power of deep sequencing to ensure the purity of viral vaccines. The price of deep sequencing is now low enough that it is possible to use this technology to examine not just viral vaccines, but any biological product produced in mammalian cells for the presence of adventitious agents. Some individuals have told me they do not want to know what is in their vaccines. Their logic is that even if we do identify a contaminating virus, we might not know if it is of any consequence to human health. But we would nonetheless worry about its presence and unnecessarily spend millions of dollars to remove it. The contrary view is that, although infection with porcine circovirus 1 might be benign, who can be conf... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432576 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:56:06 +0100 3432576