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Tylenol Recalls Children's Tylenol After Disabilities and Death

May 25, 2010
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Childrens-Tylenol-Recall.gifThe FDA is looking into several hundred allegations of serious side effects, including seven deaths since May 1, involving over-the-counter children's mediation, including Children's Tylenol, produced and distributed by Johnson & Johnson. The company has issued recall notices for 40 commonly used children's pain and allergy medication, and announcing that some may have been improperly manufactured or contaminated.

Today FDA officials issued a notice urging parents to used generic alternatives to the mediations that were recalled, and congress has sprung into action, starting an investigation.

At Tylenol.com, Johnson and Johnson is instructing parents and caregivers with questions about the recall to call 1-800-962-5357 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time).

Below is a list of the recalled products and their lot numbers of the affected products.

Children's Tylenol Plus Cold MS Suspension 4 oz. Grape SBM041, SBM067, SCM037, SDM027, SEM109
Children's Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Grape SBM042, SCM015, SCM036, SDM034
Children's Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Bubble Gum SBM043, SBM044, SCM029
Children's Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Strawberry SBM045, SCM011, SCM030, SDM035
Infant’s Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops 1/4oz. SBM064, SCM033, SDM020
Infant's Tylenol Suspension 1/2oz. Cherry SBM065, SCM005, SCM006, SDM032
Children's Dye Free Suspension 4oz. Cherry SBM066, SCM068
Children's Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Cherry SBM068, SCM035, SCM070, SCM080, SDM005
Children's Tylenol Plus Cough & Runny Nose 4oz. Cherry SBM069, SBM070, SCM081, SDM006
Infant's Tylenol Suspension Drops 1/2oz. Grape* SCM012, SCM067, SDM007, SDM068
Children's Tylenol Plus Flu 4oz. Bubble Gum SCM013, SCM014, SCM069
Children's Tylenol Plus Cold Suspension 4oz. Grape SCM016, SFM024
Children's Tylenol Plus Cough/ST Suspension 4oz. Cherry SCM017
Infant's Tylenol Suspension Drops 1oz. Grape SCM082, SDM039, SDM040
Infant's Tylenol Dye Free Suspension 1oz. Cherry SCM083, SCM084, SDM008
Children’s Tylenol Pediatric Suspension 1oz. Cherry SDM064
Infant's Tylenol Suspension Drops 1oz. Cherry SDM038, SDM009
Children's Tylenol Plus Cold/Allergy 4oz. Bubble Gum SDM033
Infant's Tylenol Drops 1oz. Grape SDM078
Infant’s Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops H/G 1/2oz. SCM034
Children's Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Cherry, Hospital Govt. SDM028

The recall does not apply to Children's TYLENOL Meltaways and Junior Strength TYLENOL Meltaways.

Because of the reports of illness and death, Johnson & Johnson has suspended production at McNeil's facility in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, where the drugs were manufactured.

Click here to be taken to the Tylenol.com website.

Source: CNN.com

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Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Centre City Parkway in Escondido

May 24, 2010
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A Del Mar man was struck and killed Friday while trying to cross Centre City Parkway with a group of people. Escondido police said that 29-year-old Wesley Askins III died when he was struck at about 10:25 p.m. near the cross-street of Brotherton Road. Askins was thrown several yards by the collision, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The southbound driver who struck pulled over at the scene and cooperated with police officers. Police are reporting that the driver did not appear to be under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.

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Anyone with information about the accident is encouraged to call Officer Mike Nelson at (760) 839-4407.

Source: SDNN.com

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North County Hospitals Fined for Medical Mistakes

May 21, 2010
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Tri-City Medical Center and Pomerado Hospital have been fined by the California Department of Public Health for medical mistakes that caused patient injury within the last year. A fine of $50,000 was assessed against each entity.

At Tri-City, a patient was seriously burned when a cauterization machine ignited oxygen in a breathing mask and causing a fire. According to reports, the man was hospitalized for breathing difficulties, and then underwent a procedure to insert a tracheotomy when the fire-incident occurred.

The Pomerado Hospital incident involved a psychiatric patient who suffered brain damage when he tipped over backwards in a reclining chair, and struck his head on the floor. The man was apparently noted to be a very high fall risk, but, according to the State, the hospital failed to take adequate precautions to prevent the incident.

Both hospitals told the North County Times that they will appeal the fines.

Source: North County Times

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Highway 76 Closed After Major Head-On Collision

May 16, 2010
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Four people were seriously injured, including a 12-year-old boy, in a head-on collision on State Route 76 near Escondido. The car accident closed the highway for more than an hour, and two helicopters were needed to transport the victims to the hospital.

According to reports, a man driving a late model Toyota Camry westbound unexpectedly swerved into eastbound lanes and collided with a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer. The driver of the Camry and his 12-year-old passenger suffered major injuries. Two individuals in their 50s were the Trailblazer, and both were seriously injured. Witnesses estimate that both drivers were travelling near 50 mph at the time of the collision, which occurred near Stage Coach Road.

CHP is still investigating what caused the Camry to swerve.


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Source: San Diego Union Tribune

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More Car Accident Deaths Occurring at Night

May 10, 2010
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Car accidents caused by the use of cell phones while driving is starting to show up in statistics. Dave Downey of the Californian has a column this morning about the dangers of driving at night. While the number of people dying in car accidents has been falling over the last decade, the number of deaths occurring at night has actually increased.

According to a study by the Texas Transportation Institute the percentage of auto accident fatalities occurring is on the increase, particularly among teenage drivers.

Back in 1999, the proportion of fatal crashes caused by drivers age 20 and up that occurred at night was 38.6 percent for the nation as a whole and 42.2 percent in California. Nine years later, those percentages had increased to 41.5 percent and 45 percent, respectively. When it came to fatal accidents caused by 16 to 19-year-olds, the proportion occurring at night increased from 45.1 percent nationwide in 1999 to 49.7 percent in 2008.

The question is Why?

According to Downey, who cites researchers, the rise in deadly crashes involving teens driving after dark is the use of the cell phone. More specifically, it's texting while driving. This is becoming a very serious problem, and justifiably getting the attention of public safety organizations, and even Oprah Winfrey, who has been very active in her "No Texting" campaign.

Source: The Californian

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Two Die in Collision near Sunset Cliffs

May 3, 2010
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A major car accident on Interstate 8 has claimed the lives of two people, and seriously injured a third. The accident occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. Monday morning near what is called the Ocean Beach Freeway, where I-8 enters into the Mission Bay area.

Details surrounding the accident are unclear, but witnesses say that one of the two vehicles involved was going the wrong way on the freeway. The 2008 Honda Civic containing the two individuals who died flopped over. Those individuals were identified as Rebecca O'Mara, 21, and Joshua Carr, 25. The driver of the other vehicle, a 2008 Toyota Tundra, was Adrian Villanueva, 25, who apparently suffered a broken right wrist and fractured collarbone.

CHP's website stated that it has sent a blood technician to the hospital to determine if Villanueva was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

Here's CBS News 8 coverage of the accident:


Source: CBS8.com

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