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Peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella has sickened at least six Wisconsin consumers according to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. The six reported cases took place between September 5, 2006 and January 28, 2007, and sickened consumers in several Wisconsin counties, including Dane, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Washington and Winnebago. ConAgra Food's peanut butter...

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Pharmaceutical manufacturer Purdue Pharma has announced that it has settled over 1,000 OxyContin cases related to its controversial painkiller OxyContin.The suits claimed damages from OxyContin addiction or overdose. While claiming that it had resolved nearly every case in its favor, Purdue spokesman Timothy Bannon explained Purdue's decision to settle over 90 percent of all pending cases in 10...

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that an 8 year old girl was killed and her 11 year old cousin injured when a large table collapsed or overturned at a Beloit laundromat. The death was caused by crushing injuries to the head when the table fell. The facts of the tragedy remain unclear, although local police are calling it a tragic accident rather than a crime. The authorities will...

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Today's New York Times presents a portrait of a man whose family believes died from side effects of Zyprexa. The man had been on the anti-psychotic drug manufactured by Eli Lilly, also known as olanzipine, for over five years to treat his bipolar disorder and control hallucinations. While the drug had stabilized his moods, his weight ballooned and he developed serious heart disease and died. ...

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Blogger Beth Janicek of San Antonio Personal Injury Blog reports that a Texas jury has rendered a verdict against against drug manufacturer Centocor, Inc. for failing to warn doctors and consumers about the side effects of the drug Remicade. The jury awarded nearly $20 million to a woman who alleged that she developed lupus from using Remicade. Believed to be the first Remicade verdict, the...

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Mattel has issued a recall notice for Polly Pocket magnetic toys in the wake of reports that three children have been hospitalized for intestinal perforations after swallowing small magnetic parts found in these doll play sets. Mattel is recalling 2.4 million sets, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recalled products include the following: Polly Pocket Polly...

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Investigators may have identified the spinach processor that is the source of spinach tainted with e. Coli. They are looking at a batch of spinach produced on August 15 at Natural Selection Foods in Salinas Valley, California. Natural Selection Foods has voluntarily recalled the spinach. According to a report posted by CBS California health officials are focusing on the Natural Selection Foods...

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The tragic death of a Kenosha tree service employee who was pulled through a wood chipper after using his foot to dislodge a log jammed in the machine raises questions about product liability, but underscores once again the importance of employee training about the dangers of working around machinery.Five co-workers frantically tried to depress a safety bar that was supposed to reverse the...

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Follow-up: Bausch & Lomb has reached the decision to remove its contact-lens solution ReNu from the market because of its association with a fungal infection that can cause blindness. Here is the AP story as reported in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website: ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Bausch & Lomb Inc. said Monday it has permanently removed from markets worldwide a contact-lens solution linked...

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