http://www.caymanmama.com Press Release Distribution - NewsWire- Caymanmama.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:21:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Montreal, Quebec, Canada (CaymanMama.com) -- As “Celebrity Rehab” prepares for its sixth episode, country singer Mindy McCready has steadily improved since suffering a seizure on camera. McCready has long struggled with alcohol and prescription drugs – and the legal ramifications of her addictions, which have landed her in jail on several ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2010/02/26/country-singer-mindy-mccready-doing-well-in-%e2%80%98celebrity-rehab%e2%80%99-for-alcohol-prescription-drugs_201002266133.html Montreal, Quebec, Canada (CaymanMama.com) -- Comedian and recovering alcoholic Andy Dick has had a checkered past with the law and it appears that over the weekend of February 6, 2010, his past came back to haunt him. Dick was in West Virginia for a scheduled performance at the Funny Bone Comedy ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2010/02/21/recovering-alcoholic-andy-dick-relapses-arrested-on-sexual-abuse-charges_201002216134.html Montreal, Quebec, Canada (CaymanMama.com) -- News reports about a growing problem with the use of the legalized drug mephedrone in Britain helps demonstrate the need for more education regarding drug safety. Canada drug rehab center Chatsworth Pavilion helps shed light on the issue because a growing number of individuals don’t ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2010/02/09/canada-addiction-rehabilitation_201002096104.html Phoenix, Arizona (CaymanMama.com) -- Nearly 2 million medical needles have been recalled by federal health officials due to a serious bodily injury risk. The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that the Japanese manufacturer Nipro Medical Corp. has issued a voluntarily recall of its Exel/Exelint Huber needles, made between January 2007 ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2010/01/26/federal-health-officials-recall-2m-medical-needles-for-health-risk_201001266032.html Phoenix, Arizona (CaymanMama.com) -- The Tylenol recall issued last September was expanded on Friday, and the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary which issued the recall is taking some more heat from federal health officials. In a warning letter from the Food & Drug Administration to McNeil Consumer Healthcare, it was made quite ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2010/01/19/tylenol-recall-widens-to-include-500-lots-of-otc-products_201001195976.html Austin, Texas (CaymanMama.com) -- In a new strategy to rebrand itself and make itself more accessible, the Food and Drug Administration has launched a new web site which outlines its operations for consumers. "FDA Basics" is shown on the homepage and features short videos about the FDA in addition to conversations ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2010/01/13/fda-launches-new-website-explaining-operations-to-consumers-in-rebranding-strategy_201001135933.html Detroit, Michigan (CaymanMama.com) -- Cymbalta, a drug by Indianapolis based Eli Lilly & Co., is an antidepressant typically used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, diabetic nerve pain and fibromyalgia. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration canceled a meeting to review the antidepressant for a new treatment use for chronic ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2010/01/05/fda-questions-new-info-about-eli-lillys-cymbalta-cancels-review-meeting_201001055871.html Seattle, Washington (CaymanMama.com) -- The voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets by drug maker Johnson & Johnson has been expanded due to consumer reports that the caplets had a moldy smell which caused nausea and other symptoms. According a post on the Food and Drug Administration website, Johnson & Johnson is ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/12/31/johnson-johnson-expands-recall-on-tylenol-arthritis-caplets-due-to-moldy-smell_200912315841.html Portland, Oregon (CaymanMama.com) -- Swiss multinational packaged foods company Nestle is coming under fire from U.S. health regulators. The Food and Drug Administration claims that the food giant made inaccurate claims about the health benefits of some of their children's beverages, according to a letter released Tuesday. In a letter dated ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/12/24/us-regulators-say-nestle-made-inaccurate-health-benefit-claims-on-some-beverages_200912245814.html Dallas, Texas (CaymanMama.com) -- Women, brace yourselves. You now have three more reasons why to keep chocolate in your candy stash -- it may be better for your health than you even realized. Now a superfood, dark chocolate must be added to your daily menu now. Here is why: * Chocolate heightens ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/12/12/health-news-3-new-reasons-to-eat-chocolate_200912125759.html Portland, Oregon (CaymanMama.com) -- Youngsters are not only more susceptible to the swine flu, but now, they are more likely to be harmed by the very injection that is said to help them avoid the harmful flu strand. The European Medicines Agency, a European drug regulator, issued a caution that young ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/12/09/glaxosmithkline-warns-youngsters-may-develop-fever-after-swine-flu-shot_200912095720.html Atlanta, Georgia (CaymanMama.com) -- A consumer rights group is working a petition to the U.S. government asking that the Food and Drug Administration ban the weight loss drug Meridia following a recent study that suggests the pill increases risk of heart attack, stroke and death. Public Citizen sent a letter to ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/12/07/public-citizen-calls-on-fda-to-pull-weight-loss-drug-citing-serious-health-issues_200912075700.html Portland, Oregon (CaymanMama.com) -- Drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corp is in hot water for selling food, beverages and over-the-counter medications past their expiration dates and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won't stand for it. Blumenthal said CVS is suing CVS for selling expired items including antacids, baby formula, cough medicine, energy ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/12/01/connecticut-attorney-general-suing-cvs-for-allowing-sale-of-expired-products_200912015687.html Seattle, Washington (CaymanMama.com) -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday that they have notified Canadian doctors to discontinue using a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines following six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients. Health officials regularly monitor vaccines for any signs of potential problems, including the occasional allergic reactions that do ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/11/24/glaxosmithkline-advises-canadian-doctors-to-stop-using-swine-flu-vaccines_200911245658.html Austin, Texas (CaymanMama.com) -- The dreaded swine flu is getting smarter and smarter meaning the medical community has to keep working on ways to battle the strand that has sickened thousands from coast to coast. Federal health officials confirm that four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a strand ... http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/11/22/swine-flu-type-found-in-north-carolina-develops-resistance-to-tamiflu_200911225633.html