Ohio prompted to scrutinize drug compounding operations

October 22nd, 2012 | Drug injury

October 22, 2012 In the wake of a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy wants to do a better job with the state’s compounding pharmacy industry. On Friday, the board suspended the license of a compounding pharmacy in Piqua, Ohio, reports The Columbia Dispatch. The board said that JAH Pharmacies “failed… Read More

Ohio Boy Critically Injured In Lawnmower Accident

October 19th, 2012 | Personal injury

October 18, 2012 A 4-year-old Licking County, Ohio, boy was left in critical condition after he was involved in an accident with a lawnmower earlier this week. The Columbus Dispatch says the incident occurred Monday at a residence in Harrison Township. Deputies with the Licking County Sheriff’s Department explained the 43-year-old owner of the home where… Read More

Cleveland man gets $1.2 million after botched surgery

October 17th, 2012 | Medical malpractice

October 17, 2012 The family of a man left in a vegetative state after cancer surgery received $1.2 million from the Ohio State University Medical Center, reports The Plain Dealer. The 45-year-old man, who was living in Columbus at the time, went to the medical center for testicular cancer surgery. Accusing the facility of medical malpractice… Read More

Major retailers recall Sunland peanut butter and peanut products

October 15th, 2012 | Defective product

October 15, 2012 Several grocery stores, including Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and Target have recalled Sunland peanut butter and various nut products from their stores, reports Ohio’s WKYZ. The FDA announced that on October 12, Sunland, Inc., expanded its ongoing recall to include raw and roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts sold in quantities from 2 ounces… Read More

New food safety law not financially supported by Congress

October 10th, 2012 | Defective product

October 10, 2012 The U.S. may have some of the safest food in the world, but still roughly one in six people get sick from eating tainted products each year. The Food Safety Modernization Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in January 2011, is an effort to step up the federal government’s battle… Read More