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• FDA To Monitor Medical Device Use More Closely

  Bob Carroll | February 10, 2006 6:09 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  The Daily Health Policy Report from the Kaiser Network focuses on the need for increased vigilance of the performance of medical devices, such as the Guidant cardiovascular defibrillators, after they are introduced into the market. When the market includes my body I say bring on the vigilance. FDA officials on Thursday held a "rare media briefing" to detail "problems they face in monitoring"...

• You Can ASK GARY...Or, You Could ASK KOBY, ASK JERY Or Even ASK DAVE

  Bob Carroll | January 18, 2006 6:24 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Three years of television commercials throughout Tampa Bay telling us to call ASK GART when we are injured have spawned some copycats. Suddenly, there are commercials reminding us that we should ASK-KOBY or ASK-JERY or even ASK-DAVE. So, who's a person to ASK?GARY thinks all this ASKing is confusing to injured people so he has gone to court to block KOBY and JERY. The Tampa Tribune carries...

• Bone Graft Not Screened For Infections

  Bob Carroll | January 05, 2006 7:07 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  A woman has just discovered she has syphilis a month after her hospital told her that tissue used in her bone graft may not have been screened for infectious disease. The full story is reported by Newsday. This New York story may well reach into Florida.In October, the FDA notified hospitals across the country, including North Shore LIJ, about allegations that Biomedical Tissue Services of...

• Does Your Doctor Have A Five Star Rating?

  Bob Carroll | January 03, 2006 7:25 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  There may be a new way to get the scoop on a doctor. According to msspnexus blog a web site now allows the public to rate and comment about doctors online. "The site claims that as of today 20,379 physicians have been rated, with 74 new ones added yesterday. Developers assert that the site is changing the way the world looks at medicine by providing patients with the unique opportunity to rate...

• Here's An Alternative For You

  Bob Carroll | December 18, 2005 9:49 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  The Complementary And Alternative Medicine Law Blog, CAMLAWBlog, is a project of Michael H. Cohen, Esq. Michael's blog is extremely useful in an age when more of us are turning away from traditional medicine to find better paths to a healthier life.The Complementary And Alternative Medicine Law Blog, CAMLawBlog, is a project of Michael H. Cohen, Esq. Michael's blog is extremely useful in an...

• Brittle Bone Disease Caused Fractures But Father Wrongly Accused Of Abuse

  Bob Carroll | October 27, 2005 5:17 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  The headlines report: Parents Get $1 Million in False Abuse Case and Judge Apologizes for Officials' Failure to Recognize Girl's Brittle Bone Disorder. But, reading the full article in the Washington Post will break your heart. Bullheadedness by doctors (and prosecutors) can cause good people and their families unbelievable grief.The headlines report the final chapter: Parents Get $1 Million...

• FDA Warns of Cylert Side Effects

  Bob Carroll | October 26, 2005 5:25 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  FDA Alert Re Cylert, a drug used to treat ADHD. Coming a mere 10 years after Canada and Great Britain pulled the drug from their markets and and 5 months after the manufacturer, Abbott Labs, stopped making and marketing the drug due to declining sales, the question is why did the FDA bother at all.Does anyone need more evidence that the FDA is dysfunctional? Exhibit A: its recent Alert about...

• Blogger's Journal Is His Memory

  Bob Carroll | October 06, 2005 6:36 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Due to my brain injury I have partial memory loss and have been investigating who I was and what I did. Because I often can't remember yesterday this journal serves as my memory. I have decided to share my life with the world and hope to find kindred spirits. Despite being disabled I spend my time helping others in need. Bob Westbrook's Blog is just as straightforward as his explanation for...

• 10 Most Dangerous Jobs In U.S.

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 6:25 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Time to appreciate the risks taken by others to provide us with the goods and services we require. Start that appreciation with the 10 most dangerous jobs in the country. Workers most likely to be killed at work are not donning bullet-proof vests to capture criminals or saving victims from fire-engulfed buildings. Those of us who sit at desks need to appreciate the risks taken by others to...

• The Knucklehead of the Day Award

  Bob Carroll | September 29, 2005 6:27 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  The Florida Masochist has just awarded the knucklehead of the day award to the Florida Department of Transportation or DOT. for the design of woefully inadequate interchange in the Jacknsoville Florida area that cost taxpayers 107 million. The Florida Masochist has just awarded the knucklehead of the day award to the Florida Department of Transportation or DOT. "They get today's award for their...