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More Generic Zantac Recalls Over Possible ...

Recalls of generic Zantac believed to be contaminated by a carcinogen continue to flood in. Two other firms have declared recalls of ranitidine heartburn meds in 150 mg and 300 mg doses. The news arrived even as the degree of the drug returns increased with Mylan’s impromptu recall of three lots of nizatidine capsules last week because the API in them also held dangerous levels of NDMA.

More Generic Zantac Recalls Over Possible Contamination
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Why Companies Recalled Heartburn Medications

Shortly after the Federal officials announced the voluntary recalls of some pharmacies over NDMA, a drug filled with a potential human carcinogen, many other pharmacies have recalled the common variety of heartburn drug Zantac, called ranitidine, from shelves.

Why Companies Recalled Heartburn Medications
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Zantac Generics Recall Grows Due to Cancer Risk

Additional generic editions of Zantac are being taken down from pharmacy shelves after officials detected low levels of a possible carcinogens in the heartburn medication.

Zantac Generics Recall Grows Due to Cancer Risk
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Stryker Hip Implant Failures

The Stryker Tritanium Acetabular Shell, which restores the human hip socket, is built from a titanium alloy covered with a unique kind of porous foam. The foam enables bone cells to bind with it and grow, thereby increasing joint stability. However, a 2018 report in the journal Arthroplasty Today by doctors at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospitals described five hip implant failures related to Stryker’s Tritanium cups between 2011 and 2016.

Stryker Hip Implant Failures
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Stryker Recalls Femoral Head Implants

Medical technology giant, Stryker Corporation, has issued an urgent voluntary recall of its femoral head implants due to evidence that they may cause serious medical issues.

Stryker Recalls Femoral Head Implants

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Older Americans Face Rise in Deadly Falls

Older Americans Face Rise in Deadly Falls

According to a new study, falls among Americans 75 or over are becoming more deadly. This statistic is made even more tragic due to the fact that many of these fatal falls are preventable.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

According to the World Health Organization, each year around 5 million older Americans fall victim to elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Experts also believe that for every case of elder abuse or neglect reported, as many as 23 cases go unreported.

Elder Abuse: An Underreported Problem in the US

Elder Abuse: An Underreported Problem in the US

The WHO suggests that Americans may not be aware of the extent of elder abuse in our care facilities because good data is scarce. Indeed, since hospitals and nursing homes in the US are largely privately-owned, if these facilities even keep data regarding elder abuse issues and investigations, they generally do not make that data public - and have no incentive to do so.

Older Americans Face Increased Risk of Falling

Older Americans Face Increased Risk of Falling

The rate of severe falls among Americans over 65 years-old has been climbing sharply in recent years. Even more alarming, researchers say bad falls can be linked to the increasing prevalence and treatment of conditions such as diabetes, stroke, Parkinson’s, and heart disease, since in many cases the medications prescribed to treat these diseases actually increase the risk of falling.

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