FDA News Digest

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Title: FDA News Digest

FDA News Digest

June 23, 2008

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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

 

»  News

    -- Diaphragm-Pacing Device Approved to Help Paralysis Victims Breathe 

    -- U.S. Marshals Seize Animal Food Products Stored at PETCO Facility

»  Safety Alerts/Recalls

»  Upcoming Public Meetings

»  Consumer Health Information

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NEWS

 

Diaphragm-Pacing Device Approved to Help Paralysis Victims Breathe 

FDA has approved the NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation System, an implantable electronic device that stimulates the diaphragm and allows certain spinal cord injury patients to breathe for at least four hours a day without a mechanical ventilator. Spinal cord injuries can cause paralysis, which can affect the muscles of the chest and abdomen, including the diaphragm—the lower abdominal muscle essential for breathing.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01853.html

 

U.S. Marshals Seize Animal Food Products Stored at PETCO Facility

At FDA's request, U.S. marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center in Joliet, Ill. During an FDA inspection in April, inspectors found widespread and active rodent and bird infestation. The agency inspected the facility again in May and found continuing and widespread infestation.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01854.html

 

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SAFETY ALERTS/RECALLS

 

For a list of recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts involving FDA-regulated

products from the past 60 days, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html. 

 

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UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS

 

For a complete list of upcoming meetings, seminars, and other public events sponsored

or co-sponsored by FDA, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpmeetings.html.

 

 

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION

 

Consumer updates in the spotlight this week are:

 

›  Beware of Online Cancer Fraud

http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/cancerfraud061708.html

›  Warning for Regranex, Cream for Leg and Foot Ulcers

http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/regranexcream061108.html

 

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For the latest in consumer health news from FDA, visit http://www.fda.gov/consumer/default.htm. 

 

 

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