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  • ZIKA UPDATE: CDC Guidance for Travel and Testing of Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age

    Wednesday, December 14, 2016

    On November 28, 2016, the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) reported the first case of locally acquired mosquito-borne Zika virus infection in the city of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. On December 9, 2016, four additional cases in people living in proximity to the first case were reported. TDSHS continues to investigate Zika virus transmission in Brownsville.

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  • FDA MedWatch: Pioglitazone-containing Medicines, Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer

    Monday, December 12, 2016

    As a result of an updated review, the FDA has concluded that use of the type 2 diabetes medicine pioglitazone (Actos, Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR, Duetact, Oseni) may be linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer. The labels of pioglitazone-containing medicines already contain warnings about this risk, and FDA has approved label updates to describe the additional studies reviewed.

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  • FDA MedWatch: Convenience Kits Containing Multi-Med Single Lumen Catheters by Centurion: Class I Recall - Excess Material May Split or Separate

    Friday, December 9, 2016

    Centurion is recalling the Centurion Convenience Kits containing Multi-Med Single Lumen Catheters. The catheters have a potential for excess material to remain at the tip of the catheter from the manufacturing process. If this occurs, the excess material may separate from the catheter during use and could enter the patient’s bloodstream. This can result in serious adverse health consequences such as the development of blood clots, embolism of the excess material to vital organs, or death.

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