tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51711303934322169812024-03-05T16:25:56.925-08:00Medical CommunicationsPublic Health Information for the Community at LargeCommunications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-84901838102731471782016-08-18T10:30:00.001-07:002016-08-18T10:30:20.894-07:00Home Page - Canadian Mental Health AssociationCanadian Mental Health Association | Mental Health for All<a href="http://www.cmha.ca/">Home Page - Canadian Mental Health AssociationCanadian Mental Health Association | Mental Health for All</a>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-86913169902261262812016-07-07T10:54:00.000-07:002016-07-07T10:54:18.178-07:00Asthma: Inhalers and Nebulizers<a href="http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/home-nebulizer-therapy">http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/home-nebulizer-therapy</a><br />
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A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/home-nebulizer-therapy" onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" style="color: #1295cc; text-decoration: none;">nebulizer</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>changes medication from a liquid to a mist so that it can be more easily inhaled into the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/lung/picture-of-the-lungs" onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" style="color: #1295cc; text-decoration: none;">lungs</a>. Nebulizers are particularly effective in delivering<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/asthma-medications" onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" style="color: #1295cc; text-decoration: none;">asthma medications</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to infants and small children and to anyone who has difficulty using an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/asthma-inhalers" onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" style="color: #1295cc; text-decoration: none;">asthma inhaler</a>.</div>
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It is also convenient when a large dose of an inhaled medication is needed. Nebulized therapy is often called a "breathing treatment." And a variety of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a chronic_id="" crosslinkid="31476" crosslinktype="Article" directive="friendlyurl" externalid="09D1C68D81D74991" href="http://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx" keywordid="34732" keywordsetid="8684" object_type="" onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx" style="color: #1295cc; text-decoration: none;">medications</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-- both for immediate relief and maintenance of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/asthma-symptoms" onclick="return sl(this,'','embd-lnk');" style="color: #1295cc; text-decoration: none;">asthma symptoms</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-- are available for use with a nebulizer.</div>
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Nebulizers come in home (tabletop) and portable models. Home nebulizers are larger and must be plugged into an electrical outlet. Portable nebulizers run on batteries -- either disposable or rechargeable -- or can be plugged into a car's cigarette lighter. Smaller, portable units are slightly larger than a deck of cards, so they can be carried in a purse, briefcase, or backpack to be used whenever and wherever you need them.</div>
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To obtain a nebulizer, you need a prescription from your doctor, or it can be dispensed from your pediatrician’s office. (Oftentimes, a breathing treatment is administered at the doctor’s office.)</div>
Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-21169274900231680632016-07-07T10:46:00.001-07:002016-07-07T10:46:26.653-07:00Nigeria: International SOS Emergency Clinic Lagos<a href="https://www.internationalsos.com/locations/africa/nigeria">Nigeria</a> in Lagos, West Africa<br /><br />
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<div class="item"><h2>International SOS Clinic Lagos</h2>23A Temple Road (Olu Holoway road)<br />Ikoyi<br />Lagos<br />Lagos<br /><br />
Tel: <a href="tel://234014625600/">Tel: +234 (0) 1 462 5600</a><br /><br />
Email: <a href="mailto:LagosClinic@internationalsos.com">LagosClinic@internationalsos.com</a><br /><br />
<strong>Office Hours: </strong>Monday to Friday 08h00 - 18h00 Saturday 08h00 - 18h00 Sunday Emergencies only<br /><br />
Our Lagos facility was established in February 2003 and was relocated to Ikoyi in November 2008. The clinic is in the secluded area of Thomson Road, a short distance from the top of Kingsway by Osborne Road, offering a better strategic location for MEDEVACs, and in the heart of Ikoyi, Lagos’ major residential area. We offer general practice consultations, treatment and emergency medical care.<br /><br /> Our experienced expatriate and national doctors, together with our national nurses are also supported by our Port Harcourt clinic and the International SOS global infrastructure. The clinic is on-call to offer full 24/7 emergency cover.<br /><br /> The clinic facilities include:<br /><ul><li>three consulting rooms</li>
<li>a fully-equipped emergency room complete with patient monitoring and emergency resuscitation equipment</li>
<li>a well-equipped laboratory</li>
<li>a digital x-ray unit</li>
<li>a pharmacy</li>
<li>a critical care unit</li>
<li>a ward</li>
<li>an ambulance</li>
<li>a separate occupational health unit with consultation room and audiology facilities </li>
</ul><br /> Our medical team also provides the following services:<br /><ul><li>immunization programs</li>
<li>well-baby and pediatric care</li>
<li>annual health checks and screenings</li>
<li>travel health advice</li>
<li>first aid training and training kits</li>
<li>lectures on various medical or health-related topics</li>
<li>development of emergency response plans </li>
</ul><br /> International SOS Clinics in Nigeria are accessible only via a separate agreement plan. For more details of all our services, please call or email us.</div>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-88577539371417727192016-07-01T08:47:00.001-07:002016-07-01T08:47:31.513-07:00My Facebook Friend Brian Nicholas Campbell Is In His Last Mission In Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa | GHung's Blog<a href="https://gardeniahung.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/my-facebook-friend-brian-nicholas-campbell-is-in-his-last-mission-in-lagos-nigeria-west-africa/">My Facebook Friend Brian Nicholas Campbell Is In His Last Mission In Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa | GHung's Blog</a>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-44664545279358990412016-07-01T08:46:00.001-07:002016-07-01T08:46:47.777-07:00List of hospitals in Lagos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Lagos">List of hospitals in Lagos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br /><br />
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<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CHICAGO (STMW) –</strong> A now-suspended psychiatrist pleaded guilty Friday to taking kickbacks and benefits worth nearly $600,000 from pharmaceutical companies for prescribing an anti-psychotic drug to thousands of elderly and mentally ill patients.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">In addition to the guilty plea, 71-year-old Michael Reinstein agreed to pay the U.S. and Illinois governments $3.79 million to settle a civil lawsuit connected to the scheme, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office. The suit alleged the doctor submitted at least 140,000 false Medicare and Medicaid claims for prescriptions of the anti-psychotic clozapine.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prosecutors said Reinstein routinely prescribed clozapine to thousands of elderly and mentally ill patients in more than 30 area nursing homes and other facilities between August 2003 and July 2011.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clozapine is used to treat schizophrenia, but typically only as a “last resort” because of possible side effects, including inflammation of heart muscle, a potentially deadly decrease in white blood cells, and increased mortality in elderly patients, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reinstein took kickbacks from drug companies in the form of speaking and consulting agreements worth up to $50,000 a year, in addition to free meals, tickets to sporting events and an all-expense-paid trip to Miami, prosecutors said. He was also paid to conduct research studies related to the drug.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and IVAX Pharmaceuticals paid $27.6 million to settle allegations they violated the state and federal False Claims acts by making payments to Reinstein in exchange for prescriptions, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reinstein’s plea agreement calls for the government to recommend a sentence of 18.5 months in prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson, prosecutors said. Under the civil settlement, he must pay the federal government $1,837,968 and the state $1,956,741 within 10 days.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Records from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation list Reinstein’s medical license as “suspended” as of August 2014.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)</em></div>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-25980759801067376942015-02-11T07:40:00.001-08:002015-02-11T07:40:10.097-08:00Consumer Updates Milk-Allergic? There May Be Milk in That Dark Chocolate<a href="http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm433555.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#.VNt3u_97wJw.blogger">Consumer Updates Milk-Allergic? There May Be Milk in That Dark Chocolate</a><br /><br />
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-top: 1em;">If you or someone in your household is allergic to milk, take heed: a recent study by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested 100 dark chocolate products and found that many contained milk. More importantly, you can’t always tell that’s the case simply by reading the food label.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">“This can be a problem, since even one small bite of a product containing milk can cause a dangerous reaction in some individuals,” says researcher Binaifer Bedford, M.S., an <a href="http://orise.orau.gov/about-orise/" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #005f9f; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;">Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)</a> fellow at FDA.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Milk is one of eight major food allergens (the others are wheat, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, Crustacean shellfish and soybeans). U.S. law requires foods containing a major food allergen to provide its name—in this case, milk—on the label. This is one of the ways to help ensure consumers know what’s in the food they’re eating. Undeclared (not listed on the label) allergens are a leading cause of food recall requests by the FDA.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">From September 2009 to September 2012, about one-third of foods reported to FDA as serious health risks involved undeclared allergens. The five food types most often involved in food allergen recalls were bakery products, snack foods, candy, dairy products and dressings. Within the candy category, there were many reports of undeclared milk in dark chocolate.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">A manufacturer may not intend to use milk in a dark chocolate product, Bedford says. But if the dark chocolate product shares equipment with, for example, a milk chocolate product, traces of milk may inadvertently wind up in the dark chocolate. After hearing from consumers who had eaten dark chocolate and experienced harmful reactions, FDA tested 100 dark chocolate bars for the presence of undeclared milk. The selected bars were obtained from different parts of the U.S. and each bar was unique in terms of product line and/or manufacturer.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">“We divided the bars into categories based on the statements on the labels,” Bedford explains. The categories included precautionary statements such as “may contain milk” or “may contain traces of milk”; statements such as “dairy-free” or “allergen-free”; no mention of milk on the label; and inconsistent statements.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Even a consumer who carefully reads the label may be confused by a statement such as “vegan” (which implies that no animal-derived products were used) along with a precautionary statement referring to the presence of milk, Bedford says. Moreover, a consumer will not know how much or whether milk is present when a product is labeled “may contain traces of milk,” or when the product was manufactured with the same equipment used for products containing milk.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><a href="http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm433555.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#top" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #005f9f; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;">back to top</a></div><h4 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 11px; margin-top: 22px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="found" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #005f9f;"></a>What the FDA Study Found</h4><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px;">“First of all, milk-allergic consumers should be aware that a high proportion of the dark chocolates we tested contained milk, even when the label failed to list milk as an ingredient,” Bedford says. Of greatest concern are chocolate samples that have no statement regarding milk on the label or have inconsistencies in the label. Several of the chocolates labeled “dairy free” were also found to contain milk.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Results included:</div><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.25em;">While dark chocolates labeled “dairy free or allergen-free” were the least likely to contain milk, two out of 17 of these products were found to contain milk.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.25em;">All seven bars that declared the presence of milk on the label contained milk; however, 55 (59%) of 93 bars without any clear indication of the presence of milk also were found to contain milk.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.25em;">Six out of the eleven chocolate products labeled “traces of milk” contained milk at detectable levels high enough to potentially cause severe reactions in some individuals.</li>
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<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px;"><span class="bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Contact:</span> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Consumer:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />1-800-422-9837<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="mailto:onebaxter@baxter.com" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e5f89; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;">onebaxter@baxter.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Media:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />John O’Malley<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Deborah Spak<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />224-948-5353<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="mailto:media@baxter.com" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e5f89; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;">media@baxter.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span class="bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span> - July 14, 2014 – Baxter International Inc. announced today it is voluntarily recalling four lots of intravenous (IV) solutions to the hospital/user level. These products have been found to contain particulate matter identified as cellulosic fibers and/or plastics. Baxter received four complaints over a period of six months from customers whose visual inspection identified the appearance of visible particulate matter prior to administration to a patient.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">If infused, adverse health consequences of particulate matter could vary depending on the amount of particulate matter injected into the patient, the size of the particles, the patient’s underlying medical condition and the presence of a right-to-left cardiac shunt. The presence of particulate foreign matter may elicit inflammatory and allergic responses, both chronic and acute, and may be life threatening. There have been no reported adverse events associated with this issue to date, and an investigation is underway to determine root cause.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Products affected by this recall are found in the table below:</div><div class="table-responsive" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin: 1em 0px;"><table class="table table-bordered table-striped" style="background-color: transparent; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875em; margin: 1.1875em 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 794px;" summary=""><thead style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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<tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><th scope="row" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top; width: 185px;">2B1306</th><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">0.9% Sodium Chloride, 50 mL (Single Pack)</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">P309187</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Oct 2014</td><td scope="row" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">0338-0049-41</td></tr>
<tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><th scope="row" style="background: rgb(82, 82, 82) !important; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top; width: 185px;">2B0822</th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Highly Concentrated Potassium Chloride Injection, 20 mEq/50 mL, VIAFLEX Plus Container</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">P309476</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Oct 2014</td><td scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.375; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">0338-0703-41</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px;">Sodium Chloride Injection, USP is an intravenously administered injectable indicated as a source of water and electrolytes, for use as a priming solution in hemodialysis procedures, and may be used as a diluent for reconstitution of a powdered drug product. Potassium Chloride Injection is an intravenously administered injectable indicated as a potassium replacement to support nerve conduction, muscle contraction and prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. The lots being recalled were distributed worldwide to customers and distributors between February 2013 and June 2014.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Baxter has notified customers, who are being directed not to use products from the recalled lots. Recalled products should be returned to Baxter for credit by contacting Baxter Healthcare Center for Service at 1-888-229-0001, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Central Time. Unaffected lots of product are available for replacement.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Consumers with questions regarding this recall can call Baxter at 1-800-422-9837, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Time, or e-mail Baxter at <a href="mailto:onebaxter@baxter.com" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e5f89; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;">onebaxter@baxter.com</a>. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to using these drug products.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of these products may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.</div><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.25em;">Complete and submit the report <span class="bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Online:</span> <a href="http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e5f89; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;">www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm</a></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.25em;"><span class="bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Regular Mail or Fax:</span> Download form <a href="http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e5f89; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;">www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm</a> or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178.</li>
</ul><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin-top: 1em;">This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.</div><h4 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 11px; margin-top: 22px;">About Baxter</h4><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px;">Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures and markets products that save and sustain the lives of people with hemophilia, immune disorders, cancer, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma and other chronic and acute medical conditions. As a global, diversified healthcare company, Baxter applies a unique combination of expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide.</div><div class="space" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.25px; margin: 20px 0em;"> </div>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-11585065561688248332014-06-08T05:56:00.001-07:002014-06-08T05:56:57.485-07:00BBC News - Sleep's memory role discovered<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27695144">BBC News - Sleep's memory role discovered</a><br /><br />
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Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-73085386792739408262014-05-15T12:02:00.001-07:002014-05-15T12:02:41.272-07:00ILLINOIS LOMBARD RESIDENT HOMEOWNER EXPERIENCE IN LILAC TOWN DUPAGE COUN...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NqPyO7VNKOM" width="480"></iframe>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-51662091796491070872014-05-15T11:59:00.001-07:002014-05-15T11:59:16.317-07:00College of DuPage Faculty in Lombard as Illinois Victims of Heinous Hate...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eQxcmef0S_U" width="459"></iframe>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-88493370431100033012014-05-15T10:47:00.000-07:002014-05-15T10:47:05.825-07:00Mental Health Awareness For Suicidal People in MayDuring the month of May, Mental Health Awareness Month is a very important issue for all Americans, especially in the Midwestern state of Illinois for Mother’s Day. Eight (8) years ago, my Mother committed suicide by stabbing herself with a brand new, large stainless steel kitchen knife which the bank TCF at Jewel-Osco had given her as a gift for opening a brand new bank account on Main Street, in the Village of Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois USA. When I returned home in the afternoon from the Harold Washington Public Library, I found my Mother face down on the second floor bedroom of our Lombard home. After I turned her to face me, I found the long kitchen knife stuck in her upper abdomen. Quickly I pulled out the knife, and called “911” for the Lombard Fire Department Paramedics and Dr. Thomas who arrived to help my Mother who was still unconscious with a beating pulse. The Lombard Fire Department removed my Mother and I have not seen her again for the last 8 years, after she was staying with me at our Lombard home in Du Page County, Illinois.
Prior to the suicidal attempt, my Mother had been hospitalized in the Psychiatric Ward of the Advocate Masonic Medical Center in care of Dr. McKenna and social worker Tilary who discharged her for Thanksgiving, without providing for her the prescribed medications for her mental health condition. My Mother was forcefully committed to psychiatric care at the Masonic Medical Center in the Lakeview neighborhood by Jim Wilbrot and his friends, after they took her widow’s Social Security Disability cash funds for more than $800 which she had in her purse, while visiting in Oak Park, Illinois.
The Lombard Police Department, Renaldo, told me to find my Mother at the Du Page County Coroner’s Office on County Farm Road in Wheaton, Illinois. When I got to the Du Page County Morgue, the Deputy Coroner told me that “THERE WAS NO BODY” in the Morgue drawer for my Mother. Afterwards, the Du Page County Clerk Gary King, mailed me a Death Certificate for my Mother—but I never found the body nor did they invite me to the funeral in Du Page County, Illinois. Eight (8) years have passed and I know that Mental Health caused problems for my Mother after she moved to Lilac Town in 1992.
My Mother relocated to a Lombard home near Sunset Knolls Park and the Lombard Mental Health Crisis Intervention Center on Finley Road near Washington Boulevard in Lilac Town. My Mother had been previously treated with “Lithium” by Dr. Eduardo Machado at Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Illinois, even when Lithium is known to cause blood poisoning and kill patients during the course of medical treatment. Later, Dr. Machado referred my Mother to Chicago Read Health Center where she was abused as a psychiatric patient by another patient on the ward.
The Chicago Social Worker Mrs. Gardas who worked for the Illinois Department of Human Services has been following up on my Mother’s extraordinary Mental Health experience as a psychiatric patient in Illinois, USA. My Mother’s Mental Health issues developed during 1978, after she was abused by a Puerto Rican co-worker, while she worked as an employee at Felt-Products Inc., auto gasket manufacturing plant also known as Federal Mogul where my Father worked for 22 years in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. Several years have passed during my Mother’s Mental Health experience for me and my family, after she travelled to Harrison and Union City, New Jersey where her second brother and other Cuban-American friends remember her life in Santiago de Cuba, and Cuba.
Mental Health Awareness Month for Suicidal People in May becomes an essential issue for me as the eldest daughter in my family, especially when the Illinois Psychiatric Association does not allow me to see or meet my Mother who surprisingly is still alive—re-organizing her life as a Loyola University Alumni and a professional senior citizen under psychiatric mental health supervision in the State of Illinois, USA. Du Page County Clerk Gary King and Elmhurst Memorial Medical Center never contacted me to inform me that my Mother was transferred to a Chicago North Shore facility near Loyola University Lake Shore Campus for Rehabilitation and Medical Treatment unbeknown to me, her eldest daughter who was abandoned as a Lombard resident homeowner in the Lilac Town, presuming that my Mother was “dead”—when she was really “unconscious” from a self-inflicted knife wound on the second floor of our Lombard home, 8 years ago.
Many psychiatric suicidal people in Chicago, Illinois survive Mental Health issues and resume their lives under the care of psychiatrists, mental health counselors, therapists, social workers, and many other mental health staff. Can you imagine how Mental Health Awareness has affected and distressed my life as the eldest daughter in my family, “presuming my Mother committed suicide” when she is really alive as a senior citizen resuming her second life with other people around her, without her immediate family?Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171130393432216981.post-30226709719091831432014-05-10T16:05:00.001-07:002014-05-10T16:05:21.797-07:00Mental Health Awareness Month: Mind Your Health<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oJPR67PoHR8" width="480"></iframe>Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639821969807242858noreply@blogger.com0