Boston Scientific Corp. has issued an advisory warning physicians that some models of its implanted heart defibrillators have an observed failure rate of one in 670 devices. Approximately 34,000 patients have the implanted defibrillators, which were manufactured in 2006 and 2007. The devices are no longer sold.
The federal government’s point man on the Gulf oil spill response, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, will meet with New Orleans parish presidents Thursday morning to outline plans after the well is permanently sealed. As Allen meets with parish leaders, preparations are moving forward for two efforts to kill the well–first, sealing it from above [...]
Georgia-based Perdue Farms is recalling frozen chicken nuggets because the product could contain small pieces of blue plastic. At issue are over 91,000 pounds of “GREAT VALUE Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets” sold in 1-pound, 13-ounce bags bearing the establishment number P-33944 and case code 89008 AO160. For the full story, go to Business Week.
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