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A federal court says there's no reliable scientific basis for linking a Bausch & Lomb contact lens cleaner to a flurry of bacterial, viral and other non-fungal infections in 2006. The Rochester, N.Y.-based optical products maker has already paid out more than $250 million to settle roughly 600 lawsuits blaming its ReNu with MoistureLoc solution for a potentially blinding infection known as Fusarium (foo-SAHR'-ee-uhm) keratitis. After a hearing on the admissibility of expert evidence, however, a federal judge in South Carolina has excluded testimony by a doctor who claims MoistureLoc also caused hundreds of non-fungal infections. The new-formula lens cleaner was withdrawn from markets ... Read Full Story

Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction." Over the past year, away from the glare of public scrutiny, the optical products company has quietly settled nearly 600 fungal-infection lawsuits — with dozens more individual claims yet to be resolved. The cost so far: Upward of $250 million. More than 700 lens wearers in the United States and Asia say they were exposed to a potentially blinding infection known as Fusarium keratitis while using ... Read Full Story

Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction." Over the past year, away from the glare of public scrutiny, the optical products company has quietly settled nearly 600 fungal-infection lawsuits — with dozens more individual claims yet to be resolved. The cost so far: Upward of $250 million. More than 700 lens wearers in the United States and Asia say they were exposed to a potentially blinding infection known as Fusarium keratitis while using ... Read Full Story

FDA Wants Tougher Warnings For ADHD Treating Drugs By Luther Brady The USFDA has sent letters to the manufacturers of ADHD treating drugs asking them to change their warning labels It has been reported that following conflicting views concerning the use of certain ADHD drugs, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is calling for tougher warnings on the labels of some ADHD treating drugs. Heart problems and psychotic behavior, are the two main possible side effects of taking the widely prescribed drugs, along with the possibility of sudden death. Accutane Linked to Higher Levels of Cholesterol By Sam Barren Accutane use may ... Read Full Story

By Lennox Bradly The UK based animal rescue service BARKS needs your help Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service is an animal charity operating in the UK that offers temporary homes for abandoned animals. While they help a lot of animals get off the street and into loving homes, a shortage of volunteers and foster families is putting the charity under undue strain. “We’re the only charity that takes in unwanted animals around here and finds them a new home. We are getting a lot of requests to take animals in but we have not got enough people coming forward to volunteer to take ... Read Full Story