Health 2.0 News: Reporting Adverse Events and Lady Gaga in Lab July 21, 2010

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• Elsevier’s Procedures Consult Mobile Brings Procedural Videos and Illustrations to Smartphones

• Should There be an App for Reporting Adverse Events?

Today the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the launch of a new app for smartphones that will alert consumers to the latest recall information in one spot, allowing them to track and actually see recalled products.  This means that a consumer doesn’t have to navigate a difficult and cumbersome Web site, or number of Web sites, to get the latest consumer information.

But there is something else in the app that is extremely provocative.  The app also has a “report incident” function that allows for a consumer to submit a report about a product that might be unsafe.

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