A pumplike device used for hypodermic or subcutaneous (beneath the skin) injections or to remove liquids by suction, the syringe consists of a tube--usually made of plastic--that is tapered at one end and has a plunger at the other that either creates...

A syringe nowadays nearly always means a medical syringe, but it can mean any of...

Q I take medication by self-injection. Will I be allowed to carry on my syringes with my medication when flying? I am concerned about packing them in my checked luggage. Rosemarie Naguski Phoenix A The FAA earlier this month issued guidelines...

Traditionally, all too many sports books have been banal, repetitive, barely literate rush-jobs, typo-strewn slop turned out by ghosts who can just about sling three syllables together on behalf of people who wouldn't know a syllable if it tackled them from behind. Paul Merson's...

A leukemia patient has filed suit against the manufacturer of a batch of pre-filled syringes that were contaminated with bacteria, claiming they made her violently sick.Katie Abrams, 30, of Buffalo Grove, was hospitalized for nine days as a result of using the syringes at home,...

The following recalls have been announced:_All lots and sizes of Heparin and Saline pre-filled flush syringes from AM2 PAT Inc. because some of the syringes were found to be contaminated with the bacteria Serratia marcescens. This type of bacterial infection could lead to serious injury...