9/11: Responders struggle with lingering effects
After the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, Neal and other members of Indiana's Task Force One were sent to Ground Zero to help with recovery efforts. They wore respiratory protection. But when the masks came off, the smell washed over them. It was acrid, like burning plastic. The mangled steel that surrounded them continued to burn.
The Twin...
Special Report: ‘Superbug’ scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising human toll
Josiah Cooper-Pope, born 15 weeks premature, did fine in the neonatal intensive care unit for the first 10 days of his life. Then, suddenly, his tiny body started to swell.
His mother, Shala Bowser, said nurses at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, told her that Josiah had an infection and that she should prepare...
Door Latch Recall to Cost Ford, Cut Into Full-Year Profits
DETROIT — Ford will spend $640 million to replace door latches on nearly 2.4 million cars, trucks and vans this year because the doors can pop open while the vehicles are moving.
On Thursday, the company announced it would add 1.5 million vehicles to the pesky and growing recall, which has become so costly Ford...
General Motors settles 2 bellwether ignition switch cases
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. has settled two federal court cases related to its defective ignition switches, but its legal troubles stemming from the switches are far from over.
GM settled the cases for an undisclosed amount, plaintiffs' attorney Bob Hilliard said Monday. In both cases, the plaintiffs said they sustained serious injuries when...
F.D.A. Bans Sale of Many Antibacterial Soaps, Saying Risks Outweigh Benefits – The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of soaps containing certain antibacterial chemicals on Friday, saying industry had failed to prove they were safe to use over the long term or more effective than using ordinary soap and water.
In all the F.D.A. took action against 19 different chemicals and has given...
Recall Alert: 2015 Hyundai Genesis
Vehicles Affected: Approximately 3,000 model-year 2015 Hyundai Genesis sedans manufactured between Feb. 1 and May 20, 2015, and equipped with a 7-inch TFT-LCD instrument cluster
The Problem: The instrument cluster may display an incorrect vehicle speed, illuminate all of the warning lights or not illuminate a warning light that needs to be lit, increasing the...
CDC takes lead in Hepatitis A outbreak linked to smoothies
Another state and 18 more people are now included in a Hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen, imported strawberries served in smoothies, bringing the totals to six states and 69 victims.
Tropical Smoothie CafeVirginia remains the hardest hit, with 55 residents confirmed with Hepatitis A infections as of noon Wednesday, according to the state health...
Long Island county sues opioid drug makers for misleading marketing
You can add Suffolk County, N.Y., to the list of local and state governments that are filing lawsuits against the drug makers that market opioid painkillers.
The Long Island county on Wednesday accused several companies — Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, and Endo International, among others — of using deceptive marketing to downplay the risks...
Opioid Abuse Fueling Drug-Related Heart Infections: Study
The number of Americans hospitalized with heart infections caused by use of injected opioid drugs is on the rise, a new study indicates.
Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston said the finding is a disturbing outgrowth of a rising tide of opioid addiction in the United States.
For the study, the researchers reviewed...
Congressman calls on Japanese prosecutors to probe Olympus over scope infections
Los Angeles congressman is calling for Japanese prosecutors to investigate Olympus Corp. for not warning American hospitals that its medical scope was transferring lethal bacteria to patients.
In an Aug. 29 letter, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) asked Secretary of State John Kerry to request that Japanese authorities probe the Tokyo-based manufacturer for civil or criminal...
