DIY beauty injectables are fueling a ‘horrifying’ online black market
Beauty shouldn’t hurt this much. People are buying cosmetic chemicals online and injecting them into their faces — and some are even giving step-by-step YouTube tutorials on how to do the same.
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Sleeping-Pill Deaths Prompt FDA to Add Strict Warning for Drugs
U.S. drug regulators added a strict new warning about prescription sleeping pills like Lunesta and Ambien, after well-publicized, sometimes joked-about side effects were found to sometimes lead to tragic injuries or even deaths.
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Indoor tanning may trigger gene mutation that boosts melanoma risk
(Reuters Health) - Indoor tanning is associated with a higher risk of developing the deadly skin cancer melanoma at younger ages, and a recent study suggests the ultraviolet (UV) light in tanning beds may be triggering genetic mutations that can lead to skin malignancies.
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NHTSA Investigating 12 Million Cars for Non-Deploying Airbags
As many as 12.3 million late-model cars may have defective airbags that won't deploy in a crash, and as records indicate, at least eight people may have died as a result.
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New York Archdiocese Names 120 Catholic Clergy Members Accused of Abuse
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York on Friday identified 115 priests and five deacons who have been accused of sexually abusing a child in what is one of the largest disclosures that has been made by the church.
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Aetna settles suit alleging claim-denying medical director never read patient’s records
(CNN) Aetna has settled a lawsuit in which a company medical director said under oath that he never looked at patients' records when deciding whether to approve or deny coverage -- testimony that prompted an investigation by the California insurance commissioner.
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More than 160,000 pounds of ground beef recalled in E. Coli outbreak as 177 people report being ill
More than 160,000 pounds of ground beef have been recalled following an E. Coli outbreak that’s left at least 177 people sick, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
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FDA Warns of Stroke, Death With Off-Label Use of Wingspan Stent
Class-action lawsuits filed against Fisher-Price over Rock ‘n Play infant deaths, recall
Less than two weeks after Fisher-Price recalled its popular Rock 'n Play sleepers, two class-action lawsuits have been filed against Fisher-Price and its parent company Mattel.
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U.S. expands air bag defect probe to 12.3 million vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expanding a probe into potentially defective air bags to 12.3 million vehicles and upgrading it to an engineering analysis, a step required before it can seek to compel recalls, it said on Tuesday.
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