Cluster of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli Infection Spotted in NYC
Experts are sounding the alarm about a cluster of four New York City hospital patients carrying an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" form of E. coli.
The E. coli harbored by the patients has an antibiotic resistance gene called
FDA sends letters to 20 companies in attempt to rein in stem cell industry
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday sent 20 letters to companies in the burgeoning stem cell industry, telling them they are selling an unapproved product in violation of federal laws.
It also sent a more formal letter of warning to a company that makes umbilical cord blood products that have been used by such...
After hundreds of crashes, this Britax jogging stroller faced recall. Then Trump appointees stepped in.
Staff members at the Consumer Product Safety Commission collected 200 consumer-submitted reports from 2012 to 2018 of spontaneous failure of the stroller wheel, which is secured to a front fork by a quick-release lever, like on a bicycle. Nearly 100 adults and children were injured, according to the commission. The agency’s staff members investigated...
U.S. jury says Bayer must pay $80 million to man in Roundup cancer trial
A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded $80 million to a man who claimed his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused his cancer, in the latest legal setback for the company facing thousands of similar lawsuits.
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Bayer, J&J settle U.S. Xarelto litigation for $775 million
(Reuters) - Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits over their blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto for a total of $775 million, court documents on Monday showed.
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Tyson Recalls 69,000 Pounds of Chicken Strips After Metal Fragments Are Found
Tyson Foods has recalled 69,093 pounds of frozen chicken strips after two people reported that they found pieces of metal in the product, the federal Department of Agriculture said this week.
It was the second time this year that the company had recalled some of its products.
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Jury finding upends Bayer’s Roundup defense strategy: experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bayer AG had hoped a new trial strategy focusing jurors on scientific evidence could stem a burgeoning tide of U.S. lawsuits over its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup, but a second jury finding on Tuesday that the product caused cancer has...
FDA allows sale of certain blood pressure drugs amid shortage
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it will temporarily allow certain manufacturers to sell blood pressure medications containing specified levels of a probable cancer-causing impurity in order to maintain adequate supplies of the drug.
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Exclusive: Lion Air pilots scoured handbook in minutes before crash
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE/PARIS (Reuters) - The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scrambled through a handbook to understand why the jet was lurching downwards in the final minutes before it hit the water killing all 189 people on board, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.
Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review – The New York Times
The Food and Drug Administration is taking another look at breast implants because of renewed safety concerns.
Reports from thousands of women that breast implants are causing problems like debilitating joint pain and fatigue, claims long dismissed by the medical profession, are receiving new attention from the Food and Drug Administration and researchers.
