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(Reuters) - Mylan NV said on Tuesday it would recall certain batches of blood pressure medicine valsartan in the United States after they were found to contain a probable cancer-causing impurity, the latest recall amid heightened safety concerns globally.

Shares of the company, which on Tuesday also disclosed a warning letter it received from the...

Americans should not eat any romaine lettuce amid concerns over a new E. coli outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday.

Consumers should throw away any romaine lettuce, and retailers and restaurants should not sell or serve it, the CDC said.

At least 32 people in 11 states have gotten sick from...

Rich Person was satisfying a long-held desire in May when he bought a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport with a 3.6-liter V6 engine.

In a picture taken by his salesman, Person is seen standing beside his new ride at a dealership in Massachusetts, grinning widely and flashing two thumbs up.

“I have wanted one forever and just...

(CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration says another heart medicine is being voluntarily recalled after tests showed that it was tainted with a potential cancer-causing chemical.

The recall includes one lot of Sandoz's losartan potassium hydrochlorothiazide 100 milligram/25 milligram tablets with the lot number JB8912. Patients use these drugs to keep their high blood pressure...

Quick quiz: which of the following 8 active Salmonella outbreaks listed on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website do you think will most affect Thanksgiving?

Salmonella Infantis linked to raw chicken products Salmonella Newport linked to ground beef Salmonella Enteritidis linked to Gravel Ridge Farms shell eggs Salmonella I 4,[5]],12:i:- linked to chicken Salmonella...

(Reuters) - Novartis said on Thursday its Sandoz division was recalling one lot of losartan tablets after finding traces of a probable carcinogen in the blood pressure drug.

The drug is made by China’s Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. Last month, the European Medicines Agency placed the firm under high supervision after a probable carcinogen...

The U.S. government is taking a closer look at how to stop hackers from taking control of medical devices like pacemakers. An inspector general's report last month found the Food and Drug Administration's "plans and processes were deficient for addressing medical device cybersecurity compromises." The FDA disputes that and says it "has worked proactively"...

BULLETIN: Federal officials are reporting an 82 percent increase in the number of confirmed Salmonella infections in a nationwide outbreak traced to raw turkey. The CDC also confirmed the first outbreak-related death today.

Since the initial outbreak report on July 19 — when 90 people from 26 states had been confirmed with the outbreak strain...

The maker of Ortho-Novum is recalling three lots of the popular birth control pill because they were packaged with inaccurate directions, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling one lot of Ortho-Novum 1/35 (norethindrone/ethinyl estradiol) tablets and two lots of Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 (norethindrone/ethinyl estradiol) tablets from pharmacies.

Almost eight years after gaining statutory power to mandate food recalls, the FDA is officially publishing information to help industry understand when the agency will use its authority.

In a guidance document scheduled for publication in the Federal Register today, the Food and Drug Administration uses a question-answer format to explain how, when and why...