Bicyclists’ Injury Risk Could Be Doubled If They Lack Latest Helmets
The next time you hop on a bicycle to head across town, consider this: your helmet may not perform well enough in an accident.
A first-of-its-kind study using the latest techniques for simulating head injuries found significant variations in how bike helmets protect against concussions.
Urban-style helmets -- which have nearly solid covers with few vents...
Audi issues stop sale, recall for 139K sedans due to risk air bags won’t deploy
Audi has issued a stop sale and recall for nearly 140,000 of its A6, A7 sedans in the United States due to a sensor issue that could result in the necessary air bags not deploying in the event of a crash.
Volkswagen's luxury brand reports in a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents that...
House passes bipartisan package to fight opioid crisis
The House on Friday passed a sweeping package to fight the opioid crisis, with members of both parties approving measures that include encouraging nonaddictive pain treatment and fighting the rise of synthetic drugs such as fentanyl.
The suite of legislation, comprising nearly 60 bills, passed the House 396 to 14. It would allow for increased...
Kellogg issues massive Honey Smacks cereal recall over Salmonella risk
(Reuters) - Kellogg Co said on Thursday it is recalling an estimated 1.3 million cases of its Honey Smacks cereal from more than 30 U.S. states due to the potential for Salmonella contamination, in the latest case of U.S. food products possibly tainted by the illness-causing bacteria.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said it...
Blurred Vision, Burning Eyes: This Is a Lasik Success?
Ever since he had Lasik surgery two years ago, Geobanni Ramirez sees everything in triplicate.
The surgery he hoped would improve his vision left the 33-year-old graphic artist struggling with extreme light sensitivity, double vision and visual distortions that create halos around bright objects and turn headlights into blinding starbursts.
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In Missouri, J&J faces biggest trial yet alleging talc caused cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit by 22 ovarian cancer patients against Johnson & Johnson went to trial on Wednesday in Missouri state court, marking the largest case the company has faced over allegations its talc-based products contain cancer-causing asbestos.
The women and their families suing in the Circuit Court of the City of St....
FDA recalls heart device used by Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Food and Drug Administration has recalled a heart device used at the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals to help some patients who have heart failure.
Doctors around the world have been notified about problems with the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device, made by global pharmaceutical company Abbott. The issues could...
Prostate cancer survival odds worse for smokers
(Reuters Health) - Prostate cancer patients who smoke are more likely to have tumors return, spread to other parts of the body, and become fatal than nonsmokers, a new study suggests.
Researchers examined data from previous studies with a total of 22,549 men with prostate cancer that hadn’t spread to other parts of the body....
The Burden of Opioid-Related Mortality in the United States
Question What has been the burden of opioid-related deaths in the United States over a recent 15-year period?
Findings In this serial cross-sectional study, we found that the percentage of all deaths attributable to opioids increased 292% (from 0.4% to 1.5%) between 2001 and 2016, resulting in approximately 1.68 million person-years of life lost...
FDA reports five more deaths related to intragastric balloons
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday notified healthcare providers that it had received reports of five more deaths in patients using liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems to treat obesity, bringing the total death toll to 12 since 2016.
The balloon systems associated with the reports are made by ReShape Lifesciences and Apollo Endosurgery, the...
