Baby aspirin no longer recommended to prevent first heart attack in older adults, US task force says

People over the age of 60 should no longer consider taking a daily low-dose or baby aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, according to a draft recommendation issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Tuesday.

The announcement marks a change in the 2016 Task Force guidance that recommended aspirin therapy in...

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Teva recalls U.S.-made drugs following contamination fears

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., one of the largest generic drugmakers in the world, has recalled more than 2.5 million vials of drugs that the company said may not be sterile.

The vials — many filled with medicine used to help treat cancer — may have contained mold contamination stemming from water leaks, U.S. inspectors discovered...

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Sunscreen recall 2021: Coppertone recalling select spray sunscreens due to presence of benzene

Coppertone is voluntarily recalling five of its aerosol sunscreen products due to the presence of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure.

The company announced the recall Thursday of 12 lots of sunscreen and advised consumers to stop using the affected products, which were manufactured between Jan. 10 and June 15, 2021.

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Boppy lounger recall: Parents urged to stop using this baby pillow after 8 infants die from suffocation

The Boppy Co., makers of nursing pillows and baby carriers, is recalling three types of baby pillows after eight infants died from suffocation.

The infants' deaths, which occurred between December 2015 and June 2020, happened after the babies were placed on their back, side, or stomach on a newborn baby lounger and were found on...

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At U.S. nursing homes, aides were the least likely workers to be vaccinated, a study shows.

Nursing home aides — the staff members who provide the most direct care to residents — were the least likely to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by mid-July, according to a new analysis of U.S. facilities.

The study underscores the influence that President Biden’s new federal mandate for all health care workers may have...

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Pfizer recalls all lots of anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Thursday it was recalling all lots of its anti-smoking treatment, Chantix, due to high levels of cancer-causing agents called nitrosamines in the pills.

The drugmaker paused distribution of the drug in June, and has already recalled a number of lots of the medicine so far.

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U.S. FDA seeks new warnings on arthritis drugs from Pfizer, Lilly and AbbVie

Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. drug regulator has asked Pfizer (PFE.N), Eli Lilly & Co (LLY.N) and AbbVie (ABBV.N) to include information about the risks of serious conditions and death from the use of their drugs that belong to a class of treatments known as JAK inhibitors.

The warnings on Wednesday stem from the...

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Breathing Machine Recall Over Possible Cancer Risk Leaves Millions Scrambling for Substitutes

For three years, Donald Camp has used a breathing device to sleep. He has severe sleep apnea, so without this device, his breathing is obstructed and he gasps for air.

But in June, Mr. Camp and many others began learning that more than a dozen Philips Respironics machines that deliver pressurized air through a mask...

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Pfizer expands recall of anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Friday it is recalling four additional lots of its anti-smoking treatment, Chantix, after finding elevated levels of cancer-causing agents called nitrosamines in the pills.

In June, the drugmaker said it was pausing distribution of certain lots of the anti-smoking drug out of an abundance of caution...

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Boston Scientific recalls 48,000 pacemakers

Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) has recalled about a decade's worth of its Ingenio pacemakers, citing the risk that the products might permanently go into a backup setting called "safety mode" and lose their ability to pace properly.

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