AstraZeneca to pay $110 million to settle US lawsuits related to Seroquel, Crestor
AstraZeneca agreed to pay $110 million to settle two lawsuits in the US claiming that the company fraudulently marketed Seroquel (quetiapine) and Crestor (rosuvastatin). "While we deny the allegations, it is in the best interests of the company to resolve these matters…while avoiding the delay, uncertainty and expense of protracted litigation," the drugmaker said....
Stale Cockpit Air May Be Dulling Your Airline Pilot’s Performance
That poorly ventilated conference room isn’t the only place with the potential for sick-air syndrome.
Airliner cockpits can also have levels of carbon dioxide elevated enough that in simulations it causes pilots to fail test maneuvers at higher rates than normal, a new Harvard University study has found.
The first-of-its-kind research suggests that current regulations aren’t...
Insys to pay $150 million to settle U.S. opioid kickback probe
(Reuters) - Insys Therapeutics said on Wednesday it had reached a deal to pay at least $150 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into claims that the drugmaker paid doctors kickbacks to prescribe a powerful opioid medication.
Insys announced the tentative deal shortly before a former district sales manager pleaded guilty in a...
FDA expands recall of heart drug for possible cancer-causing contamination
A popular drug used to treat high blood pressure has been recalled because some products may contain a cancer-causing chemical.
In an ongoing investigation, the Food & Drug Administration has expanded the swath of the recall of the drug valsartan, which is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. The recalled drugs, manufactured...
Wells Fargo faces tax credit probes, new problems with mortgage borrowers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) is facing government probes into its use of low-income housing tax credits, and has also set aside $8 million to compensate borrowers who were incorrectly denied mortgage modifications under a federal assistance program, the bank said in a regulatory filing on Friday.
The new disclosures add...
As rough-surface breast implants cause more lymphoma cases, critics decry continued use
In 2011, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first warned of a link between breast implants and a mysterious new cancer, it said the risk was vanishingly rare, far less than one in 500,000. Allergan, an implant maker, declared, “A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than get this condition.”
Now,...
New York sued for providing inadequate dental care to Medicaid patients
A proposed class action filed on Thursday accuses New York state of improperly denying medically necessary dental care to thousands of residents eligible for Medicaid coverage by banning or restricting certain services such as dental implants.
Two New York residents who were denied coverage for dental care and who are represented by the Legal Aid...
McDonald’s tainted salads have now sickened 395 people in 15 states
Some 395 people have become sick from eating tainted McDonald's salads, according to an updated count from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The illnesses have been linked to salad mix contaminated with the Cyclospora parasite, which is spread through fecal matter. Sixteen individuals have been hospitalized, according to the CDC.
Fifteen states have confirmed...
Food safety inspectors warn of contaminated salad and wraps sold at Trader Joe’s, Walgreens and other stores
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to salad, federal food safety inspectors are warning of another potential cyclospora contamination, this time affecting salads and wraps sold by Trader Joe’s, Walgreens and Kroger.
The new recall, which the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued this week, does not affect...
UPDATED: Romaine recall affects wraps, salads
(UPDATED 7:15 p.m.) A chopped romaine recall by Fresh Express, Salinas, Calif., for cyclospora concerns has led Caito Foods LLC, Indianapolis to pull 25 deli salads and wrap products from retailers.
The list of products includes Caesar salads with chicken, cobb salads, taco salad and chicken Caesar wraps. No illnesses have been linked to any...
