FDA slams more homeopaths for playing fast and loose with toxic chemicals
The Food and Drug Administration sent a sharp letter this month to a Canadian-based homeopathic pharmaceutical manufacturer named Homeolab USA. The letter warned of “significant violations” the agency found during a recent inspection and poor quality control of the company’s infant teething products that contain the deadly poison belladonna, aka deadly nightshade.
Feds sued for not requiring rear seat belt warning indicators in cars
A few days ago, we reported that Americans are still not buckling up when they sit in the back seat. Now, a lawsuit blames the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for not requiring a warning system in cars similar to the one that reminds front-seat passengers to buckle up, as it was supposed...
Car owners’ lawyers accuse GM of threats in ignition switch deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for car owners suing General Motors Co (GM.N) over faulty ignition switches and other defects on Thursday accused the carmaker of meddling in settlement talks and having issued threats that led to the canceling of an agreement.
Under a deal with a trust that holds many GM liabilities from before...
Cancer centers accused of Medicare fraud, unsafe practices
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two of the nation’s largest cancer-care providers are accused of engaging in an illegal “gentleman’s agreement” to divide up treatment services in Florida.
The allegation against Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute and 21st Century Oncology lists multiple claims — gender discrimination, fraudulent Medicare billing and unsafe medical practices — against...
F.D.A. Urges Court to Block New York City’s Calorie Count Law
The Food and Drug Administration has filed court papers in support of an effort to overturn a New York City law requiring calorie counts to be posted by certain establishments — at least the second time the Trump administration has inserted itself into a local case.
Last month, the Justice Department entered a federal discrimination...
FDA Warns of Gastric Balloon Deaths
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The FDA sent a letter to healthcare providers warning of reports of seven deaths with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems used to treat obesity.
In five cases, the cause of death was unclear, but all occurred within a month or less of balloon placement, the agency...
Study: Doctors received more than $46 million from drug companies marketing opioids
One in 12 doctors has received money from drug companies marketing prescription opioid medications, according to a study released Wednesday afternoon.
Researchers at Boston Medical Center found that from 2013 to 2015, 68,177 doctors received more than $46 million in payments from drug companies pushing powerful painkillers. Researchers believe it is the first study to...
16 states, DC push Trump admin to protect right to sue nursing homes
The District of Columbia and 16 states are pushing the Trump administration to protect nursing home residents’ right to take facilities to court over alleged abuse, neglect and sexual assault.
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and state attorneys general for California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon,...
Parasitic cyclospora infections up 134% this summer
(CNN)There were 206 cases of cyclospora infections reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from the first of May to the beginning of August, a 134% increase from the 88 cases reported over the same time period in 2016.
Cyclospora infections or cyclosporiasis are caused by ingestion of the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis...
