Romaine lettuce warning issued after E. coli outbreak
People should avoid eating romaine lettuce amid an outbreak of a dangerous strain of E. coli bacteria that has sickened 58 people in the US – including New York — and Canada, according to Consumer Reports.
The consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to...
F.D.A. Deal Would Relax Rules on Reporting Medical Device Problems
WASHINGTON — Makers of cardiac defibrillators, insulin pumps, breast implants and other medical devices might be able to delay reporting dangerous malfunctions to the Food and Drug Administration under an agreement heading for a vote in Congress.
Device makers will still have to quickly report any injuries or deaths related to their products. They would...
It’s Not Just Chocolate Powder. You Shouldn’t Be Snorting Anything, Doctors Say
Coco Loko, a new product containing chocolate and energy-drink ingredients all ground into a powder, was made to be snorted. According to the website, doing so gives the user a "steady rush of euphoric energy and motivation that is great for party goers to dance the night away without a crash."
Not surprisingly, doctors are...
Honda confirms 11th U.S. death tied to ruptured Takata air bag inflator
Honda Motor Co said on Monday it had confirmed an 11th U.S. death involving one of its vehicles tied to a faulty Takata Corp air bag inflator. The Japanese automaker said the incident occurred in Florida in June 2016 when an individual was working on repairs on a 2001 Honda Accord and
CFPB: Financial firms can no longer force consumers to use arbitration in group disputes
Consumers can now sue banks in class-action lawsuits.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday financial companies will no longer be allowed to force customers to use arbitration to settle group disputes, restricting the industry's favored legal tool after years of review.
Currently, credit card and bank companies often insert arbitration clauses in their contracts to...
Wells Fargo says closer to reaching $142 million phony accounts settlement
A California judge has granted a preliminary approval for Wells Fargo & Co's agreement to pay $142 million, and perhaps more, to customers whose credit scores were harmed by its employees creating fake accounts in their names, the bank said on Sunday.
Wells Fargo has set aside that money to compensate customers who are part...
AbbVie must pay $15 million in Depakote birth-defect trial: jury
A federal jury on Friday awarded $15 million to a 10-year-old boy whose mother blamed his birth defect on AbbVie Inc's (ABBV.N) bipolar disorder drug Depakote that she took while pregnant, in the latest trial among hundreds of lawsuits over the product.
Jurors in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, awarded the compensatory damages...
FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling opioid painkiller because benefits ‘may no longer outweigh its risks’
The FDA has requested that a major drugmaker pull one of its prescription painkillers because the agency is believes “the benefits of the drug may no longer outweigh its risks.”
The agency has asked Endo...
Crummy situation: Massive food recalls for labeling error
Millions of pounds of food — packaged under major brands including Libby’s, Tyson and Chef Boyardee and ranging from canned spaghetti and meatballs to frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips — are under recall in the U.S. and Canada because of a labeling error by an unidentified bread crumb supplier.
The recalls started Thursday with an 87-ton...
Opioids Over-Prescribed After C-Sections: Studies
THURSDAY, June 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Women are routinely prescribed more opioid painkillers than they need after Cesarean sections, creating a high risk for misuse, a trio of new studies suggests.
C-sections are the most common inpatient surgery in the United States, with 1.3 million procedures performed a year, according to the researchers. But...
