Category: Unsafe Products and Medications

A weight-loss pill taken by millions of patients in the last two decades has been propped up by problematic clinical studies that “systematically understated” the drug’s potential harms, according to a new analysis. Danish researchers who reviewed data summaries and published journal articles found that seven drug trials funded by the drug maker Roche in the 1990s downplayed the frequency of apparent...

Johnson & Johnson’s Levaquin has been a courtroom headache for the drugmaker for years, and now, a new surge of lawsuits might have execs reaching for their Tylenol.

Plaintiffs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are suing J&J, claiming that the company marketed Levaquin “aggressively” even though it knew the powerful antibiotic could cause peripheral neuropathy,...

The smoking-cessation drug Chantix has now played a crucial role in a second violent crime. On Monday, a Maryland man was found not criminally responsible for shooting his wife in the neck in their home in 2014 because he was found to be suffering from “involuntary intoxication” due to Chantix. His wife survived.

Last year, an...

Viagra (sildenafil) is liberating for men who struggle with getting an erection and keeping it up in the bedroom. The diamond-cut blue pills help treat erectile dysfunction (ED) by increasing blood flow to the penis, but taking more pills than directed could lead to a permanent painful erection, and other potential health risks that could damage...

Before a drug can be marketed, it has to go through rigorous testing to show it is safe and effective. Surgery, though, is different. The Food and Drug Administration does not regulate surgical procedures. So what happens when an operation is subjected to and fails the ultimate test — a...

Anton Yelchin’s parents are suing Fiat Chrysler for the “wrongful death” of their 27-year-old son. The late “Star Trek” actor was killed this past June after his Jeep rolled backward in his Los Angeles driveway and pinned him against his security gate.

Yelchin’s parents plan on filing a wrongful death suit against Fiat Chrysler as well...

The May death of a driver in a Tesla Model S with the  Autopilot function engaged is still rippling through the automotive industry as it raises concerns about how fast the industry should adopt self-driving technology and how it should be designed.

The crash, the first known fatality linked to self-driving technology, has caused various automakers to rethink how they...

A federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a sweeping settlement between Volkswagen, U.S. regulators and owners of VW diesels who will receive thousands of dollars in compensation.

U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer set the settlement in motion, allowing the German automaker and plaintiff attorneys to begin collecting information from 475,000 eligible consumers of 2-liter diesel cars that were rigged...

Is it true that prolonged use of Lipitor-type drugs can cause diabetes?

It’s true. All medications have side effects, and numerous studies have shown that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are linked to a small increase in the risk of Type 2 diabetes, even as they reduce the risk of heart attacks.

Fiat Chrysler said Friday that it is recalling 323,361 recent-model vehicles in the U.S. to check wiring out of fear out that a defect could cause the engine to shut off while it is being driven.

The recall involves 2015 Chrysler 200 midsize sedans, Ram ProMaster City small vans, Jeep Renegade and 2014 and 2015...