Honda Faces U.S. Investigation Into Accord Air-Bag Module – Bloomberg Business
U.S. auto-safety regulators are investigating Honda Motor Co.’s 2008 model Accord after receiving 19 reports that air-bag control modules had failed.
As many as 384,000 vehicles might be affected by a malfunction that could stop air bags from deploying in a crash, according to an National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filing, which states that the...
‘Low T’ Therapy Has Yet to Be Proven: FDA
(HealthDay News) -- Testosterone supplements have long been marketed to aging men as a fountain of youth and virility, but there is still no proof they are safe or effective, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Writing in the Aug. 20 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, FDA officials said that...
One big myth about medicine: We know how drugs work
Here’s how we think we discover powerful new medicines: Scientists dig deep into biology and zero in on a molecular Achilles’ heel that could disable a devastating disease, be it cancer or an infection. They concoct experimental drugs that hit the target. Then they conduct trials to find one that is safe and effective...
Health officials kill proposal to curb mercury dental fillings
Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it attacks the central nervous system – in treating Americans’ decayed teeth.
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Experts Urge Sparing Use of Nonaspirin Painkillers
The Food and Drug Administration warned last week that the risk of heart attack and stroke from widely used painkillers that include Motrin IB, Aleve and Celebrex but not aspirin was greater than it previously had said. But what does that mean for people who take them?
Experts said that the warning reflected the gathering...
Lawsuit Over Hysterectomy Tool Settled
A federal lawsuit against a manufacturer of laparoscopic power morcellators that was expected to be the first to reach a trial has been settled for an undisclosed amount, an attorney for the plaintiff said Thursday.
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Subaru recalls 72,000 cars to fix braking system
Subaru is recalling more than 72,000 almost-new vehicles because the automatic braking system, which operates in emergencies, can fail.
The recall centers on the most recent version of Subaru's Driver Assist System, an automatic braking system designed to prevent collisions with obstacles and other cars. If one of the car's brake lights aren't working, the...
Takata Studying Possibility of Victims’ Compensation Fund: CEO
TOKYO—The reclusive chief executive of Takata Corp., the Japanese maker of air bags linked to at least eight deaths world-wide, made a long-awaited public appearance on Thursday, saying the company was studying the possibility of a fund to compensate victims.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) this week called on the company...
Lawyer says GM, law firm conspired to cover up defect
A Texas lawyer representing plaintiffs who are suing General Motors Co. over its ignition switch has filed a motion accusing the Detroit automaker and its outside law firm King & Spalding of conspiring to cover up the defect.
Lawyer Bob Hilliard filed a motion Thursday in the class-action lawsuits consolidated in U.S. District Court in...
GM ignition switch death toll rises to 111
Washington — The General Motors Co. ignition switch compensation fund said Monday that two more death claims were approved last week, hiking the total to 111.
The fund run by lawyer Ken Feinberg said it has also approved 12 new injury claims, bringing the total number of approved claims for injuries to 220. Of that...
