News in category: Miscellaneous

At a "fairness hearing" in New York City Wednesday, a federal judge approved a settlement between the city and first responders that would end their seven-year legal battle over the ill health effects from the World Trade Center collapse.

The FDA needs to be remade from the bottom up says a new report from the Institute of Medicine, citing lapses in inspections, standards and authority.

The popular weight loss drug, Alli, and its prescription cousin, Xenical, will have to carry an additional warning about its potential link to liver damage after 13 cases were reported to the FDA.

Toyota is opening up its wallet to lure new customers back even as its top executive prepares to face off with Congress.

Toyota has the most complaints for sudden acceleration among 6,000 models reports Consumer Reports looking at 6,000 NHTSA reports. Ford came in second and GM had the fewest. Do you know what to do if your car suddenly accelerates?

ADHD may have less to do with willful defiance or inattention and more to do with lacking dopamine in the brain, specifically in the areas that govern reward and motivation, this study finds.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Latisse, the first eyelash-thickening drug. Latisse is designed to treat a condition known as hypotrichosis of the eyelashes, another name for having inadequate or not enough eyelashes.

A neck ultrasound to examine the carotid arteries can help to identify people at the higher end of a low risk range for heart disease, according to new research presented at the the American Heart Association’s annual meeting.

More than one million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. A new study by EGW found four of five sunscreens failed to sufficiently protect skin from the sun's harmful rays. Find out what products are safe and what you can do to to stay safe in the sun this summer.

New Research Identifies Genes Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Updated July 2007: Researchers have made a significant advance in understanding multiple sclerosis , which is a neurological disorder in which the nerves of the eye, brain and spinal cord lose myelin. Multiple sclerosis can have symptoms fro

Tri-State Crematory Case: Families Fight Settlement Updated July 2007: In 2002 hundreds of corpses were found on the property of a Georgia crematory. The crematory was discarding the bodies instead of cremating them. The families of the deceased filed a class action against Tri-State Crematory back i

List of Recalled Items from Castleberry’s Food Company: Botulism Contamination Risk Updated July 2007: Castleberry's Food Co. and the FDA have announced a recall of chili sauce, canned meat products, and some pet foods due to risk of exposure to the botulinum toxin, the bacterium that causes bo

Castleberry’s Plant Closed Due to Botulism in Chili Sauce Updated July 2007: A plant in Augusta, Georgia has closed because food produced from the plant contained botulism. Castleberry’s Food Company stated that 16 cans of hot dog chili sauce tested positive for botulism so far. The comp

Botulism Outbreak: Castleberry’s Canned Meats Updated July 23, 2007- Castleberry's Food Co. announced that it expanded a recall of chili sauce and sundry canned meat products announced on July 18, 2007 owing to heightened risk of exposure to the botulinum toxin, the bacterium that causes botul

Multiple Myeloma: “Third Wave” of Sickness for 9/11 Responders Updated July 2007: First responders for the World Trade Center disaster are being diagnosed with several rare cancers such as blood cell cancers and multiple myeloma . These cancers are a “third wave” of illnesses for those exposed t