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Purdue Pharma has received approval of a new formulation of OxyContin to cut down on use by drug abusers.

About 20% of the nation's 16,000 nursing homes are providing low quality care, finds a survey. Consistently, the worst care was provided by for-profit nursing home corporations and chains.

Federal safety investigators are considering screening commercial bus and truck drivers, as well as merchant ship pilots for sleep apnea - a disorder which involves disruptions in breathing during sleep.

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science explores how testosterone affects financial risk-taking differently in men and women.

A number of doctors warn that the sedative drug, Diprivan, is not for home use. A study two years ago found a 100 percent death rate for most abusers. Michael Jackson's dermatologist tells CNN he never gave it to Jackson, although Diprivan was reportedly found in the home at the time of his death.

A new vaccine given to cattle, may keep E. coli from shedding from the animal into our food supply. But getting to the root of the problem - the new documentary, "Food Inc." explores how agribusiness and factory farming methods have increased E. coli contamination and foodborne illnesses in the first place.  

Michael Jackson reportedly wanted the sedative, Diprivan so he could sleep, his personal nurse reports. He told her he was experiencing both hot and cold sides of his body days before his death, the same symptoms that sparked an FDA ALERT concerning Diprivan two years ago, IB News finds in this exclusive report. 

The doctor who was Michael Jackson's personal physician says he never injected him with the highly addictive Demerol about an hour before his death.  The family wants to know why the doctor failed to sign a death certificate and went missing after Jackson died. 

Remains of an airplane, metallic material, oil and an airplane seat,  have been spotted in the sea near where Air France Flight 447 is believed to have disappeared Sunday night on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Brazil’s Air Force reports there is very little material given the size of the plane with 228 people on board. 

President Barack Obama Wednesday called for sweeping changes to the Bush administration directive of federal pre-emption that shields companies from lawsuits over their dangerous and defective products.

Child abuse reports are on the rise as the economy falters, child protection experts around the country report.  Poverty and abuse are linked, but subsidizine rents and day care may take some of the pressure off of stressed families. 

The daughter of an elderly couple, named in a Minnesota Department of Health investigation into nursing home abuse, is having a hard time finding out what happened. A Bush administration 11th hour rule change makes it easier for the industry to keep secrets.  

The FDA is stepping up efforts to reduce the misuse of 24 powerful painkillers, which cause hundreds of deaths each year. Letters have been sent to 16 drug companies that collectively manufacture opioid drugs that are subject to review.

Three days after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, his administration is making good on a promise. The first human trials using embryonic stem cells to try and reverse paralysis are set to begin this summer. Friday, the FDA gave the green light to the research trial, the first of its kind.  

A new study finds, women who are victims of domestic violence tend to have different facial injuries than those that are injured in accidents. The information could help doctors to identify victims and refer them to safety programs.