The peanut producer linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella contamination on Wednesday expanded its recall to all products made since the beginning of 2007, the New York Times reports. The Peanut Corporation of America has already recalled more than 400 products following eight deaths and more than 500 salmonella-related illnesses. On Tuesday, federal health [...]

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A Nevada jury has awarded $2.5 million to the family of a woman who died after a doctor failed to diagnose her with colon and rectal cancer. According to an attorney for the family, the woman would have had a 97 percent chance of survival if her doctor and other healthcare personnel would have provided [...]

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The operators of a Georgia peanut butter plant and an Ohio distributor were negligent in the death of a 72-year-old woman, says a lawsuit filed by family members. In the lawsuit, relatives of Shirley Mae Almer claim that she died as a result of a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has been linked to the Peanut [...]

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If you believe you are or have been discriminated against because of gender or race, a new law is about to be enacted that will help you recover damages. Congress gave final approval on Tuesday to a civil rights bill providing women, blacks and Hispanics with powerful new tools to challenge pay discrimination in the [...]

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The New York Times has reported that the Peanut Corporation of America, a Georgia-based peanut butter producer linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak, has been repeatedly cited for violating sanitation and cleanliness standards. According to reports from 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Peanut Corporation of America-owned plant failed to properly sanitize food-contact surfaces and failed [...]

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Margaret Cronin Fisk of Bloomberg News has reported that Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to resolve inquiries into allegations that the drug maker improperly marketed the painkiller Bextra and other drugs. In a statement released yesterday, the company said the settlement would tentatively cover all government investigations into off-label marketing [...]

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Women complaining of heart trouble are more likely to be delayed en route to the hospital, a new study has found.  According to the study, conducted by researchers at Tufts Medical Center, women were 52 percent more likely to wait after emergency personnel arrived than their male counterparts.  Researchers were unable to pinpoint the cause [...]

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KV Pharmaceutical announced Monday that it would recall most of its products after conferring with federal safety regulators. The latest announcement follows recalls last year over fears that oversized painkiller and attention-deficit disorder tablets could deliver dangerously large dosages. The Food and Drug Administration subsequently opened an investigation into the company’s quality control standards. Shares [...]

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Advanced Bionics HiRes90k cochlear implants with the vendor B (Astro Seal) implant can fail for among other reasons moisture in the device. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that these implants were shipped to a facility in Urilla, Canada and Mindeau, Canada. If you or a loved one has sustained physical or [...]

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Advanced Bionics HiRes90k cochlear implants with the vendor B (Astro Seal) implant can fail for among other reasons moisture in the device. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that these implants were shipped to numerous hospitals and health care providers including the following: Boys Town National Research Hospital (Omaha, NE) Medical City [...]

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