| Patient Money: Cost and Lack of Awareness Hamper Adult Vaccination Efforts Although the C.D.C. recommends that people 19 and older receive immunizations against as many as 14 infectious diseases, it says far too few get them. feeds.nytimes.com |
J&J, FDA leaders take heat for 'phantom' recall By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-09-30T21:58:26ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Johnson & Johnson executives and the Food and Drug Administration both shouldered the blame Thursday for a secret recall in which hired contractors quietly bought up defective painkillers to clear them from store shelves.... hosted.ap.org |
Abbott withdraws diet pill in US, Canada By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-10-08T19:37:58ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, after coming under pressure from health regulators who say the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease.... hosted.ap.org |
Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti's capital By JACOB KUSHNER 2010-10-24T09:50:35ZPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the squalid camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince.... hosted.ap.org |
Secondhand smoke kills 600,000 a year worldwide Secondhand smoke sickens millions and kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year, including more than 165,000 children under 5. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |