Posted inClinical Trials Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Food and Drug Administration Lung Cancer FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer The treatment is for patients with small cell lung cancer, which afflicts about 35,000 people in the U.S. a year. Posted by By Gina Kolata
Posted inBeef Cattle Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cheese Dairy Products Disease Rates Food Food and Drug Administration Food Contamination and Poisoning Livestock Livestock Diseases Meat Migrant Labor (Agriculture) Milk Tests (Medical) Viruses Workplace Hazards and Violations Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done. Posted by By Noah Weiland and Linda Qiu
Posted inCalifornia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention E Coli (Bacteria) Food Food and Drug Administration Food Contamination and Poisoning Gibson Farms New Seasons Market Recalls and Bans of Products Rosauers Supermarkets Washington (State) Whole Foods Market Inc Walnuts Recalled From Natural Food Stores After E. Coli Outbreak The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven in California and Washington State, federal officials said. Posted by By Johnny Diaz
Posted inCompensation for Damages (Law) Food and Drug Administration Philips Respironics Recalls and Bans of Products Suits and Litigation (Civil) CPAP Lawsuits Settled for $1.1 Billion Thousands of people with sleep apnea and other illnesses had sued the company, claiming flawed devices were harming them. Posted by By Christina Jewett