A superbug infection at UCLA has exposed nearly 200, patients to an antibiotic-resistance bacteria linked to an endoscope cleaning problem and has caused at least two deaths. The endoscopes thought to have caused the dangerous outbreak was never approved for sale by the FDA according to a CNN report. That...

Fluoroquinolones are some of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the United States and are used to treat a variety of illnesses caused by bacterial infections and new research suggests that people who use fluoroquinolone antibiotics may be twice as likely to develop severe nerve...

California lawmakers are introducing legislation to end a parental right to exempt their children from school vaccinations based on personal beliefs. An outbreak of measles in California has infected more than 100 people. Health officials have linked many of them to an outbreak when an infected person from outside the country visited...

Phthalates, common chemicals found in everyday consumer products appear to lower a child's intelligence says a new study published in the medical journal PLOS One. The chemical is used as plastic softeners, food packaging, detergents, nail polish, hair spray and car interiors. In a study published in the medical journal PLOS...

An outbreak of salmonella poisoning, sickening more than 250 people in 32 states, appears to have been linked to an Ohio live poultry hatchery, the Mt. Healthy Hatchery.Reports of illness have been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New...

A federal False Claims Act lawsuit filed by a whistleblower who was an employee at a plant owned by DuPont, says he saw that the company was leaking "potentially tons" of carcinogenic gas. The plant is located next to a residential neighborhood and primary school.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now investigating reports of serious testosterone side effects and now major lawsuits have been filed against Abbott Labs and AbbVie Inc. The suits allege that the companies which make AndroGel testosterone replacement hid major risks. According to reports men between the ages of...

USPlabs LLC, has recalled specific OxyElite Pro dietary supplement products, marketed as an aid to losing weight and building muscles, after receiving a letter from FDA stating that the products have been linked to liver illnesses. FDA also noted that cases of liver damage after use of these OxyElite Pro products had been found...