Trans Fats Phase Out Prevents 20,000 Heart Attacks In America. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), most Americans still eat about a gram of trans fat every day. Phasing out these fats could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths each year. Through voluntary action by food producers, there are significantly … [Read more...]
FDA Phasing Out Trans Fats from Food Supply Expected This Month
Exxon Mobil Appeals Decision to Grant Class Action Status in Oil Spill Lawsuit
Exxon Mobil Appeals For Class Action Status Over Oil Spill Lawsuit. Exxon Mobil has filed an appeal of a federal judge’s decision to grant class-action status in a lawsuit over the March 2013 oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. The company submitted a document to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying that class-action status … [Read more...]
Gardasil Decision Delayed
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has put off a decision on whether or not it should approve the expanded use of the Gardasil vaccine to older women, ages 27 to 45. The FDA’s decision, which was expected sometime next week, will not come until later this year. Approved in 2006, Gardasil prevents four strains of HPV, two of … [Read more...]
FDA Reportedly To Delay BPA Decision
Ruling On BPA Hazards Delayed. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has long said it is announcing its ruling on the safety of the plastic-hardening chemical bisphenol A today, it appears the agency is delaying its self-imposed deadline, reports the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (JSOnline). The industrial … [Read more...]
Fen-Phen Decision Affirmed by NY Supreme Court
Fen-Phen Decision Affirmed. The New York Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by a New York State Judge to allow the Long Island law firm, Parker Waichman LLP, to intervene and seek disclosure of documents related to a November 2001 fen-phen settlement. Last March, New York Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Ramos had ordered a new … [Read more...]
Vioxx Decision
Vioxx Liability Case Found Merck Responsible For The Death Of A Man. BLITZER: There's breaking news we're following right now in a major drug liability case, a Texas jury only moments ago has just found the giant pharmaceutical company, Merck, responsible for the death of a man who took their now pulled painkiller Vioxx. Our … [Read more...]
House Panel To Tell Stewart Decision Tuesday
Martha Stewart will have to live in suspense until Tuesday. That’s when the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has been investigating the suspicious timing of her sale of ImClone stock last December, will decide whether to subpoena her to appear before Congress. ”We have reached the end of the road with respect to Martha … [Read more...]
