Aug 23 Watch Inedible Eggs: How Future Foodborne Illness Could Be Avoided After a salmonella outbreak led to more than half a billion eggs being recalled, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said new measures must be taken to ensure food safety laws are enforced to prevent future problems. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Diabetes Drug Avandia Draws Debate Over Risks, Medical Benefits Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the safety concerns surrounding the diabetes drug Avandia after U.S. health advisers recommended it stay on the market with increased warnings to consumers despite associated heart risks. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch News Wrap: FDA May Require Food Companies to Cut Sodium In other news Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration may consider new regulations to cut sodium content in food products to help stem the growing health consequences. Also, a military group told Congress that school lunches are to blame for… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Tracking Tainted Food a Near Impossibility in U.S. Lee Hochberg reports on the difficulty in tracking the source of tainted foods and the complicated trail from production to sale. Continue watching
Sep 02 Pfizer Settles $2.3 Billion Suit for Illegal Marketing The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that drugmaker Pfizer will pay the government $2.3 billion for illegally marketing the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra, the largest health care lawsuit settlement in the department's history. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Pfizer Settles Unlawful Marketing Case for $2.3 Billion Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, agreed to plead guilty under a $2.3 billion federal settlement over unlawful marketing of the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra. Ray Suarez reports on the record fine. Continue watching
Jul 01 FDA Panel Urges Restrictions on Acetaminophen By PBS News Hour A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday called for greater restrictions on the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen -- even recommending banning some medications that contain it -- in a bid to prevent potentially harmful overdoses. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Senate Votes to Give Regulators New Powers Over Tobacco A bill that would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products and marketing moved closer to becoming law when the Senate approved the measure Thursday. Judy Woodruff gets two views on the legislation. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Other News: IMF Warns on Health of Global Economy In other news, the International Monetary Fund warned that the world economy will lose ground this year for the first time in nearly six decades, and the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac was found dead in… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch High Court Hears Arguments on Limiting Drug Company Lawsuits The Supreme Court heard a case Monday involving a Vermont woman whose arm had to be amputated after she was injected with an anti-nausea drug. Marcia Coyle examines the manufacturer's argument against lawsuits on FDA-approved drugs. Continue watching