Samsung Electronics Co., faced with exploding batteries in some of its top-selling phones, worsened the situation in the way it communicated with regulators and consumers say former U.S. officials and people familiar with similar...

FDA bans common ingredients in antibacterial soap and body washes The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it is banning the use of several common ingredients in antibacterial soaps and washes. It also said...

FDA finally admits dangers of certain antibiotics. Antibiotics are life savers. But like all drugs, they have side effects, and some may be dangerous and deadly. This is especially true with a class of drugs...

Over-the-Counter Antacid Products Containing Aspirin: Serious Bleeding Risk The FDA is warning consumers about the risk of serious bleeding when using nonprescription, also known as over-the-counter or OTC, aspirin-containing antacid products to treat heartburn, sour...

Mayborn USA has announced a voluntary recall of its Tommee Tippee Sippee spill-proof cups after receiving reports of children getting sick from mold growing in the cups’ valves. This recall affects 3.1 million cups sold...

The family of Tony Gwynn, a baseball Hall of Famer who died of salivary gland cancer in 2014, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday against the tobacco industry, charging that Gwynn had been manipulated into...

Multiple Sclerosis Drug associated with cancer. The multiple sclerosis (MS) drug mitoxantrone may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the May 11, 2016, online issue of...

Johnson & Johnson must pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum powder in the second such trial loss this year. J&J is accused in...