January 29, 2016 Eos settles lawsuit over rashes, blisters A class action lawsuit against eos lip balm that claimed the product caused a California woman to break out in a severe rash and blistering has been resolved, the company announced Thursday.
January 27, 2016 Massachusetts is investigating high cost of hepatitis C drug The Massachusetts attorney general's office is investigating whether the makers of a breakthrough treatment for hepatitis C are violating state law by pricing the drug too high.
January 27, 2016 Chinese man dies after taking traditional herbal supplement A 26-year-old Chinese man died in December after consuming excessive amounts of an herbal supplement meant to cure hair loss.
January 20, 2016 High court rejects appeal over $63M judgment in Motrin case WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the manufacturer of Children's Motrin over a $63 million judgment awarded to a family whose daughter developed a life-threatening disease after taking the medicine.
January 20, 2016 4 ways to save money on your prescription medication Throughout 2015, prescription drugs’ steep price increases were in the news over and over, and 2016 doesn’t look to be much different.
January 19, 2016 Effort to curb overuse of antibiotics amid cold, flu seasons It's cold season, and the miserable continue to trudge in, seeking antibiotics because of mucus turned green, or a cough that has nagged for weeks.
January 15, 2016 Dietary supplement sellers could face fresh challenges in 2016 GNC Holdings, Vitamin Shoppe and other dietary supplement sellers could take a hit to their financial health in 2016 if safety concerns attract new action from U.S. federal and state officials.
January 15, 2016 Cancer 'moonshot' aims to speed fight against No. 2 killer Harking back to America's triumphant race into space, the Obama administration is launching what it calls a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer.
January 14, 2016 Gov't watchdog: many gaps in FDA's oversight of drug safety The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up its review of new drugs, yet often fails to keep track of safety issues with those medicines once they reach patients, according to government investigators.
January 14, 2016 Suit alleges EOS lip balm causes blisters, bleeding When Rachael Cronin's lips became dry and coarse, she began to apply even more of her gluten-free EOS lip balm "to achieve the results of becoming 'sensationally smooth'" as the packaging promised, only to discover that her lips "began severely cracking on the edges, causing flaking and bleeding from the cracks."
