(Reuters) – The U.S. unit of Novartis AG on Sunday issued a nationwide recall of certain bottled versions of Excedrin and Bufferin, and two other products, because they may contain stray, broken or chipped tablets from other Novartis products. Nov… View full post on Yahoo! Health News
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis's consumer health unit will take a $120 million hit in the fourth quarter after the Swiss drugmaker decided to voluntarily recall some products in the United States and move to improve quality standards at manufactu… View full post on Yahoo! Health News
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials said they found no trace of potentially deadly bacteria that killed two infants in recent weeks in sealed cans of Enfamil baby formula, and that a recall was unnecessary, providing relief for the product's man… View full post on Yahoo! Health News
A California farm that issued a voluntary lettuce recall over listeria contamination concerns said its notice has gone out to 19 states and Canada. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
FRIDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — As health officials wrestle with a listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupes from Colorado, Alaska regulators say chopped romaine lettuce shipped from California has been recalled because of concerns the salad… View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family in Ohio fell ill after eating meat produced by the company that was contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported. The recall … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
Some 93,000 people have been implanted with DePuy's ASR hip system worldwide. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
U.S. food safety advocates are calling for changes to meat recall rules after regulators took months to warn the public about a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 80 people and caused one death. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Hong Kong has ordered pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to recall an antibiotic which contained chemical additives, and warned it may take legal action against the manufacturer. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Hong Kong has ordered pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to recall an antibiotic used to treat infections in children which contained chemical additives, and warned it may sue the drugmaker. View full post on Yahoo! Health News