In order to better protect American consumers from potentially dangerous products in violation of U.S. safety laws or found to be defective, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has begun utilizing a state-of-the-art risk assessment tool. ... Read More

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) head Anne Ferro told a House subcommittee that her agency is not open to repealing the new Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations that restrict driving hours and mandate resting periods for commercial truck and bus drivers. ... Read More

DNA testing company 23andMe has been ordered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop marketing its over-the-counter genetic test because it is being sold illegally to diagnose diseases and there is no proof the test actually works. ... Read More

Men with too high or too low levels of testosterone in their systems face more health problems than men with average levels of the hormone, according to a study published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ... Read More

Authorities investigating the deadly crash of a Metro-North commuter train in the Bronx, N.Y., Sunday morning believe the engineer driving the train may have fallen asleep, allowing it to accelerate 52 mph over the speed limit ahead of a sharp ... Read More

A new study has linked high cholesterol to an increased risk of breast cancer, prompting researchers to question whether cholesterol-lowering statins could help prevent cancer. However, cancer charities cautioned that it is too soon to advise women to take statins ... Read More

The injury of a Texas construction worker who was nearly killed on the job and then fired for reporting the incident sparked a protest Saturday, as workers and workers-rights groups gathered to draw attention to incident and the plight of ... Read More

Interim analysis of Orexigen Therapeutics’ experimental weight loss drug Contrave showed successful results, setting the stage for possible marketing approval by United States drug regulators by June 2014. ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it needs more information about dosing and side effects for a new antipsychotic medication before it will decide whether to approve the drug. ... Read More

Abbott is recalling 20 lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips because they may produce erroneously low blood glucose results when used with both the FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meter and the FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Meter, as ... Read More