The Food and Drug Administration has said that PRock Marketing LLC would recall all of its Fruta Planta weight loss products because they contain the drug sibutramine, which was taking off the market because of safety concerns. On Friday, The FDA reported in the weight loss product recall, “multiple reports of adverse events” related to [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released information regarding widespread occurrences of the flu late last week. According to the CDC, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, New York and Virginia all have a great numbers of reported flu cases. Just two weeks earlier, the CDC was yet to receive any reported cases from across the nation. Details [...]

A Texas company has issued a voluntary recall of cilantro and curly parsley after regulators confirmed that tests had found salmonella on cilantro in Detroit and curly parsley in Quebec. On Monday, J&D Produce Inc., based in Edinburg, Texas, says it is recalling packages of those two products made on Nov. 30 and Dec. 6 [...]

Abbott Laboratories is recalling as many as 359 million glucose test strips used by diabetics to monitor their blood sugar because the strips could give low readings. The recall, announced Wednesday, indicates the strips may not work properly because they may not draw enough blood to give an accurate reading. Users may then unnecessarily raise [...]

The biggest study every done about Echinacea has found that the popular herb does very little to flight or prevent colds and sore throats. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin divided 700 people with different types of cold symptoms and split them into three groups. One group was given Echinacea; another a placebo and a [...]

The Kroger Co. has announced it recalling packages of pet foods sold in some grocery stores because the packages may contain aflatoxin, a substance that could affect the health of pets. The recall pertains to certain bags of Kroger Value Cat Food, Kroger Value Chunk Dog Food, Old Yeller Chunk Dog Food, Pet Pride Kitten [...]

A federal judge ruled this week that key components of President Barack Obama’s health care reform law are unconstitutional. Judge Henry Hudson of Virginia ruled that the requirement for individuals to purchase insurance or pay a fine went against the Constitution. Hudson was the first federal judge to rule against the law, which was signed [...]

For years, people have praised the effectiveness of low-carb diets, but now the exact opposite approach is being touted as a legitimate way to lose weight. Dr. Nina Frusztajer said eating food rich in carbohydrates like breads and pastas could help increase your body’s productions of serotonin, a chemical that occurs naturally in the brain [...]

More than 13 million packages of Rolaids, a popular antacid, are being recalled after consumers reportedly are finding bits of wood and metal in the heartburn tablets. It is another black and blue mark for Johnson and Johnson as another recall headline plagues the company. Over the past year over 135 Million items have been [...]

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has declared this National Influenza Vaccination Week in an effort to get more Americans immunized for the flu and other threats spread by the disease. The week-long focus on the flu will spread the importance of getting a flu shot around this time every year, especially to those [...]

A study by British researchers found that low-doses of aspirin taken over a long period of time could reduce the possibility of dying from some cancers. Experts were quick to say the report is not strong enough to advice healthy people to start taking a pill that can have other side effects like bleeding. In [...]

A food company in Illinois is recalling 72,000 pounds of chicken salad after several customers complained they found hard plastic in the food. The Suter Company announced Sunday it was voluntarily recalling 8.2-ounce sized packages of its “Bumble Bee Lunch on the Run Chicken Salad Complete Lunch Kit” and 3.5-ounce sized packages of the “Bumble [...]