Four deaths in the United States have prompted the Food and Drug Administration to issue a warning about off-label usage of mifepristone (Mifeprex) and misoprostol, otherwise known as the abortion drug RU-486.
Two companies have been cited and fined $11,800 for alleged safety violations at a church construction site in Elkview. Five workers were injured at the site when trusses they were installing collapsed.
Bernard Ebbers, the former chairman of WorldCom Inc., was sentenced July 13 to 25 years in prison for leading the biggest accounting fraud scheme in the history of the United States.
Recent tests by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed that elevated asbestos levels were present at local recreation areas in El Dorado Hills, a suburb of Sacramento, California.
Thirteen lawsuits recently filed in Nashville federal court claim there's a connection between welding fumes and Parkinson's disease.
Industrial waste contaminated with Dioxins and other toxic wastes sits at the center of a controversy between community members who want the materials removed, and DuPont Co. officials, who want to enclose the waste site.
Researchers have proven a long-hypothesized link between naturally-occurring asbestos in rocks and cancer development in those exposed to the asbestos.
Two companies were fined $39,000 in conjunction with the death of William "Bill" Maffit, a contractor at Beta Steel who died while working on May 6.
Illinois Lawmakers Approve Long-Sought Deal to Fight Malpractice Woes.
Federal Agents Shut Down Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Dug Underneath U.S.-Canadian Border
Researchers from the U.K. and Pakistan believe that a lack of iron in the diet may make the body more likely to absorb metal in the environment, leading to problems such as lead poisoning and manganism.
A $50 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Health Canada warned that some patients with pre-existing medical conditions could suffer from muscle damage by taking cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins.
Denver's Strict Ban on Pit Bulls Has Owners in a Panic, Even Smuggling Them Out of State.
A Rankin Inlet man was charged in connection with the accidental death of a seven-year-old boy last month.
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