WASHINGTON Showing doctors recordings of their interactions with patients may boost their ability to show empathy and communicate effectively, according to a study by researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and university partners. The findings appear in the…

Kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined The death toll from overdoses of prescription painkillers has more than tripled in the past decade, according to an analysis in the CDC Vital Signs report released today from the Centers for…

Free Meal Available at Medical Center Cafeterias to Eligible Veterans WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to homeless Veterans by providing free meals and spending money to eligible homeless Veterans. The free meals will be offered at…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Nidec Motor Corporation, of St. Louis, Mo. and Emerson Motor Company, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo., have announced a voluntary recall of approximately…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Marshall Group, of Elkhart, Ind., announced a voluntary recall of about 39,000 bottles of Marshall Gardens PatioGlo Bio-Fuel Gel. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise…

Jensen Farms voluntarily recalled product last week in response to outbreak The Food and Drug Administration has found Listeria monocytogenes in samples of Jensen Farms Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupe taken from a Denver-area store and on samples taken from equipment and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, Co., has recalled 54,000 units of the "metoo" Clip-on Chair. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning U.S. consumers not to use the emergency birth control medicine labeled as Evital. These products may be counterfeit versions of the morning after pill and may not be safe or effective…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, Colo., have announced a voluntary recall of 7,400 Explorer and Hammerhead Strollers in the U.S. and 1,900 in Canada;…

The Federal Trade Commission testified today on consumer protection issues relating to the rent-to-own industry. The testimony described the agencys role in enforcing laws relating to financial issues, provided background on the rent-to-own industry, and described key findings of a…

The papaya may contain Salmonella Fast Facts The FDA is warning consumers not to eat papayas from Agromod Produce, Inc., a distributor in McAllen,Texas. FDA and CDC are investigating 97 reported cases of Salmonella Agona, including 10 hospitalizations, in 23…

Change in Americans' diet necessary to lower risk Americans who eat a diet high in sodium and low in potassium have a 50 percent increased risk of death from any cause, and about twice the risk of death from heart…