Company Must Clearly Disclose Fees and Provide Refunds Kmart Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it engaged in deceptive practices in advertising and selling its Kmart gift card. As part of the settlement, Kmart will implement…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told 20 companies to cease marketing unapproved drug products containing ergotamine tartrate. Ergotamine tartrate products are used to treat vascular headaches, including migraines. As part of the FDAs continued efforts to combat the…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of a license supplement for the first fully automated West Nile Virus (WNV) nucleic acid test for donor screening. The Procleix WNV Assay on the Procleix TIGRIS system is…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has cleared for marketing in the U.S. the TephaFLEX Absorbable Suturethe first absorbable polymer suture made from material isolated from bacteria modified by recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology uses living…

Story by 1st Lt. Cathrin Fraker Nazanin with new cosmetic contact. (Photo by 1st Lt. Cathrin Fraker) KABUL, Afghanistan In addition to caring for vision needs of the Warriors of Task Force Phoenix, Lt. Col. James Randolph, Petty Officer 2nd…

The value of U.S. non-fuel mine production rose to $64.4 billion in 2006, an 18 percent increase from $54.6 billion in 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced. Strong demand from China and other countries continued to drive up prices…

Secretary Nicholson: Increase Protects Purchasing Power WASHINGTON - Millions of veterans and eligible family members will see their disability compensation, pension, and survivors' benefits increased as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides an annual cost-of-living increase for key benefits.…

WASHINGTON -- In its fight against cartels and other anticompetitive conduct, in 2006 the Antitrust Division marked its second highest level of criminal fines obtained in Division history. The Division also experienced increases in merger filings and brought more merger…

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its investigation of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to eating food from Taco Bell restaurants in 5 states. FDA is collaborating with state and local health officials, the U.S. Centers…

USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), entered the Persian Gulf Dec. 11, accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio…

Largest Amount Ever Recovered in a Single Year WASHINGTON The United States in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 recovered a record amount of more than $3.1 billion in settlements and judgments in cases involving allegations of fraud against…

Vasquez-Mendoza is fourth to be sentenced stemming from 1994 murder of Special Agent Richard Fass Phoenix Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza was sentenced to life in prison by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Warren Granville for the first-degree murder of Drug Enforcement Administration…