The Recording Industry Association of America is reported to be ready to offer a “general amnesty” to Internet users who admit to illegally sharing music files online and promise not to do it again.
“The offer would require people to sign a notarized form promising to delete illegally downloaded files from their computer, submit a copy […]

Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, says a General Accounting Office study shows that the American Medical Association and other medical provider groups manufactured a “crisis” of access to care, in order to change the medical malpractice insurance system.
The GAO report found that the volume of medical care delivered to patients in AMA-designated “crisis states” […]

Public Citizen, a national consumer advocacy organization, has renewed its call to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to immediately withdraw the prescription diet drug Meridia from the market–due to the rising number of deaths and serious adverse reactions associated with Meridia.
“The reactions are serious, the number of victims is rising rapidly and the effectiveness […]

Atypical anti-psychotic drugs Clozaril, Zyprexa and Risperdal may increase a patients’ risk of developing pancreatitis when compared with older drugs like Haldol, according to a new study published in the September issue of the journal Pharmacotherapy.
The analysis was based on 192 cases of pancreatitis reported to the Food and Drug Administration or written up in […]

Asbestos bill, which would eliminate all asbestos litigation and instead pay asbestos cancer victims from a set schedule based on their disease, is struggling to stay alive on Capitol Hill, according to some people.
“This asbestos bill is not dead. It’s not on life support. But it’s in a hospice,” said David Austern, general counsel to […]