Wyeth on Monday said it supports changes in a nationwide Fen Phen Settlement, speeding up compensation for a large majority of class members who claim they suffured injury from taking Pondimin and Redux.
The agreement, labeled the 7th Amendment, creates a new claims processing structure, funding arrangement and payment schedule for the least serious but most [...]

A consumer watchdog group released last week new guidelines that call on food and beverage makers, broadcasters, restaurants, movie studios, and schools to reform the way drinks, snacks, fast-food meals, and other foods are marketed to kids.
The guidelines, from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, for instance, call on companies not to [...]

Anyone who believes that the Archdiocese of Portaland is responsible for causing him or her any injury or harm including child sexual abuse by a member of the clergy or an employee has until April 29, 2005 to file a claim.
The legal notice is part of an extensive campaign launched by the Arhdiocese to [...]

President Bush went to Illinios Wednesday to show his support for a medical malpractice bill that he claims will curb some of the high costs of health care in America and improve the quality of care. But what he didn’t tell the American public is how the same bill would prevent consumers from seeking punitive [...]

Halliburton, the world’s largest oil field services company, said Monday that its DII industries and Kellogg Brown & Root units had emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of the settlement, Halliburton has agreed to pay $4.2 billion to settle asbestos claims from more than 400,000 people.
“The asbestos chapter in Halliburton’s history is closed,” Dave [...]

The British Medical Journal said last week that it had given the U.S. Food and Drug Administration documents that suggest a link between Prozac, made by Eli Lilly, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The documents are believed to have gone missing during a controversial case more than 10 years ago.
According to the BMJ, the “missing [...]