Get Smart About Antibiotics Week 2011 spotlights importance of appropriate antibiotic use The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new antibiotic tracking system allowing hospitals to monitor antibiotic use electronically, make better decisions about how to improve…

WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs has entered agreements to provide more than 3,000 units of permanent and transitional housing for Veterans at 25 VA medical center campuses nationwide. Additionally, agreements are pending on an additional 1,000 units, which we…

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…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Under Armour, Inc., of Baltimore, Md., has announced a voluntary recall of about 541,000 UA Defender Chin Straps. Consumers should stop using recalled product immediately unless otherwise instructed.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…