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Dannon Settles Class-Action Suit Over Yogurt Benefits
Dannon agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit earlier this week brought by consumers over claims that Dannon falsely advertised the health benefits of its yogurt. The $45 million settlement will be available to consumers as rebate checks up to $100. As part of the settlement, Dannon agreed to remove the words "clinically" and "scientifically proven" from labels and advertisements of Activia yogurt. James F. McCarty, Cleveland Plain Dealer 02/23/2010
Report: 50K Die Each Year From Hospital Infections
A recent study from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy at Resources for the Future revealed that almost 50,000 people die each year in hospitals from infections picked up during their stay. Experts say that many of the deaths could be avoided with better infection control, including handwashing, improved hygiene and better screening of patients when they arrive. The report also found that the infections translated into 2.3 million extra patient days in 2006 at a cost of more than $8 billion. Rosemary Black, New York Daily News 02/23/2010 Pfizer Ordered to Pay Damages to Cancer Patients
Alabama resident Audrey Singleton was awarded $9.45 million yesterday by a Philadelphia jury in a lawsuit against drug maker Pfizer, Inc., after she claimed that the company's hormone-replacement drug gave her breast cancer. Singleton began taking the drug Prempro in 1997 and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. A 2002 study linked the drug to cancer. Pfizer has lost seven of 10 similar cases that have gone to jury. Miriam Hill, Philadelphia Inquirer 02/23/2010
Facebook Exposes Users to Identity Theft, Lawsuit Claims
The social media Web site Facebook has added new privacy protection controls for third party applications, but a class-action lawsuit has been filed claiming those safety precautions do not protect against identity theft. The lawsuit claims that the new features "are difficult to use" and are not "designed to explain how a user can best protect his information and data." The lawsuit claims that the Web site has tricked users into exposing personal items to get more traffic to the site. Larry Hartstein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 02/18/2010
Problems Continue to Mount for Toyota
Since Toyota Motors Inc. issued its massive recall three weeks ago, the number of deaths from the sudden-acceleration problem has continued to climb, reaching 34 total earlier this week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and members of Congress are currently investigating the problems and Toyota’s claims, and some legislators say the current death numbers may just be “the tip of the iceberg.” The NHTSA has also received reports of fatalities involving cars not listed in the recall, which raises the question, is another recall coming in the near future? Coco Masters and Jim Puzzanghera, LA Times 02/17/2010
More Drivers Reporting Acceleration Problems, Regulators Say
Federal safety regulators announced Monday that they had received an additional 13 reports of fatalities allegedly caused by uncontrolled acceleration of Toyota vehicles since the automaker ceased sales and production of certain vehicles last month. The report brings the number of unintended acceleration-related fatalities reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 34. Most of the reported incidents occurred between 2003 and 2009, according to reports. Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian, LA Times 02/15/2010
Report: Healthcare Database Missing Records of Serious Misconduct
A long-awaited federal database to help hospitals track the disciplinary records of healthcare staff is missing many accounts of serious misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reports. The database, scheduled to go online in March, has been in the works for more than two decades. A Health Resources and Services Administration official said the agency was working to correct the omissions. Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, LA Times 02/15/2010
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