Archive: 25/07/2014
Chicken off McDonald's HK menu after food scandal
(AP)—McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong have taken chicken nuggets and chicken filet burgers off the menu after a mainland Chinese supplier was accused of selling expired meat.
Jul 25, 2014
Feds cap fines for not buying health insurance
(AP)—Federal officials have capped the amount of money scofflaws will be forced to pay if they don't buy insurance this year under the new health care law.
Jul 25, 2014
Tough-to-abuse formulation of oxycodone approved
(HealthDay)—Targiniq ER (oxycodone hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride extended release) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a long-term, around-the-clock treatment for severe pain when other ...
Jul 25, 2014
Informed consent: False positives not a worry in lung cancer study
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended computerized tomography (CT) lung screening for people at high risk for cancer, but a potential problem with CT is that many patients will have positive results ...
Jul 25, 2014