federal investigation

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:16

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, says it will pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug....


 

Federal probe finds problems with chelation study

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 07/02/2009 - 09:13

A federal investigation has found problems with a controversial study of an alternative medicine treatment for heart attack victims....


 

No Thanks, Gov. Blagojevich, We Have Enough Corruption In Health...

Health Care Renewal  Wed, 12/10/2008 - 17:48

In this story, the following appears:

On Nov. 10, in a two-hour conference call with advisers, [Illinois Gov.] Blagojevich appears to feel as though he’s in the driver’s seat, the tapes suggest.

In a conversation laced with profanities and bravado, Blagojevich said he wouldn’t fill the seat [vacated Senate seat of the President-elect] without something in return.


 

Two inquiries look at threat diacetyl may pose to cooks

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Mon, 03/17/2008 - 22:22

A federal investigation into the hazards facing cooks exposed to diacetyl, a sometimes deadly butter flavoring, is under way in New York City restaurants while in Seattle, state worker-safety agents are starting a similar probe.


 

Federal investigation launched into restaurant cooks and diacety...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Mon, 03/17/2008 - 20:07

A federal investigation into the hazards facing cooks exposed to diacetyl, a sometimes deadly butter flavoring, is under way in New York City restaurants while in Seattle, state worker-safety agents are starting a similar probe.