Health Care

The Food and Drug Administration has released its proposal for naming lower-cost biotech drugs, a critical step in creating a market for the new class of medicines.

Amgen Inc. has won approval for the second medicine in a new class of biotech drugs that reduce artery-clogging cholesterol more than older statin drugs that have been used for decades.

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. is recalling more than 2 million pounds of turkey bacon products that may be unsafe because they could possibly spoil before the "Best When Used By" date.

General Mills is recalling about 60,000 packages of its Cascadian Farm frozen green beans after one package tested positive for listeria.

The maker of Sara Lee, Nature's Harvest and other brands is recalling bread sold in 11 states because it may contain fragments of glass from a broken light bulb at a company factory.

About 4,400 ride-on lawn mowers are being recalled because the gas tank can leak and cause a fire.

Americans are less happy with their cars and trucks than at any time in more than a decade, mainly because they're sick of recalls.

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some newer Jeep SUVs can roll away unexpectedly after drivers put them in park.

Lawyers hired to compensate victims of General Motors' faulty ignition switches have rejected 91 percent of the claims submitted.

U.S. safety regulators have rejected an electrical engineer's request to investigate low-speed unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus cars.

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that air bags on some older Honda Accords may not inflate in a crash.

A line of children's nightlights that can pose an electrical shock hazard are among this week's recalled consumer products.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is buying a potential once-a-month multiple sclerosis drug from GlaxoSmithKline and could pay more than $1 billion in the latest deal between the two companies.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals will pay about $1 billion to buy Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men.

Federal health officials on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug intended to treat women suffering from a lack of sexual desire.

Rite Aid Corp. is recalling about 13,000 outdoor dining sets because the chair arms and legs can bend, posing a risk of injury.

Federal health officials on Tuesday approved the first-ever prescription drug intended to treat women suffering from a lack of sexual desire, ending a vigorous debate over the drug's fate.

Swedish retailer Ikea is recalling around 442,000 nightlights because of the cover of the light can detach, creating a risk of electrical shock.

General Motors is adding 181,000 cars in the U.S. and Canada to a 2014 recall for headlights that can stop working.