Chrysler recalls 67,000 pickup trucks, says ignition switch problem is linked to 1 death
Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 67,000 model year 2006 and 2007 pickups because of a problem that could prevent the cars from starting, or cause them to move when the ignition key is turned.
Recalls this week include Keurig coffee brewing systems, sweatshirts
A line of Keurig coffee brewers that can overheat and spray hot water are among this week's recalled consumer products.
For auto industry, recalling cars globally is much harder than making, selling them
When it comes to making and selling cars, the auto industry thinks and acts globally: There is near-seamless coordination between parts suppliers, factories and dealerships.
Firm recalls caramel apples amid fears of listeria linked to deaths or illnesses in 10 states
A Missouri firm is recalling its Happy Apple brand caramel apples because of the potential that they could be contaminated with listeria.
Automaker Honda recalls 1,252 Crosstour vehicles due to faulty side air bags
Honda is recalling 1,252 Crosstour vehicles due to a faulty side air bag made by troubled air bag supplier Takata.
Keurig recalls its 'Mini Plus' single-serve coffee makers because of reported burn injuries
Keurig is recalling some 7 million of single-serve coffee brewing machines because of reported burns.
FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Saxenda, an injectable weight-loss treatment
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Novo Nordisk diabetes drug as a treatment for obesity.
FDA grants accelerated approval to Bristol-Myers drug for hard-to-treat melanoma
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer.
BMW expands air bag recall nationwide; last automaker to agree to gov't demand to do so
BMW has agreed to demands from the government to expand a recall of driver's-side air bags to the entire U.S.
BioCryst Pharma says FDA approved its drug Rapivab, an oral treatment for influenza
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals said Monday that U.S. regulators approved its drug Rapivab, an intravenous treatment for the flu.
US says traffic deaths fell about 3 percent last year, but big truck crash deaths are rising
The number of traffic deaths nationwide dropped just over 3 percent last year, and the rate of deaths per 100 million miles traveled tied a record low, according to government statistics.
FDA OKs Cubist antibiotic for complex abdominal, urinary tract infections
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new combination medicine to fight complex infections in the abdomen and urinary tract, the fourth antibiotic the agency has approved this year.
FDA OKs AstraZeneca 's first-in-class ovarian cancer drug plus companion test from Myriad
U.S. regulators on Friday granted accelerated approval to the first in a new class of targeted drugs for ovarian cancer, Lynparza from British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC.
FDA OKs AstraZeneca 's first-in-class ovarian cancer drug, plus companion test from Myriad
U.S. regulators have granted accelerated approval to the first in a new class of drugs for ovarian cancer, AstraZeneca PLC's Lynparza.
FDA approves AbbVie combo hepatitis C treatment, part of wave of better, less-toxic options
Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie.
Chrysler recalls about 257,000 Ram pickups; axles can seize or drive shafts can fall out
Chrysler is recalling nearly 257,000 older Ram pickup trucks because the rear axle can seize or the drive shaft can fall off.
Chrysler bows to US safety agency pressure, expands recall of driver's side air bag inflators
After resisting for several weeks, Chrysler is bowing to government demands to expand a recall of driver's side air bag inflators across the entire nation.
Tetraphase soars after releasing late-stage study results for infection fighter eravacycline
Shares of Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals soared Thursday morning, a day after the drug developer said its potential infection fighter eravacycline fared well compared to another treatment in late-stage clinical testing.
Ford bows to government demand, agrees to expand driver's air bag recall nationwide
Ford says it's expanding a recall for faulty driver's side air bag inflators to the entire U.S. as demanded by the government.
Massachusetts couple sues Whole Foods Market, ranch, alleging tainted meat caused son's death
A Massachusetts husband and wife who blame their 8-year-old son's death on the ground beef they bought at a Whole Foods Market have sued the supermarket chain and the ranch they say produced and processed the meat.