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"Dangerous Cadmium Found In Products At U.S. Retail Chains"

After years of outcry over lead in children's toys and products from parents and environmental groups, the Consumer Products Safety Commision now heavily regulates how much can be in any given item. But now a new filler, Cadmium, a known human carcinogen, has been found to take its place in jewelry imported from China.

"It's a nasty toxic metal," said Dr. Phillip Landirgan, Chairman of Community ...

Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House of Representatives-Senate negotiations in January to hammer out a final version. Given the Senate's difficulty in passing a bill, the final legislation is likely to tilt strongly toward that chamber's version. Here's where things stand and how you might be affected.

What are the biggest disputes?

There are scores of disagreements, but the biggest ba...

"12 Consumer Products That Should Not Have Exploded But Did: Recall-a-rama"

In honor of April Fools, I give you a dozen consumer products (and one nuclear battleship) that should not have exploded but unfortunately did. Or, in the case of the ship, could. These are all true. (Except for the last one.) As usual, the joke is on the hapless consumer.

1. Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner - If cleanliness is next to godliness, is your vacuu...

H1N1 Fears Inspire a Boom in Alternative—and Unproven—Treatments; What Chicken Soup Can Do...

Heard the one about the raw onion?

With concerns over the H1N1 flu rising and supplies of vaccine running scarce, it's no surprise that alternative remedies are circulating on the Web.

During the flu epidemic of 1918 that killed 40 million people, one widely circulated email relates, a doctor visiting a farmhouse where everyone stay...

Do you know where your private prescription information is?

As pharmacy chains, benefits companies and drug makers work more closely, your prescription history is being shared more than you might think.

CVS Caremark, which handles more than 1 billion prescriptions a year, has made no secret that sharing such information is a cornerstone of its business.

"We have more information on the consumer and their behavior than ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Tuesday to clamp down on food labeling that it says may mislead consumers into thinking products are more nutritious than they really are. I n particular, the FDA will target the front panels of packages bearing logos or language suggesting that the product is more healthful than the actual ingredients justify, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said.

"There's a growing proliferation" of symbols purporting to indicate healthfu...

A woman connected to Michael Jackson's personal physician has been ordered to testify before a grand jury in Los Angeles, her attorney confirmed Tuesday. Nicole Alvarez received a subpoena to appear before the grand jury on Wednesday morning, said Joseph Low IV, adding that prosecutors declinedto give him any more details

He also declined to characterize the relationship between Alvarez and Dr. Conrad Murray.

News paper reports have called her Murray's girlfriend and...