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• Companies Receive FDA Warning Letters Over False Ebola Treatment Claims

  September 25, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Several companies have received FDA warning letters for making misleading or outright false claims that their products can cure or prevent ebola.

• Whole Foods Faces Class Action Lawsuits Over Deceptive Yogurt Labeling

  August 19, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Whole Foods faces two class action lawsuits over claims that it lied about the among of sugar in its store-brand of greek yogurt.

• Ebola Concerns May Lead to Treatment Scams: FDA, FINRA Warn

  August 15, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA and FINRA warn that scammers are preying on U.S. fears of Ebola with fake cures and fake stocks to invest in those fake cures.

• Autism Treatment Claims Targeted by FDA as False and Misleading

  April 29, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is warning against false and misleading treatments and cures for autism and threatening their creators with legal action.

• Guidant Defibrillator Problems Result in $30M Settlement with DOJ

  October 21, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Guidant has resulted in a $30 million settlement over claims it knowingly sold defective heart implants.

• Coronary Stent Overuse Leading to More Deaths: Report

  October 1, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Coronary stent overuse may be contributing to hundreds of deaths each year, according to a new study.

• OIG Issues Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Medical Device Manufacturers

  April 2, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  A fraud alert concerning doctor owned medical device distributors was issued March 26, by the U.S. Department of Health and...