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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has issued warning letters to manufacturers of medical scopes linked with recent superbug outbreaks, citing violations found during inspections of facilities in the United States and abroad. The devices, called duodenoscopes, are flexible tubes inserted down the throat in a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). More than 500,000 ERCPs using duodenoscopes are performed in the U.S. annually, usually to
Jewish groups protested on Monday after a Spanish reggae festival canceled a concert by an American Jewish musician when he failed to reply to a demand to clarify his position on Palestinian statehood. Matisyahu, who fuses reggae, hip-hop and rock with Jewish influences in his songs, had been due to perform next Saturday at the week-long Rototom Sunsplash reggae festival at Benicassim near Valencia in eastern Spain. “Rototom Sunsplash, after
I’ve gotta say, I’m in a pretty committed relationship with my spiralizer.
Ryan Phillippe continues to get better with age. The Cruel Intentions star, 40, took some time off to relax on the beach, but his rock-hard abs took the already-scorching California…
Ryan Phillippe continues to get better with age. The Cruel Intentions star, 40, took some time off to relax on the beach, but his rock-hard abs took the already-scorching California…
A new study suggests inherent biases in the way hedge-fund databases compile results have made hedge fund returns appear stronger than they actually are.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren’t waiting around.
Wall Street looks for some down time following a wild week that saw huge stock market swings caused by China’s surprise currency devaluation moves. Plus, shifting the iCar into 5th gear with Apple’s effort to get you into a self-driving car. And Disney is counting on Luke Skywalker and friends to attract more visitors to its theme parks.
Here. We. Go. Girl on Top 2015 officially begins right now, party people! That’s right, we have the 64 contenders, thanks to all your nominations, all set and ready to go…
“Kanye West: God & Monster” (The Overlook Press), by Mark Beaumont