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The anti-smoking lobby in New York has a new weapon. The Food and Drug Administration will require all packs of cigarettes to include graphic warning labels conveying the dangers of smoking.
Sen. Schumer was at the Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center to promote the "Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act," which would require drug makers to notify the FDA when a shortage of raw materials or other problem would likely cause a medication shortage.
The FDA has recalled 138 pounds of cilantro, distributed to six locations on Long Island and New York City, from Satur Farms in Cutchogue because of possible salmonella contamination.
Children love to indulge in tasty treats, but now there could be a link between dyes in those foods and hyperactivity, Dr. Max Gomez reports.
Some local mothers have been driven to a frenzy after the formula was pulled from Brooklyn store shelves.
The FDA today approved the first new drug to treat lupus in over 50 years, a milestone that medical experts say could prompt development of other drugs that are even more effective in treating the debilitating immune system disorder.
The long battle over the controversial pill is now the subject of even more controversy.
Some Albany lawmakers want manufacturers to prove to the FDA that e-cigarettes are an effective smoking cessation aid in order to sell them to adults.
Police in northern New Jersey say they've arrested three women for selling the alcohol energy drink Four Loko to undercover officers.
Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein said his office was able to purchase drinks like Four Loko online. He said sites were charging up to seven dollars per can by advertising them as collector's items.
The Food and Drug Administration says major brands of caffeinated alcoholic drinks should be off store shelves by mid-December.
The manufacturer of popular caffeinated alcohol drink Four Loko said Tuesday it will remove the caffeine from its products, pulling the blend off the market just as the FDA is poised to ban it.
There will be no more reusable shopping bags at the Long Island-based King Kullen supermarket chain.
Connecticut liquor wholesalers have agreed to voluntarily suspend their shipment and deliveries of a caffeinated alcoholic drink that has been banned in four states.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is seeking a federal investigation following a newspaper report of lead content in some reusable grocery bags.
Authorities say New York's largest beer distributors have agreed to stop selling alcoholic energy drinks.
Company officials said the engineered fish were perfectly safe, and were asking the FDA for approval.
CBS 2's Kirstin Cole took a quick grocery shopping trip and found savings of 29 to 63 percent on a variety of products, simply by switching brands.
Eggs, peanut better, spinach, and cookie dough all have been recalled over the past few years.
Two New York State legislators want to require farmers in the state to vaccinate hens against salmonella, which sickened thousands of Americans and triggered the largest egg recall in U.S. history.
There are many products and cosmetic procedures that promise to diminish cellulite; from lotions and creams to lasers or liposuction. Now there is one more tool to add to the list of fat fighters.
The salmonella scare may not be over.
As more cities ban smoking, diehards are looking for a new way to feed their nicotine habit – and they may have found it.
Antibacterial products are more popular than ever, with sales reaching more than $1 billion. That boost is due in part to fears over infectious diseases like swine flu and SARS.
A third of all U.S. families have a pet and the threat of a salmonella outbreak linked to two popular brands of dry pet food last week has many on edge. A study released Monday finds pets can give family members the illness -- even when they show no sign of being sick.
