American pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and pay $600 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of its biological product, Botox® Therapeutic, for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Department announced today. The resolution includes a criminal fine and forfeiture totaling $375 million and a civil settlement with the federal government and the states of $225 million.
Under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), a company in its …

The Drug Enforcement Administration and government, community, public health and law enforcement partners today announced a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. DEA will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at sites nationwide o n Saturday, September 25 th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in …

Today NOAA reopened 4,281 square miles of Gulf waters off western Louisiana to commercial and recreational fishing. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states.
On July 18, NOAA data showed no oil in the area. Light sheen was observed on July 29, but none since. Trajectory models show the area is at a low risk for future exposure to oil, and fish …

Heidi Montag is having regrets about her multiple plastic surgeries, in particular she is ready to say good-bye to her huge breast implants.Heidi The former star of MTV’s “The Hills ” went on a cosmetic surgery binge which included ten surgeries in one day last November.
Recently, Heidi’s plastic surgeon, Dr Frank Ryan, died after driving off a cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway which means she’ll have to find someone else to reverse her G-cup breast augmentation…
Read full story via Cosmetic Surgery News.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today encouraged schools throughout the country to participate in the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC), an initiative that helps improve the health and nutrition of children. USDA created the HUSSC to recognize schools that maintain healthy school environments by improving the quality of meals and increasing physical activity and nutrition education. The HUSSC is also a key component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation.
“Even as Congress considers legislation to make historic improvements to school meals, there are also …

Child abuse declined nationally in 2008 compared to 2007, according to a new report by the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. Sexual abuse declined 6 percent, physical abuse 3 percent and neglect 2 percent.The report also found that child maltreatment fatalities stayed stable from 2007 to 2008. These trends are noteworthy, according to the report’s authors, because 2008 marked the first full year of the current recession, and economic downturns are generally thought to be associated with increased family stress and child maltreatment.”This is …

Fairfax County police officers from around the county conducted a sobriety checkpoint to deter and apprehend intoxicated drivers on Friday, August 20 from 11:30 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. Saturday. All motorists were stopped and drivers were checked to assure that their abilities to drive had not been impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Approximately 982 motorists passed through the checkpoint on Route 7 and Lewinsville Road. One arrest was made for DWI.
via Fairfax Daily-Monitor.

On the 47th anniversary of the March on Washington, Glenn Beck will lead a rally called “Restoring Honor” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the very same place where the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his landmark “I Have a Dream” speech.
Photo: Day Gardner
I wouldn’t miss it for the world, said Day Gardner, President of the National Black Pro-Life Union. America is spiraling down into an abyss of debt, joblessness and economic turmoil. We are seeing the institution of marriage attacked, schools pushing sex education to children as …

On Friday August 13th 2010 Martinsburg Police arrested an individual on the felony charge of Threats of terrorist acts at 106 South Raleigh Street Martinsburg WV at approximately 1:00 PM.
This incident occurred on Friday July 23rd 2010 at 106 South Raleigh Street. Police officers responded to the residence in reference to a disturbance along with EMT personnel from The Martinsburg Fire Dept. A suicidal threat had been made and a firearm taken from this subject, Matthew Ball.
It was also later learned that Mr. Ball …

Law enforcement authorities have a man in custody in connection with the serial stabbing cases that have terrorized residents across three states. Based on information provided by a tip from the public regarding the hunt for the serial killer, authorities were able to locate an individual of interest in the case. Authorities obtained search warrants and were able to track the suspect electronically through several states, resulting in an arrest Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia.
This composite sketch provided by the Michigan State Police …