Bloomberg News reports that Bayer AG’s Yaz contraceptive is part of an investigation by a Swiss health regulator into the death of a young woman who took the pill.

Bloomberg news reports that a jury has found Wyeth’s hormone-replacement therapy drug Prempro caused an Illinois woman’s invasive breast cancer and she deserves $3.7 million.

As reported by Reuters, an Allergan Inc website for a drug to lengthen eyelashes downplayed potential side effects such as redness and changes in eye color, U.S. health officials said in a letter released on September 16.

A new Food and Drug Administration study has identified lead in all 20 red lipsticks it tested (from 10 different brands), and at concentrations up to four-times higher than those found in independent testing.

Lieff Cabraser has posted several important silicone gel breast implant-related updates this year with regard to both the Dow Settlement and the Revised Settlement Program.

Lawsuits have been filed against Bayer, the manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin, alleging the company failed to adequately warn patients and physicians of the increased risk of serious adverse effects from Yasmin and Yaz, while touting the birth control advantages of the drugs in television advertisements.