Tylenol Arthritis Caplet voluntary recall expanded (AP)

AP - Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness.

Senior-citizen volunteers fight Medicare fraud (AP)

Shirley Shupp sits in her Houston, Texas apartment Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 and talks about how she called Medicare to report receiving medical equipment she never asked for. Shupp contacted her local Senior Medicare Patrol, which did its own research and then referred the matter to investigators. The equipment, worth thousands of dollars, was returned, the case was handed over to prosecutors and the perpetrators were charged with Medicare fraud.     (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - The first box that arrived at Shirley Shupp's door was filled with braces to help with her arthritis. Then came a motorized scooter, just like the one the 69-year-old already owned. She hadn't asked for any of it — but Medicare was apparently footing the bill.


Timing of weight-loss surgery in teens important (Reuters)

Reuters - When it comes to weight-loss surgery for very obese adolescents, having the surgery sooner rather than later may yield a better long-term outcome, new study findings hint.