American Society for Quality

Auto Industry Works to Win Back Engineers

Friday

During the Detroit auto show, automakers and suppliers unveiled not only cars and technologies, but also expansion plans that will create thousands of jobs. But

Answer to Quicker FDA Reviews: Money

Friday

The medical-device industry has agreed to double the fees it pays to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the next five years. In return,

Google Employs Bouncer to Toss Malware

Friday

Google on Thursday added a new layer of security to the Android Marketdubbed Bouncerthat will scan apps for evidence of malware.

The effort will automatically scan

HP Recalls Fax Machines Over Fire Hazard

Friday

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should

Drug Shortages Cut Patients Deep

Friday

With 230 drugs reported in short supply this past year, cancer patients have been forced to miss chemotherapy treatments and switch to other medicines with

Should Ford Be More Worried About Future?

Friday

The coronation went exactly according to Fords script. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, 2,400 reporters hushed as video screens the size

Steering Issue Sidelines Arctic Cat Snowmobiles

Friday

Minnesota-based Arctic Cat is recalling about 19,000 snowmobiles for a steering problem that has led to four incidents, according to federal officials.

The recall involves

Checklist Prepares Patients for Everything

Friday

Elizabeth Bailey learned what could go wrong in a hospital the hard way: by watching her elderly father endure a long in-patient nightmare.

Her dad got

Performance Pay Gains Steam in Ad World

Friday

Last year, Interpublic Group of Companies media agency, UM, hired consulting giant McKinsey to analyze how other industries are compensated. The objective was to change

Nissan Hindered by North American Suppliers

Friday

Nissan Motor Co. plans to increase sharply its output of cars and trucks in North America. But that plan could carry a risk to Nissans

Anatomy of an Airport Security Breach

Friday

By all accounts, it started innocently. An airport screener missed a bag. But by the time it was over, authorities had shut down an airport

China's Illegal Practices Cut U.S. Auto Jobs

Thursday

More than 400,000 jobs in the U.S. auto supply chain have been lost since 2000, and another 1.6 million U.S. jobs are at risk unless

Retailers Cut Waste With E-Receipts

Thursday

As more retailers embrace the use of digital or electronic receipts in the name of green efficiencyand possibly even safetythey also need to strike a

Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes Recalled

Thursday

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC has issued a national recall for several types of Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes. The recall is an allergy alert because the

Birth-Control Pills Recalled by Pfizer

Thursday

Pfizer Inc., the worlds biggest drugmaker, recalled 1 million packs of birth-control pills after discovering a packaging error that may cause women to take the

Hershey Vows to Shore Up Labor Practices

Thursday

A labor-rights group says its campaign to push The Hershey Co. to change its cocoa-sourcing practices has been a success.

On Monday, the candy manufacturer pledged

Excess Ingredient Blamed in Drug Deaths

Thursday

An excessive amount of an anti-malaria ingredient in a drug given to Pakistani heart patients caused deaths, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said.

Sharif said

Customer Floored by Disappointing Service

Thursday

In the last 30 years, I have made almost every mistake a business owner can make. But I have always understood the importance of trying

Group Puts Wasted Food to Good Use

Thursday

Its near freezing, and Dana Frasz is bundled in sweatshirts, a beanie cap topping her blonde hair and a red scarf twirled around her thin

Hospital Group Saves Money, Improves Care

Thursday

Two years after a renewed focus on surgical outcomes and best practices, a 10-hospital collaborative in Tennessee has improved patient care and saved millions of

N.C. Still Searching for Food-Illness Source

Thursday

A series of viral outbreaks causing diarrhea and vomiting has affected scores of people in North Carolina in recent weeks, sickening them but causing no

Hospitals Join Initiative to Do No Harm

Wednesday

On any given day, roughly one in 20 patients acquires an infection while hospitalized. They can come from ventilators; central lines used to deliver fluids,

J&J Shuffles Consumer Unit Hit by Recalls

Wednesday

Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that two high-level managers in the troubled consumer products division would retire, marking more changes for the worlds second-largest healthcare

City's Garbage Pickup Woes Linger

Wednesday

January has been a frustrating month for Helen Konewitch and her son Mark, who live in Spring Hill, FL. After Republic Services took over garbage

Utah Hospitals Partner for Patient Safety

Wednesday

Twelve years ago, 28% of the more than 30,000 babies born annually at Intermountain Healthcare hospitals were induced. That number was down to less than

Time for Airport Security to Go Private?

Wednesday

U.S. lawmakers dissatisfied with the performance of the Transportation Security Administration are pushing to revive a proposal the agency has resistedallowing airports to use screeners

Workers Still Flocking to Apple Supplier

Wednesday

Consumer electronics manufacturer Foxconn is looking to double the size of its workforce in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, and scores of hopefuls are clamoring

Low-Rated Day Cares Face Funding Cuts

Wednesday

A report on the new state rating system for daycare providers suggests the vast majority of centers in Milwaukee County face the loss of some

Education System Has Trouble With Testing

Wednesday

When you get your book, put your finger on the title and stop. Alejandro and Olivia, second-graders at Hillsdale Elementary School, dutifully follow the reading

Workplace Safety Bruises Apple's Reputation

Wednesday

Weeks after announcing a greater resolve to improve working conditions at its suppliers, Apple finds itself on the defensive about lingering problems at its manufacturing