FDA Questions Safety And Effectiveness Of Homeopathic Medicine
Products such as Zicam and Cold-Eeze are known as homeopathic medicines that are protected by federal law, but not accepted by mainstream medical and health recommendations The Food and Drug...
View ArticleHood Health 101: “ODP” Ol’ Dirty Produce: The Importance Of Washing Your...
This week’s edition of Hood Health 101 focuses on the necessity of cleaning your produce Nothing annoys me more than seeing parents feeding their children or even eating themselves, the unwashed fruits...
View ArticleFemale Viagra Nears US Approval
The pink pill may be on the market soon but not everyone thinks its safe An FDA advisory committee voted 18-6 to recommend that the FDA approve the drug Flibanserin for the treatment of hypoactive...
View ArticleFDA Calls For Removal Of Opiod Painkiller From The Market
The FDA, U.S. Food & Drug Association, has requested that Endo Pharmaceuticals remove their reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) opioid pain medication from the market. This is the...
View ArticleThe FDA Approves Pill That Contains Digital Tracking Device
The era of digital pills is here. This week, for the first time ever, the Food and Drug Administration approved a pill with sensors inside to inform doctors how often the drug was taken. In a press...
View ArticleRomaine Lettuce E.coli Outbreak Spreads To 29 States
The nationwide food poisoning outbreak from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce has spread to 29 states and sickened 149 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. That is an...
View ArticleFDA Recalls Blood Pressure, Heart Medicine After Cancer Causing Agent Discovered
It’s time to check your prescriptions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a voluntary precautionary recall on common drugs including active ingredient valsartan, which is found in...
View ArticleFDA Considering Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on flavored e-cigarettes in response to an “epidemic” of young people using e-cigarettes, the agency’s leader said today. In a speech at FDA...
View ArticleFDA Approves Opioid Proved To Be 10 Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment using opioid painkiller medicine that is one thousand times as strong as morphine and five to ten times as strong as fentanyl. The...
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FDA: Trucks Used to Store Bodies of Coronavirus Victims Can Still Be Used for...
With many states reopening and lifting their stay at home restrictions, some people are skeptical of the government’s objective of keeping the country’s citizens safe. The record number of deaths...
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The FDA Approves The Anti-Viral Remdesivir As Its First COVID-19 Treatment Drug
According to a recent report from the Associated Press, U.S. regulators approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: Remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients intravenously. The...
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Johnson & Johnson Single-Dose Vaccine Authorized by FDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. CNN reports the single-dose vaccine “checks nearly all the boxes.” NEW: J&J single-dose...
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ICYMI: FDA Approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday, August 23, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the FDA. Today, FDA approved the...
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FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug Designed to Slow Cognitive Decline
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved an Alzheimer’s drug shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of the illness. The drug, Lecanemab, will be...
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