The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 a link between breast implants and cancer. The FDA has launched an investigation into sourcing the relationship between anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare form of cancer, and breast implants following the...
The FDA is recommending that US consumers stop eating pistachios nuts after Kraft Foods issued a pistachio recall on a trail mix product. The pistachio recall is due to high levels of salmonella bacteria. So far, there have been no reported sicknesses due to the pistachio salmonella exposure....
The painkiller propoxyphene, better known as Darvocet and Darvon, has been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration. An outside advisory panel determined that the serious and potentially fatal effects of Darvocet outweigh the pain killing properties of the drug. The FDA cited clinical studies...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the weight loss drug Contrave is one step closer to a January 2011 approval. An advisory panel determined by a 13-7 vote that the benefits of Contrave outway the potential risks. Contrave is a combination therapy drug comprised of...
The Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Monday that salmonella has been detected in a package of peanut butter sandwich crackers manufactured by Kellogg's. It was discovered in Austin Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter, which was one of the products the company had voluntarily...
One of the United States' Rotavirus vaccines has been tainted. Federal health authorities released a report on Monday that claims investigators found Rotarix to be contaminated with material from a "pig virus." FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg held a press conference Monday and suggested...
An alarming study by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. found that over one quarter of children within the United States take prescription drugs on a regular basis. The study found also found that 7 percent of those children were taking two or more prescriptions on a "chronic basis." Among the...
The pituitary gland is the body’s natural “fountain of youth.” It secretes HGH, or the human growth hormone, that regenerates the cells—yielding benefits like beautiful skin, high energy levels, and the ability to bounce back to perfect health after a disease or injury. As we grow olde, though,...
Abortion is a controversial topic wherever you go. There will always be those who are all for it, and there will always be people who will go up in arms against it. For those who are open to the idea, however, there are a few options available to them in case they face the need to get an abortion....
The House Of Representatives passed the bill containing new food safety laws on Thursday, something which lawmakers believe will have far reaching effects. The legislation aims to make the process of approvals by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) more stringent by requiring them to carry...
