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Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people
Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...
A flu vaccine you can administer yourself, stroke deaths on the rise and drug overdose deaths decreasing: Here's what happened in health this week.
Tomorrow is the first day of fall; kick off cozy season with some tasty fall produce (it’s good for you!). And now, here’s ...
Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not Perfectly Clear.
The decrease across the country is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health ...
Sanofi wins US approval for drug combination to treat multiple myeloma
Sanofi won approval for the use of a drug combination with its Sarclisa infusion to treat certain types of newly diagnosed ...
US FDA approves AstraZeneca's flu vaccine for self-administration
FluMist is the first vaccine to prevent influenza that does not need to be administered by a healthcare provider, the ...
U.S. FDA declines to approve Vanda's stomach paralysis drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Vanda Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat stomach paralysis symptoms ...
FDA rejects Vanda Pharmaceuticals' application to bring key drug to market
A D.C. drugmaker has been dealt a major setback in its long-running bid to bring its treatment for a chronic gastrointestinal ...
FDA Says Drug Makers Will Stop Producing Fentanyl 'Lollipops'
Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
US FDA declines to approve Vanda's stomach condition drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Vanda Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat stomach paralysis symptoms ...
The FDA wants to place warning labels on food packages to combat obesity and other health conditions
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to propose the inclusion of front-of-package warning labels that detail the ...
Sanofi wins US approval for multiple myeloma drug in newly diagnosed patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved the use of a drug combination along with Sanofi's ...
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FDA approves first drug for rare neuron disease, Niemann-Pick type C
Parents pushed for years for treatments for the neuron disease Niemann-Pick type C. After setbacks, one drug now has FDA ...