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 ...
What We Know (and Don’t Know) About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Food
A growing body of research shows that exposure can increase the risk of prostate, kidney and testicular cancers. The ...
US FDA approves AstraZeneca's flu vaccine for self-administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved AstraZeneca's influenza nasal spray vaccine for ...
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 ...
GLP-1 drugs could help prevent 34,000 heart attacks and strokes in the US each year, research suggests
Certain blockbuster weight-loss drugs have been found to protect the heart in significant ways, and new research suggests ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 A ...
Cost of weight-loss drugs has many exploring sources beyond doctors
Many people are doing an end-run around their doctor's office, reaching out to potentially unreliable sources that promise to ...
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 ...
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New eczema drug from Eli Lilly receives FDA approval for children and adults
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly's eczema drug for use in adults and children 12 and older ...