_ Health HeadlinesNarcan To Be Available Over the Counter By Jane Farrell articleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Narcan, 4 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, for non-prescription use. … Read More→
_ Updating the Definition of "Healthy" By Jane Farrell articleWith so many food options out there, it is helpful to have information on food packages that can empower you … Read More→
_ Is Popcorn Bad for Your Health? By Jane Farrell articleLately, there have been a number of stories on whether PFAS and have an adverse effect on our health. I … Read More→
_ What to Know About Your Pet's Medicine By Jane Farrell articleIf you’ve ever had to give your cat a dose of medicine, you know that it can go sideways quickly. … Read More→
_ Generic Drugs Undergo Rigorous FDA Review By Sondra Forsyth articleMaybe you’ve had this experience: You go to fill a prescription, and the pharmacist mentions there is a generic available. … Read More→
_ Prescription DrugsHow Pharmacists Can Help You By Jane Farrell articleHow often has this happened to you: You pick up a prescription at the pharmacy and later realize you have … Read More→
_ FDA Withdraws Emergency Approval of Anti-Malaria Drugs to Treat COVID-19 By Jane Farrell articleThe federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn its emergency use authorization (EUA) of two anti-malaria drugs to treat … Read More→
_ FDA Issues Approval for New Kind of COVID-19 Test By Jane Farrell articleThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen test, a … Read More→
_ Heartburn/GERDRead This if You Take Ranitidine Medicines By Jane Farrell articleThe federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has learned that some ranitidine medicines, including some products commonly known as the … Read More→
_ What You Need to Know About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Compounds, Including CBD By Sondra Forsyth articleYou may have noticed that cannabidiol (CBD) seems to be available almost everywhere, and marketed as a variety of products … Read More→
_ Children's HealthWhat You Need to Know about Spinal Muscular Atrophy By Jane Farrell articleSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a heartbreaking genetic disorder that usually occurs in infancy. Sometimes, though, the condition, characterized by … Read More→
_ Food Allergies & IntoleranceAllergic to Peanuts? Relief May Be at Hand By Jane Farrell articleAn oral immunotherapy drug, tested in a 10-nation trial, could be the first FDA-approved medication for people living with peanut … Read More→
_ Medical CareResponding to a Consumer Drug Recall By Sondra Forsyth articleThe summer of 2018, American consumers saw a number of larger drug recalls, including the contaminated valsartan medication found in … Read More→
_ e-CigarettesFDA Cracks Down on e-Cigarette Manufacturers By Jane Farrell articleThe federal Food and Drug Administration, saying that the use of e-cigarettes has become an “epidemic” among young people, has … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesBayer to Halt Sales of Essure By Jane Farrell articleBayer announced on Friday that it would halt the sales of the controversial birth control device Essure by the end … Read More→
_ FDA Approves Implantable Continuous Glucose Monitoring System By Jane Farrell articleThe first-ever implantable continuous glucose monitoring system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Eversense … Read More→
_ MigraineFDA Approves Novel Preventive Treatment for Migraine By Sondra Forsyth articleOn May 17th 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aimovig (erenumab-aooe) for the preventive treatment of migraine in … Read More→
_ Products Claming to "Cure" Cancer Are a Cruel Deception By Jane Farrell articleBeware of products claiming to cure cancer on websites or social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. According to … Read More→