_ Health Headlines Narcan To Be Available Over the Counter By Jane Farrell article The 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 article With 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 article Lately, 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 article If youΓÇÖve 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 Jane Farrell article Maybe youΓÇÖve had this experience: You go to fill a prescription, and the pharmacist mentions there is a generic available. … Read More→
_ Prescription Drugs How Pharmacists Can Help You By Jane Farrell article How 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of Anti-Malaria Drugs to Treat COVID-19 By Jane Farrell article The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn its emergency use authorization (EUA) of two anti-malaria drugs to treat … Read More→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 article The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen test, a … Read More→
_ Heartburn/GERD Read This if You Take Ranitidine Medicines By Jane Farrell article The 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 article You may have noticed that cannabidiol (CBD) seems to be available almost everywhere, and marketed as a variety of products … Read More→
_ Children's Health What You Need to Know about Spinal Muscular Atrophy By Jane Farrell article Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a heartbreaking genetic disorder that usually occurs in infancy. Sometimes, though, the condition, characterized by … Read More→
_ Food Allergies & Intolerance Allergic to Peanuts? Relief May Be at Hand By Jane Farrell article An oral immunotherapy drug, tested in a 10-nation trial, could be the first FDA-approved medication for people living with peanut … Read More→
_ Medical Care Responding to a Consumer Drug Recall By Sondra Forsyth article The summer of 2018, American consumers saw a number of larger drug recalls, including the contaminated valsartan medication found in … Read More→
_ e-Cigarettes FDA Cracks Down on e-Cigarette Manufacturers By Jane Farrell article The federal Food and Drug Administration, saying that the use of e-cigarettes has become an ΓÇ£epidemicΓÇ¥ among young people, has … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Bayer to Halt Sales of Essure By Jane Farrell article Bayer 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 article The first-ever implantable continuous glucose monitoring system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Eversense … Read More→
_ Migraine FDA Approves Novel Preventive Treatment for Migraine By Sondra Forsyth article On 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 article Beware of products claiming to cure cancer on websites or social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. According to … Read More→