Compromise for GMO food labeling rules struck in Senate
Employees stock shelves near a sign supporting non genetically modified organisms (GMO) at the Central Co-op in Seattle, Washington October 29, 2013. Photo by REUTERS/Jason Redmond WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleInfant anti-gas medication linked to spread of hospital infections
Photo via Getty Images A surprising ingredient — infant gas relief drops — may be contributing to the contamination of medical scopes nationwide and putting more patients at risk of infection,...
View ArticleAntibacterial soap may do more harm than good, FDA says
Bottles of antibacterial soap are seen on a grocery store shelf in Miami, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Soaps and wash products containing certain antibacterial ingredients can no longer be...
View ArticleFDA expresses concern over widely used ovarian cancer screening test
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned women and their doctors that current screening tests for ovarian cancer are unreliable. Gary Cameron/REUTERS WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug...
View ArticleAllergy-proof? Intelligence booster? FDA looks to rein in health claims for...
The FDA is urging infant formula manufacturers to meet a set of scientific standards before making health claims about their product. Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images WASHINGTON — If you’ve...
View ArticleFDA weighs crackdown that could shut hundreds of stem cell clinics
A scientific researcher extracts the RNA from embryonic stem cells in a laboratory. Photo by Getty Images Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on rogue clinics...
View ArticleAfter fierce debate, FDA approves first drug for rare form of muscular dystrophy
Roger Daltrey, left, of The Who and cofounder of Teen Cancer America, shakes the hand of Buddy Cassidy, 26, of Annandale, Va., who suffers from duchenne muscular dystrophy. They attended an event in...
View ArticleHow one drug company fast-tracked the FDA’s review process
In 2007, Congress created a voucher program that shaves months off of the Food and Drug Administration’s review process for drug development that targets rare pediatric diseases. Photo by Getty Images...
View ArticleFDA to America: How much Nutella do you eat?
The FDA is gathering information on the amount of Nutella that constitutes a reasonable serving size. Photo by kettenkarussell The Food and Drug Administration is asking the public to reflect on an...
View ArticleUsing Ecstasy to treat PTSD: ‘I felt like my soul snapped back into place’
Illustration by Getty Images In nearly a decade trying to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by childhood abuse, Jessi Appleton compiled a medical chart that reads like a Chinese...
View ArticleWho wins and loses with the 21st Century Cures Act?
This is Washington, so even this bipartisan bill, which the House of Representatives approved in a landslide and which the Senate is expected to pass Tuesday, leaves a trail of winners and losers....
View ArticleMajor health bill would fund medical research, hasten FDA approvals
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: While most attention has been focused on the action at Trump Tower in Manhattan, lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol are close to passing a major bill that...
View ArticleThis Cuban lung cancer drug is giving some U.S. patients hope
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Now: a promising lung cancer treatment from Cuba that’s drawing attention from U.S. patients. Some Americans are already traveling there to try the drug,...
View ArticleShould e-cigarettes be exempt from FDA rules? A House panel says yes
Manager of Brooklyn Vape store Mohammed Isa smokes an e-cigarette in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 18, 2017. A House panel is again trying to exempt increasingly popular e-cigarettes from new Food...
View ArticleSenate approves bill that would allow over-the-counter sale of hearing aids
An employee of GN, the world’s fourth largest maker of hearing aids, demonstrates the use of a hearing aid at an industry forum in Vienna on November 22, 2013. File photo by REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader...
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