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The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a common ingredient in decongestants, due to its ineffectiveness, which may prompt Canada to review its approval of the drug. …
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The U.S. FDA has launched an investigation into the safety of tampons following a study that found trace amounts of toxic metals, such as arsenic and lead, in various brands. …
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Last Updated on March 30, 2024 A group of 22 state attorneys generals is demanding Congress to look upon “the glaring vagueness” leading to legal cannabis being sold OTC, online or through vending machines, reported The Hill. Republicans, with the tremendous faux pas, allowed the legalization of hemp production in the 2018 omnibus Farm Bill, which […]
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ADVERTISEMENT Last Updated on July 30, 2022 The FDA is admitting that puberty blockers hurt kids and can cause brain swelling and vision loss after identifying multiple young children who developed the symptoms while taking the drugs. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration continues to endorse the use of puberty blockers in children, and […]
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Top baby formula manufacturer Abbott has reached an agreement with federal regulators on a plan to restart production at its shuttered Michigan plant. The Sturgis Abbott plant, which is the nation’s largest baby formula manufacturing hub, has been closed since February over a contamination issue. According to an Abbott spokesman, the plant will need six-eight […]
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow a shuttered Michigan plant to release some of its baby formula stockpiles in order to combat a growing nationwide shortage. An Abbott Nutrition plant in Sturgis, Michigan — the nation’s largest infant formula plant — has been closed since February due to a bacterial outbreak. In February, […]
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On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will restrict the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to adults who cannot receive mRNA vaccines, citing the risk of potentially “life-threatening” side effects. In a statement, the FDA cited an elevated risk of a life-threatening condition called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia […]
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On Tuesday, Pfizer announced that it would be asking the FDA to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for children aged 5-11. The pharmaceutical giant, along with its partner firm BioNTech, said it will submit an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization in the “coming days.” Pfizer presented data […]
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Pfizer hired 600 employees in the months after its COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization in the United States due to the “large increase” of reports of side effects linked to the vaccine, according to a recently released company document. The FDA is required to release a certain number of vaccine-related Pfizer documents each month […]
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