Why our salt addiction is hard to kick
Americans love salt. And we eat too much of it. So much so that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is thinking about limiting the amount of sodium in packaged foods.
Walgreens delays DNA tests sales
Walgreens has postponed its plans to sell personal genetic test kits after the Food and Drug Administration intervened.
Sprix Approved for Moderate-to-Severe Pain (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Roxro Pharma's Sprix
(ketorolac tromethamine) nasal spray has been approved by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration for the short-term treatment of moderate to
moderately severe pain, the manufacturer said Monday in a news
release.
Salmonella Scare Prompts Wide Product Recall (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- A wide array of food products are
being recalled after traces of salmonella were discovered in a common
ingredient, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced
late Thursday.
FDA warning for hand sanitizer in Puerto Rico (AP)
AP - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in Puerto Rico that two locally produced hand sanitizers contain high levels of bacteria.
Extended-Release Mirapex Approved for Parkinson’s Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Mirapex ER (pramipexole
dihydrochloride extended-release) has been approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration as a once-daily option to treat early Parkinson's
disease, drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim said in a news release.
FDA: No Decision on Whether to Pull Diabetes Drug Avandia Off the Market (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration on Monday said it was still reviewing documents that
examine whether the blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Avandia raises users'
odds for heart attack and heart failure and should be removed from the
market.
Rituxan Approved for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Rituxan (rituximab) has been
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a slowly
progressing form of blood and bone marrow cancer known as chronic
lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the agency said in a press release.
Salmon OK to eat, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration says Chilean salmon is still safe to consume despite a virus that has killed scores of fish.
