The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in charge of safeguarding the safety of our food and drugs, finds itself embroiled in a legal battle as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in a lawsuit against the agency. At the heart of this legal dispute lies the FDA’s decision regarding mifepristone, a high-risk […]
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved an Alzheimer’s drug shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of the illness. The drug, Lecanemab, will be sold under the name Leqembi and is a monoclonal antibody infusion administered every two weeks for patients with mild cognitive impairment. Visit […]
Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday, August 23, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the FDA. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “While this and other vaccines have met the FDA’s rigorous, scientific standards for emergency use authorization, as the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, the […]
The United States Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. CNN reports the single-dose vaccine “checks nearly all the boxes.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The vaccine is currently authorized for thsoe over the age of 18, is single dose and does not need special storage. “We need a vaccine […]
According to a recent report from the Associated Press, U.S. regulators approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: Remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients intravenously. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The drug, which California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. is calling Veklury, cut the time to recovery by five days, from 15 days to 10 […]
With many states reopening and lifting their stay at home restrictions, some people are skeptical of the government’s objective of keeping the country’s citizens safe. The record number of deaths during the pandemic has forced hospitals and funeral homes to utilize food transport vehicles to store bodies of the victims of COVID-19 and now the […]
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment using opioid painkiller medicine that is one thousand times as strong as morphine and five to ten times as strong as fentanyl. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The treatment, called Dsuvia, is a pill containing 30 micrograms of a synthetic opioid called sufentanil, which was […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on flavored e-cigarettes in response to an “epidemic” of young people using e-cigarettes, the agency’s leader said today. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a speech at FDA headquarters, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency would also revisit its compliance policy that extended the dates […]
It’s time to check your prescriptions. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a voluntary precautionary recall on common drugs including active ingredient valsartan, which is found in prescribed drugs used to treat high blood pressure and help prevent heart failure. The recall was prompted by the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine, […]
The nationwide food poisoning outbreak from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce has spread to 29 states and sickened 149 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information That is an increase of 28 people and four states – Florida, Minnesota, North Dakota and Texas – since the most recent […]
The era of digital pills is here. This week, for the first time ever, the Food and Drug Administration approved a pill with sensors inside to inform doctors how often the drug was taken. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a press release, the FDA said a typical, anti-psychotic drug Abilify MyCite was the first […]
The FDA, U.S. Food & Drug Association, has requested that Endo Pharmaceuticals remove their reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) opioid pain medication from the market. This is the first time the FDA has ever asked for removal of a previously approved medication. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Opana ER was first approved for use in […]
The pink pill may be on the market soon but not everyone thinks its safe Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information An FDA advisory committee voted 18-6 to recommend that the FDA approve the drug Flibanserin for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women. The panel’s recommendation will be given to the FDA, […]
This week’s edition of Hood Health 101 focuses on the necessity of cleaning your produce Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Nothing annoys me more than seeing parents feeding their children or even eating themselves, the unwashed fruits in vegetables in grocery stores. All I can think about are the bugs, parasites, pesticides, waxes and other […]
Products such as Zicam and Cold-Eeze are known as homeopathic medicines that are protected by federal law, but not accepted by mainstream medical and health recommendations Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Food and Drug Administration announced a two-day meeting next month on homeopathic medicines to review their actual effectiveness and safety protocols. Many products […]
