Coronavirus response leads to cuts to 166 or more FDA, EPA, Medicare, alcohol and education regulations
The Trump administration and state and local governments are wisely suspending regulations to help fight the coronavirus. Many of these rules and regulations were not necessary in the first place, given their tendency More...
Nevada Gov Steve Sisolak bans chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID
Just as the FDA granted emergency approval for the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat patients suffering from the Chinese Coronavirus, Nevada’s Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak’s (D.) moved More...
FDA sued by abortion activist Rebecca Gomperts for cracking down on ‘abortion pill by mail’ access
An abortion activist in Europe, Rebecca Gomperts, federal lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for blocking “Aid Access,” an Internet consultation and mail order abortion pill More...
Border patrol bust fake Viagra pill ring in Mississippi, over $663K in capsules came from Hong Kong
ViagraImage/Video Screen Shot U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Vicksburg/Jackson, MS seized an express consignment shipment containing more than 27,000 unmarked Viagra capsules. The More...
What Is The Best Women’s Multivitamin of 2019?
The body’s nutritional needs change with age. Still, there are nutrients essential for healthy growth, especially for women. Multivitamins help complete the dietary requirements of women. Various manufacturers More...
Trump cuts medical funding for research on fetal tissue from abortions
President Donald Trump’s administration announced today that it will no longer allow federal funding for medical research conducted within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which involves the use of human More...
HHS terminates the FDA and ABR ties to stop tax money from being used to fund fetal tissue research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has terminated the contract between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR) which would have used taxpayer dollars to More...
Pro-lifers urge HHS to end taxpayer funds for aborted fetal tissue research
National and state pro-life leaders sent a letter this week to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar urging the government to end the taxpayer-funded use of aborted fetal tissue for More...
When Meds Cause Problems: 5 Facts About Medication Injury Claims
Did you know that the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t actually test medications before approving them for use? Instead, their Center for Drug Evaluation and Research will review and research results and information More...
New Study Puts Mindset of Smokers in a New Light
A massive global study has shed new light on the psychology behind smokers across the globe. According to the State of Smoking 2018 survey, the vast majority of smokers know and acknowledge it is bad for their health. More...
California judge uses bad science and scare tactics to rule that coffee must have cancer warnings
A California superior court judge in Los Angeles ruled that coffee shops may have to put up a warning that tells customers there is a possible cancer risk linked to their cup of coffee. The court said in a statement More...
Dietary Supplements: The Face of a Self-Regulating Industry
The pressure to look great weighs heavily on many. From people who want to lose weight to improve their overall health to those who want to lose weight to fit their ideal beauty standards, the dietary supplement More...
The Different Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
Finding the most suitable treatment approach for drug addiction victims is an overwhelming task for both addicts and their family members. The task in itself may seem impossibly to achieve. Some patients take years More...
GlaxoSmithKline Urges Third Circuit to Ignore Ruling in Fosamax Case
GlaxoSmithKline PLC has asked the Third Circuit Appeals Court to ignore the ruling in a product liability case involving the drug Fosamax when deciding whether to revive a suit brought on by buyers of Wellbutrin. More...
Syracuse Clinic Treats Head Lice with Hot Air
A head lice clinic in Syracuse, New York is taking a new approach to treatment: hot air. The treatment is designed to give patients an alternative to conventional treatments that include pesticide-based shampoos, More...
Growth of generic companies like Apotex brings savings to patients and jobs to sector
The generic pharmaceutical industry has undergone widespread growth over the last five years. This is in part due to the ongoing ‘patent cliff’ that has seen the expiration of the intellectual patents on blockbuster More...
How to Properly Move a Laboratory
Moving a laboratory is inherently dangerous. The materials can be toxic, machinery can be fragile, and the space you are leaving needs to be decontaminated. The risks need to be weighed against the rewards or necessity More...
Factors That Could Have an Influence on the Future of E-Cigarettes
Over the last five years, e-cig sales have dramatically increased in both the US as well as other Western countries like the UK and Canada. In addition to increased sales, they have also become wider accepted, and More...
Canada: Kinnikinnick Foods Pie Crusts recalled due to undeclared eggs
Kinnikinnick Foods brand Pie Crusts Image/CFIA Edmonton, AB company, Kinnikinnick Foods Inc. have announced a voluntary recall of certain Kinnikinnick Foods brand Pie Crusts because an ingredient, eggs, was More...
Investigational Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline gets backing from FDA panel
Johnson & Johnson said that the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that its experimental treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis appears to be More...
