FDA Approves Third Silicone-Gel Breast Implant
Stockbyte/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has conditionally approved a new silicone-gel breast implant, HealthDay reports. The implant, manufactured by Santa Barbara-based Sientra, can be used for breast tissue reconstruc…
Organic Milk — Are You Getting What You Pay For?
Creatas/Thinkstock (WASHINGTON) — The USDA’s inspector general has released a new report raising questions about whether paying $7 per gallon for organic milk is buying you a drink that’s completely free of the chemicals and genetically mo…
FDA Announces New Warning Labels for Cholesterol Drug
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Federal regulators announced on Tuesday they would add additional safety warnings to the labels on statins, a class of drugs that lower cholesterol.Statins — more commonly known by the brand names Lipitor, Crestor…
Qnexa Ruling Renews Debate About Its Risks and Benefits
FDA/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The decision by a federal advisory panel to recommend Qnexa for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is drawing praise and criticism from obesity and diet experts, reflecting a still-hot debate on …
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Diet Drug Qnexa
FDA/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee Wednesday recommended approval of the weight loss drug Qnexa, a treatment many hope will help millions of Americans who struggle with obesity.In voting 20-…
FDA Efforts Reversal of Critical Cancer Drug Shortage
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved new suppliers for two cancer drugs Tuesday in an effort to curb the largest nationwide drug shortage in nearly a decade.The FDA said its approval of a new supply metho…
FDA to Investigate Safety of Inhalable Caffeine
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will launch a safety investigation of a new product that allows consumers to inhale caffeine through a lipstick-sized portable device, rather than drinking it.AeroShot deliv…
FDA to Reconsider Once-Rejected Diet Drug
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In the search for treatments to fight obesity, regulators have turned their attention to a diet drug that has already failed to receive government approval as a weight-loss treatment.Next week, a panel of advisers to …
Is Your Powered Toothbrush a Choking Hazard?
FDA(WASHINGTON) — The FDA issued a warning Thursday that the Arm & Hammer Spinbrush electric toothbrush may present a choking hazard, especially to children.“Reports indicated that while turned on, the brush head has either ‘popped off…
Man Suffers Severe Injuries After E-Cigarette Explodes in His Mouth
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NICEVILLE, Fla.) — A Florida man is recovering at a local burn center after suffering severe injuries from an electric cigarette that exploded in his mouth.Tom Holloway, 57, of Niceville, Fla., was smoking the e-cigarette Monday…
Shortage of Child Leukemia Drug Could Be Avoided, FDA Says
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that a shortage on the life-saving drug used in childhood leukemia treatments could be averted.Last week, doctors spoke out about the looming shortage of methotrex…
Lipsticks, Perfumes May Be Hazardous to Health
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Beware of lipstick-stained lips before puckering up this Valentine’s Day. They could be covered in lead.A new study conducted by the FDA found that 400 lipsticks on the market tested positive for lead, according to …
Critical Shortage of Children’s Leukemia Drug
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Medication used to treat the most common form of childhood leukemia is in short supply, adding to the largest nationwide shortage of critical lifesaving hospital medications in nearly a decade.All five pharmaceutical …
Watchdog Group to Ask FDA to Define ‘Whole Grains’ Label
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Center for Science in the Public Interest will petition the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to stop letting manufacturers label their foods “Whole Grain” when they really aren’t and to st…
PA Health Officials Confirm 35 Cases of Raw Milk Illness
Getty Images(CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.) — Thirty-five people across four states have been sickened by the same raw milk Pennsylvania health officials confirmed Friday, according to reports.The Pennsylvania Health Department issued a health advisory last week …
Is Your Orange Juice Safe?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Low levels of a banned pesticide found in orange juice imported from Brazil is safe for sale in the domestic supply, says the Food and Drug Administration after conducting new tests. The juice, which is stored in h…
FDA Finds Fungicide in OJ Processing Plants
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Tests conducted by the Food and Drug Administration at orange juice processing facilities in Florida, where massive tanks hold thousands of gallons of concentrate, have turned up low levels of the banned fungicide …
FDA Finds Traces of Fungicide in OJ
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON ) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found levels of the pesticide carbendazim in 11 samples of orange juice imported to the U.S., according to a statement from the agency.Officials are in the process of test…
All Imported Orange Juice to Be Tested for Fungicide, FDA Says
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration says it will be testing all orange juice entering the U.S., after low levels of the fungicide carbendazim were found in imported OJ.“We have initiated testing of orange juice …
All Imported Orange Juice to Be Tested for Fungicide, FDA Says
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration says it will be testing all orange juice entering the U.S., after low levels of the fungicide carbendazim were found in imported OJ.“We have initiated testing of orange juice …