A flu vaccine you can administer yourself, stroke deaths on the rise and drug overdose deaths decreasing: Here's what happened in health this week.
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FDA approves first drug for rare neuron disease, Niemann-Pick type C
Parents pushed for years for treatments for the neuron disease Niemann-Pick type C. After setbacks, one drug now has FDA ...
Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not Perfectly Clear.
The decrease across the country is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health ...
U.S. FDA declines to approve Vanda's stomach paralysis drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Vanda Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat stomach paralysis symptoms ...
US FDA approves AstraZeneca's flu vaccine for self-administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved AstraZeneca's influenza nasal spray vaccine for ...
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FDA warns food companies for violations in acidified foods and seafood imports
The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement ...
Sanofi wins US approval for drug combination to treat multiple myeloma
Sanofi won approval for the use of a drug combination with its Sarclisa infusion to treat certain types of newly diagnosed ...
The FDA wants to place warning labels on food packages to combat obesity and other health conditions
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to propose the inclusion of front-of-package warning labels that detail the ...
FDA Says Drug Makers Will Stop Producing Fentanyl 'Lollipops'
Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
FDA to propose new food label warnings to combat obesity
The FDA is considering food labels to help consumers identify products with unhealthy ingredients, but some experts wonder if ...
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Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people
Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA): What It Is and Does
Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a government agency that is responsible for the promotion and protection of public ...