WASHINGTON (AP) — Urged on by the medical industry and patients’ groups, the House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill that would speed federal approval of drugs and medical devices and boost biomedical research.
Britain said on Friday a suspected case of avian flu had been reported at a poultry farm in northern England, but the risk to public health was very low and it posed no food safety concerns. “We have taken swift precautionary action to limit the risk of disease spreading,” said Britain’s chief vet, Nigel Gibbens. “These measures to control the movement of poultry and humanely cull birds at the farm
(Reuters) – The U.S. food and Drug Administration said it was strengthening an existing warning label that non-aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke. NSAIDs are used to treat pain and fever from medical conditions such as arthritis, menstrual cramps, headaches, colds, and the flu, and some of the better-known medicines on the market include ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac and celecoxib, all of which
A sweeping government study of thousands of women has found links between the older antidepressants Prozac and Paxil and birth defects, but has cleared other popular treatments in the class, including Celexa, Lexapro and Pfizer’s Zoloft, which is the subject of a major lawsuit over birth defect claims. Earlier studies had raised questions about antidepressants in a class of drugs known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs, prompting the
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – Around the world, women giving birth are facing physical and verbal abuse, neglect, and discrimination, largely because of health system failures, a new study suggests. “Every woman has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to dignified, respectful health care throughout pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the right to be free from violence and discrimination,” said Meghan
A new rule issued by the Obama administration on Friday affirmed that, even given the religious exemptions provided by the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Burwell v Hobby Lobby ruling last year, all women will still be able to get coverage for all forms of birth control through the Affordable Care Act.
A mouthful of missing teeth. Chronic pain all over the body. Unrelenting weakness in joints and muscles. Even death. Those were some of his claims that Dr. Farid Fata’s victims heaped upon him at his sentencing trial this week for administering at least 2000 unnecessary chemotherapy treatments.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s no meowing in baseball — until now.
You might want to reconsider if that cheese is parmesan, purchased at BJ’s Wholesale Club. NBC New York reported that Arthur Schuman Inc., a New Jersey company, is recalling 30,200 pounds of Bella Rosa Grated Parmesan Cheese because it may contain an undeclared egg ingredient. The cheese is sold exclusively at BJ’s Wholesale Club locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
A 14-year-old boy who developed a rare brain infection after swimming in a Minnesota lake died Thursday. If confirmed, it would be Minnesota’s third verified death from the brain-eating amoeba. The amoeba had not been found so far north before 2010.
