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Omalizumab, currently used to treat asthma, has been shown to substantially reduce the risk of potentially life-threatening reactions in people aged one and older with multiple common food allergies, including peanuts, following accidental exposure. Wh… Continue reading Asthma drug staves off food allergies in up to 68% of patients
The FDA has granted clearance for the first AI-powered handheld medical device to assist physicians in detecting all three common skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Providing a more accurate way of identifying sk… Continue reading AI-powered device to detect all 3 common skin cancers okayed for doctors
From May 7 to 12, 2021, the massive Colonial Pipeline refined oil product delivery system ground to a halt. It was the victim of a DarkSide ransomware cyberattack. The Colonial Pipeline delivers about 45% of fuel for the East Coast, including gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, jet fuel and fuel used by the military. When […]
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For the first time, the FDA has approved two cell-based gene therapies for treating the rare but potentially fatal sickle cell disease. One is also the first approved therapy to utilize the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology, signifying innovative adv… Continue reading FDA approves first cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease
The US has officially got a homegrown hero in the burgeoning global industry of effective weight-loss treatments, with the FDA approval of Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. The company has announced the once-a-week injectable drug’s cost, dosages, insurance subsid… Continue reading US and UK give the green light to powerful weight loss drug
With an industry expected to be worth US$100 billion by 2030, an ongoing supply crisis, a time-consuming manufacturing process, a high price tag and no generic alternatives, it’s no surprise the much-hyped class of injectable weight-loss drugs has beco… Continue reading International alert as fake Ozempic leads to serious hospitalizations
The Biden administration is pushing the manufacturers of medical devices to take on greater responsibility to ensure that they are secure.
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Adding weight to the large body of scientific evidence showing that phenylephrine is as useless as a placebo for nasal congestion, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has unanimously declared common oral medications ineffective. It p… Continue reading Over-the-counter cold medications don’t work, FDA panel rules
Questions have been raised after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently fast-tracked its approval of brexpiprazole (Rexulti), an antipsychotic for treating agitation in dementia patients, when clinical studies demonstrated an increased risk… Continue reading FDA rushes approval of dementia drug that quadruples risk of death
As forecast in June, the cancer-research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially named the non-sugar sweetener aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: World Health Organization, FDA, Cancer,… Continue reading Despite alarm, sweetener still deemed safer than bacon and red meat