The best ever drug for Alzheimer’s disease has been found to slow decline by a third, in a breakthrough that ushers in a new era of treatment for dementia. On May 3, US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced that its drug donanemab delays the worsening of symptoms by 35 per cent. In half of patients, the drug completely […]
The manufacturer of eyedrops recently linked to deaths and injuries lacked measures to assure sterility at its factory in India, according to U.S. health inspectors. As NBC News reports, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials uncovered about a dozen problems with how Global Pharma Healthcare made and tested its eyedrops during an inspection from late February through early March. […]
As the era of artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to expand, the groundbreaking technology is now being used as a tool to detect breast cancer. As ABC News reports, more and more breast imaging centers across the country are now using a type of AI called computer-assisted detection, or CAD, to help reduce the number of breast cancer cases […]
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public about a sharp increase in trafficking in fentanyl mixed with the animal tranquilizer xylazine, stating that the agency has seized mixtures of the deadly drug combo in 48 states. The DEA warning comes on the heels of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it would begin […]
The death toll of an outbreak linked to contaminated recalled eye drops has risen and more people have lost their vision. As ABC News reports, an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday stated that the number of deaths has risen from one — which occurred in Washington state — to three. What’s more, […]
Americans love their sandwiches: On any given day, about 53% of US residents ate a sandwich, according to a recent study in the journal Public Health. But most sandwiches — whether you choose pastrami on rye or a healthy-sounding roast turkey on multigrain bread — are riddled with unhealthy fats, sodium, sugar and carbohydrates, say nutrition […]
Federal health officials are warning parents of newborns to sterilize equipment used for both bottle- and breast-feeding after a baby died last year from a rare infection tied to a contaminated breast pump. According to AP News, the infant, a premature boy, was infected with the bacteria Cronobacter sakazakii, the same germ that sparked a recall […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday widened an advisory on artificial tear products to include additional ones manufactured by Global Pharma Healthcare Private Limited over concerns of a potential bacterial contamination that could result in blindness or death. As The Hill reports, the FDA warning now urges consumers and health care professionals not to use EzriCare […]
Veterinarians are advising dog owners to get their pups vaccinated against the canine influenza as cases have surged in several parts of the U.S. this winter. Canine influenza, also known as the dog flu, is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by specific Type A influenza viruses known to infect dogs, and is different […]
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed easing blood donation guidelines for gay and bisexual men. Under current rules, the FDA allows donations from gay and bisexual men if they haven’t had sex with another man for three months. However, in a draft proposal posted to the agency’s website, the FDA states the new rules would allow anyone […]