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27 Feb
Environmental Health Expert Gives FDA an ‘F’ for Its Handling of Chemicals in Our Food. His Advice on How to Lower Your Exposure
Dr. Leo Trasande, an internationally recognized expert in children’s environmental health, talks to HealthDay about the dangers of PFAS in our food supply.
20 Dec
What’s a Healthy Food? The FDA Issues a New Definition for Food Labeling
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration updates the rules for ‘healthy’ labeling on food products.
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Health officials are warning about a rise in injuries linked to the misuse of nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas.
The gas, which is used medically as a sedative and in whipped cream cans, is now being sold in small, flavored canisters with names such as Cosmic Gas, Galaxy Gas and MassGass.
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that inhaling nitrous oxi...
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- March 17, 2025
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A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore access to public health websites that were removed or modified in response to a Trump administration executive order on gender.
The ord...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- February 12, 2025
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A rather historic U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal aims to make cigarettes and other tobacco products far less addictive by reducing their nicotine content.
The move could help millions of Americans quit smoking while preventing many more from becoming addic...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 16, 2025
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Grabbing a quick snack might soon come with a little extra clarity.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule requiring bold, easy-to-read nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage packages.
These labels, which would highlight content of sugar, salt, and saturated fat, aim to make it easier for shoppers to make healthier choices in the grocery ais...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 15, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) released the first-ever guidelines for levels of lead in processed baby foods this week. However, many health and safety advocates say they are not satisfied with the guidance.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to serious illnesses such as lung and ovarian cancers.
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to redefine the meaning of healthy food, issuing a new rule Thursday that changes the way food companies can claim their products are indeed nutritious.
What foods will qualify for the new designation?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its most serious warning -- a black-box warning -- for Veozah, a medication used to relieve hot flashes in menopausal women, due to rare but potentially severe liver risks.
In new communication issued Dec. 17, the
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its most serious warning -- a black-box warning -- for Veozah, a medication used to relieve hot flashes in menopausal women, due to rare but potentially severe liver risks.
In new communication issued Dec. 17, the
Robert Kennedy Jr. should not be confirmed to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 75 Nobel laureates urged Monday.
In a letter published by the New York Times, the esteemed scient...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 10, 2024
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In a move guaranteed to alarm many, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal opponent of vaccines and other tenets of mainstream health care, to head the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The department encompasses numerous key agencies, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- November 14, 2024
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More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that it be removed from common over-the-counter decongestants.
Products that include phenylephrine as an active ingredient...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- November 7, 2024
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The head of the company that makes the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy has warned that compounded versions of the active ingredient in those medications have now been linked to at least 100 hospitalizations and 10 deaths.
“Honestly, I’m quite alarmed by what we see in the U.S. now,” Novo Nordisk President and CEO
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr. Michelle Tarver to head its division that oversees medical devices.
The appointment of a new director for the Center for Devices and Ra...
Pharmacists may continue making compounded versions of the weight-loss medication tirzepatide while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revisits its Oct. 2 decision to remove the medicine from a national drug shortage list.
What prompted the FDA to reconsider its
"Black Box” warnings added to antidepressants might have contributed to an increase in suicide attempts and deaths among young people, a new evidence review claims.
The warnings say that antidepressants might be associated with suicidal thoughts and...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 8, 2024
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A raw diet pet food company is recalling cartons of frozen beef and chicken dog food that could be tainted with salmonella or listeria germs.
Answers Pet Food announced the recall this week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that two of its dog foods tested positive for salmonella, a third te...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 25, 2024
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The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to make more of the medication as a shortage of the critical drugs continues.
Following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July, the DEA said Thursday that Takeda Pharmaceuticals ...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- September 5, 2024
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A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
The final rule, which will go into effect S...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- August 30, 2024
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Emboldened by success in its initial efforts to cut dietary salt intake by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced Phase II of the endeavor.
U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend that a person consume no more t...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- August 15, 2024
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Advocates for the use of the psychedelic drug MDMA (midomafetamine) to treat mental health conditions were delivered a setback on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve it as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
There is insufficient evidence that MDMA -- currently illegal and also known as Ecstasy or molly -- can ease PTSD, the agency told ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- August 12, 2024
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Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence of its dangers continue to mount.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another alert ...
Don't use a chemical peel to help rejuvenate your skin unless it's done under the supervision of a trained professional, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised.
"FDA is warning consumers not to purchase or use certain chemical peel skin products without appropriate professional supervision due to risk of serious skin injuries," the agency said in a
People taking compounded versions of Ozempic have been overdosing on the drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
These ODs typically are due to miscommunications or miscalculations regarding dosage, the FDA added.
“Dosing errors have resulted from patients measuring and self...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 30, 2024
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An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning.
In a health alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the ...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 26, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the country's best-selling e-cigarette.
In a joint effort to curb the illegal sales of food products containing delta-8 THC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday they have warned five companies to stop marketing such products.
Because the packaging for these THC edibles mimics that of popular snack foods, the FDA said it is concerned they can be easily mistaken for traditional food...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 17, 2024
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Seventeen women in nine states have fallen ill after getting fake Botox shots, with 13 of them landing in the hospital and one requiring a ventilator, a new report warns.
In the report, published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers provided alarming details of patien...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 12, 2024
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Nearly 60 illnesses, including 30 hospitalizations, have now been linked to eating Diamond Shruumz edibles, U.S. health officials reported.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in an update issued Tuesday that of the people who got sick after eatin...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 11, 2024
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Few Americans understand the health risks of drinking raw milk, a new survey shows, so experts are redoubling efforts to get the word out on its dangers.
The push dovetails with the discovery this spring of bird flu virus in milk from infected cows. The H5N1 virus is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows. As of June 21, four human cases of...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- July 10, 2024
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Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, a fourth case of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in another dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.
The latest case was reported in Colorado, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a news release.
"As with previous cases, the person is a worker on a dairy farm where cows tested positive ...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 3, 2024
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A regulation allowing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food was revoked Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency concluded the additive was unsafe for human consumption.
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) contains bromine, which is found in fire retardants. Small quantities of BVO have been used legally in some citrus-flavored drinks in the United States to keep...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 3, 2024
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In a case that will test the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to approve or reject new vaping products, the U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will weigh whether the agency was legally allowed to ban flavored e-cigarettes.
In recent years, the FDA has declined to approve flavored vapes, saying they pose a health risk because they encourage young people to use e-cigarettes. Bu...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 2, 2024
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As bird flu continues to spread among U.S. dairy cows, reassuring new government research finds the pasteurization process widely used in the industry effectively kills all bird flu virus in milk.
In a health update posted Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administr...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- July 1, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to one of America's biggest bakeries, asking the company to stop claiming there are allergens such as sesame or nuts in products when in fact they are not there.
In a statement release...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- June 28, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to authorize the first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes has drawn the the ire of health advocates who say the decision undermines efforts to end the youth vaping epidemic in America.
In its approval of four flavored vaping products made by Njoy, the agency defended its decision.
"Based upon our rigorous scientific review, in this instanc...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- June 24, 2024
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The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones or gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
"As of June 17, 2024, a total of 26 illnesses have been reported from 16 states," the FDA noted in an
After a recall was issued last year for lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to illnesses in over 500 children, the discount retailer Dollar Tree failed to remove all products from store shelves for too long, federal officials said Tuesday.
The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand Chocolate Bars, Cones or Gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
As of Monday, "a total of 12 illnesses have been reported from eight states," the FDA noted in an
In an effort to keep medical debt from destroying credit scores, the Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving ahead with a proposal that would remove health care bills from consideration in credit checks.
Along with making it easier for folks to rent an apartment, get a mortgage or buy a car, the proposed rule would prevent lenders from repossessing medical devices like wh...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- June 12, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up with the Department of Justice and several other federal agencies to do more to stop the sale of illegal e-cigarettes in this country.
In launching the newly created task force, the FDA aims "to coordinate and streamline efforts to bring all available criminal and civil tools to bear against the illegal distribut...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- June 11, 2024
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A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and updated data from the vape maker. While the company's e-cigarettes are back under review, they have not been fully cleared for sale in this country, the FDA said in its
In yet another sign that bird flu is spreading widely among mammals, a new report finds more than half of cats at the first Texas dairy farm to have cows test positive for bird flu this spring died after drinking raw milk.
Published Tuesday in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, the report details the earl...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- May 1, 2024
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Live bird flu virus has not been found in any of the first batch of retail milk samples tested, federal health officials said Friday.
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows, the early findings should reassure the public that the milk sold in stores remains safe, officials added.
A long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes has been delayed indefinitely, the Biden administration said Friday.
"This rule has garnered historic attention, and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various elements of the civil rights and criminal justice movement,"U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary
Bits of bird flu virus have been discovered in roughly 20% of retail milk samples tested in a national survey, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
The finding suggests that bird flu has spread far more widely among dairy cows than officials first thou...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- April 26, 2024
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Bits of inactive bird flu virus have been discovered in samples of pasteurized milk from across the United States, health officials said Tuesday, although they stressed the viral fragments don't threaten humans.
However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did note that testing suggests that bird flu has likely infected far more dairy cows than officials realized.
Still, "to date,...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- April 24, 2024
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