FDA cracks down on food importers for major safety violations
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some...
Year: 2024
10 Comics The Penguin Fans Need To Read
1“One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups,” Detective Comics #58 (1941)The Penguin stood out from many Batman baddies, right from the...
Imbert: Government spending close to $1b on pharmaceuticals each year
HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says government continues to do all it can to ensure the public receives essential pharmaceuticals and...
59 Best Halloween Costumes for Men That Are Easy to Pull Off
Best Wolverine CostumeJazwares Marvel Wolverine Adult CostumeSure, you could dress up as Ryan Reynolds cheering on a Wrexham game but...
Climate change is also a health emergency, warn experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain International experts in emergency medicine have warned that climate change is likely to have a severe...
Study links children’s bedtimes to gut health, finds early sleepers have greater microbial diversity in gut flora
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Department of Child Rehabilitation, China, have found significant differences in the gut microbiota...
GAMMORA: Breakthrough HIV Treatment to Be Presented at International Conferences
Sunday 13 October, 2024 Code Pharma, a pioneering pharmaceutical company headquartered in the Netherlands, is set to present groundbreaking findings...
What is pelvic organ prolapse and how is it treated?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As a urogynecologist I care exclusively for women with pelvic floor problems. These are the women...
Chronic stress accelerates colorectal cancer progression by disrupting the balance of gut microbiota, study shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cutting-edge research has uncovered how chronic stress disrupts the balance of gut microbiota to speed up...
ADHD: Misunderstood, underdiagnosed—and treatable
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One in nine children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to data...
Are you over 75? Here’s what you need to know about vitamin D
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vitamin D is essential for bone health, immune function and overall well-being. And it becomes even...
Dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogram
by Carla K. Johnson This image provided by the UW/Fred Hutch Cancer Center Breast Imaging in October 2024 shows mammogram...
Targeting hippocampal neurons to unlock existing Alzheimer’s drugs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at Kobe Gakuin University in Japan have genetically engineered insulin-fused proteins capable...
Inside RSV: Researchers pinpoint markers of more severe cases
Dr. Melody Duvall and lab member Rosie Reilly at work in the laboratory. Credit: Dr. Elaine Cagnina Respiratory syncytial virus...
Children and adults transported to a Pennsylvania hospital after ingesting ‘toxic mushrooms’
Credit: Janusz Walczak from Pexels Children and adults were transported to a hospital in Pennsylvania Friday night after being sickened...
FDA steps up import enforcement because of pesticides, heavy metals and more
The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries....
FDA Approves Pfizer’s Hympavzi for Hemophilia A, B
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hympavzi (marstacimab, Pfizer) as routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the...
Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery Reduces Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS) appears to lower the risk for pancreatic cancer in people with obesity, with a potentially greater effect...
Low Zoster Vaccination Rates in Immunocompromised Veterans
TOPLINE:A study has found that less than half of US veterans on chronic immunosuppressive medications, and a much lower percentage...
MMR/MSI Testing for CRC Climbs, But Variations Persist
TOPLINE:Testing for mismatch repair (MMR) and microsatellite instability (MSI) among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) increased from 22.7% in 2src12...
