A new study shows that BPA-Free plastic containers may be as harmful as plastics containing BPA. The findings revealed that bisphenol-S (BPS), a chemical used in BPA-Free products, caused brain damage in developing zebrafish and might do the same thing to unborn humans. Bisphenol-A, or BPA, is mainly used as a plastic hardener in plastic containers such as water bottles, baby bottles, sippy … [Read more...]
U.S. Attorneys General Demand Tougher E-Cigarette Rules
The FDA has been asked by 29 U.S. States to strengthen regulations concerning e-cigarettes so as to make sure that young people are better protected from nicotine addiction. Attorneys General from all over the United States have signed the letter that asks the Food and Drug Administration to limit marketing and advertising for electronic cigarettes as strictly as they have for conventional … [Read more...]
FDA Warns Against Powdered Pure Caffeine
The FDA warns his consumers not to use powdered pure caffeine or products that contain it, especially the ones sold over the Internet in bulk. The decision came as a result of a very unfortunate incident in which a teenager from Cleveland died after he ingested powdered pure caffeine. Logan Stiner was a wrestler and a student and the cause of his death was ingestion of pure caffeine powder. After … [Read more...]
Study refutes testosterone therapy-heart disease link
A new study has refuted the earlier claims that testosterone therapy poses threat to your heart. According to the scientists, testosterone therapy does not increase heart attack risk in older people. Notably, the latest findings contradict previous studies that batted for association between cardiac attacks and the therapy. The contradictory findings comes just two weeks after the US Food … [Read more...]
Antidepressants during Pregnancy Won’t Harm Baby’s Heart – Study
Antidepressants taken during the first three months of pregnancy don't appear to increase the risk of heart defects in babies, new research suggests. A million women who had given birth were included in this study. They were all on Medicaid without supplementary private insurance. All of the women were between 12 to 55 years of age. Women were excluded if they had been treated with drugs that … [Read more...]
“The End of Obesity”, FDA to Propose surgically implanted weight-loss device
The Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meets on Tuesday to consider the premarket application of a new surgically implanted weight-loss device for patients with severe obesity. The device, called the Maestro Rechargeable System, works by delivering an electronic signal called VBLOC therapy to the trunks of the vagus nerve, a cranial nerve which extends from the brain stem to the … [Read more...]
FDA delays decision on Orexigen’s obesity drug Contrave on potential heart risks
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed its decision on the marketing application of drugmaker Orexigen Therapeutics Inc over its obesity drug, Contrave. The application has been delayed by three months. This move has badly affected the company's shares as it was recorded down as much as 20 percent on Wednesday. Contrave is a combination of the antidepressant bupropion and … [Read more...]
FDA okays Northera capsules to Treat rare Blood Pressure ailment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given green signal to Chelsea Therapeutics 's new drug Northera that helps in treating a rare low blood pressure disorder. Northera capsules (droxidopa) got approval from the federal agency early this week. The drug helps in treating a rare form of low blood pressure disorder called neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH). Neurogenic orthostatic … [Read more...]
Hummus, Dip, Walnuts recalled over fears of deadly Listeria – FDA
Voluntarily recalls were issued by two U.S. food companies this week. The recalls of walnuts and hummus dips were made in response of listeria detection in a sampling of the products, said the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. A single 10-ounce container of Target Archer Farms Traditional Hummus was tested positive for listeria when inspected by the Texas Department of Health, the … [Read more...]
New Artificial Sugar Substitute Advantame Approved By FDA
An update was released by FDA containing the improvement of a new (artificial sweetener) food additive known as Advantame. The release was made on On May 19, 2014. Advantame (N-[N-(3-[3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propyl]-L-?-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester) developed and manufactured by Japanese manufacturer Ajinomoto, is a combination of aspartame ( NutraSweet) and vanillin (an … [Read more...]
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