For all those who are health conscious and want to know what are the effects of the food products they are consuming on daily basis. How much calories they gain, which ingredient was helpful in loosing that extra kilos and what were the allergic ones-all will be known to you on the ‘nutritional facts’ labels on your packaged food. Aiming at informing the consumers in a better way, the Food and … [Read more...]
IVF technique considering 3-parent embryos under controversy
A vitro fertilization (IVF) technique, that could help prevent the transmission of certain genetic disorders from mother to child, has raked controversy and has still to go a long way to get clearance for human clinical trials. U.S. health officials are mulling over whether to approve trials of the pioneering IVF technique that uses DNA from three people in an attempt to prevent illnesses like … [Read more...]
FDA mulls changes in Nutrition Facts labels to better inform consumers
In a bid to better inform the consumers, the federal agency Food and Drug Administration is mulling over bringing changes to the labels on packaged foods depicting the “Nutrition Facts”. The food labels were introduced in the United States in 1993. According to the FDA, no changes have been made in the nutritional facts since its introduction and therefore there is a huge need to update the … [Read more...]
Electronic Cigarettes: A boon or bane for smokers?
Electronic cigarettes that are considered as a good way to quit smoking or a better and healthy alternative to traditional cigarettes, are raising concerns among the researchers as they are still unclear about their health effects. How far these e-cigarettes are healthy is a matter that needs to be addressed. There’s a little research on how safe they are and their efficiency on kicking the … [Read more...]
FDA to go tough as imported Indian medicines set off safety concerns
In a bid to keep a quality check on the imported drugs from country like India, the FDA is going to set up an Office of Pharmaceutical Quality that aims at enhancing the health agency’s inspection of brand-name, generic and over-the-counter drugs. The announcement was made by FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research director Janet Woodcock at the Bloomberg Health care summit on … [Read more...]
FDA’s no to wider use of Johnson & Johnson’s Xarelto drug
In a major setback to drug maker Johnson & Johnson, the US Food and Drug Administration has rejected its drug application for a third time. The firm has sought permission from the agency to expand use of the blood thinner Xarelto to reduce dangerous blood clots and related problems in patients with coronary artery disease. But much to the disappointment for the company, the FDA rejected its … [Read more...]
FDA to launch anti-tobacco awareness campaign on February 11
In a bid to check the increasing use of tobacco, traditional and modern cigarettes among the Americans especially the teens, the government is going to launch a major new anti-tobacco campaign in the United States next week. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is going to launch $115 million campaign to target the 10 million youths in their age group 12 to 17 who are opening themselves to try … [Read more...]
FDA Approves Vanda’s Hetlioz- First Treatment For Non-24 Hour Sleep-Wake FDA Disorder
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the first drug Hetlioz (tasimelteon) 20mg capsules, a melatonin receptor agonist to treat a sleep condition that affects blind individuals. Vanda anticipates making Hetlioz commercially available in the second quarter of 2014. The sleep disorder root to the inability of a completely blind … [Read more...]
FDA reviews safety of caramel coloring after Consumer Reports study
Taking cognizance of the health hazards of caramel colorings in food products, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to review its safety parameters in order to determine whether the agency should act to limit consumers’ exposure to it. A chemical is created during the manufacturing process of caramel that FDA believes may pose serious health risks. Caramel coloring is widely … [Read more...]
FDA has varied testing procedures for drugs approval
A new study has tried to bring some light on the drug testing procedures of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There is a huge misconception that FDA follows uniform testing procedures to test all the drugs and medical devices. But the new study has turned down this conception saying it has different parameters to check the worthiness of any drug. The researchers at the Yale University … [Read more...]