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Good News for Parkinson's Patients
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) may be able to continue taking their medications without risking cognitive decline, new evidence suggests. {C}
Magnesium Sulfate for Injection Recalled
Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, has announced a voluntary recall of one lot of, MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN WATER FOR INJECTION (0.325 mEq Mg**/mL) 40 mg/mL 2g total, 50 mL (NDC: 0409-6729-24, Lot 53-113-JT, Expiry 1NOV2016) to the user level due to a confirmed customer report of an incorrect barcode on the primary bag labeling.
Bringing Cancer Into the Light
Detecting cancer in surgery may have just gotten a whole lot easier.
Don't Make This Common Car Seat Mistake
In the wintertime, do you strap your child into his car seat all bundled up? If so, you may be putting him in danger.
Noxafil Label Revised
The FDA is cautioning that differences in dosing regimens between the two oral formulations of the antifungal Noxafil (posaconazole) have resulted in dosing errors.
FDA Strengthens Surgical Mesh Requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina.
What Vitamin D Might Do for MS Patients
A daily dose of vitamin D may do the body good, and that may be especially true for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
FDA: Don't Take These Sex Enhancement Products
The FDA recently warned consumers to avoid a large number of non-prescription products sold for sexual enhancement.
The Asthma-Shingles Connection
Ever had chickenpox? If so, you're at risk of shingles. But you may be at an even higher risk if you also have this common condition.
New Medicines of 2015
Each year, The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) approves hundreds of new medications. Most of them are variations of or improvements to existing drugs. Read on to learn about these 14 new advancements in medicine.