Health News
Pain Rx May Cause Drop in Blood Sugar
Pain relievers are meant to lower your pain level — not your blood sugar. One pain reliever might lower some patients' blood sugar to unsafe levels.
Nebraska Firm Recalls Pork Belly Product Produced
Quality Meats, Inc., an Omaha, Neb., establishment, is recalling approximately 44,372 pounds of frozen pork belly product because they were not presented at the border for USDA-FSIS Import Inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
FDA: Neptune Manufacturing Must Take Steps to Safely Produce Seafood
On December 1, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Neptune Manufacturing, Inc., of Los Angeles, and its owners, Alexander Goldring, Peter Oyrekh and Semyon Krutovsky.
FDA Approves Rx for Bone Marrow Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Jakafi (ruxolitinib) to treat patients with polycythemia vera, a chronic type of bone marrow disease. Jakafi is the first drug approved by the FDA for this condition.
Got Symptoms? See a Doctor
It's easy to dismiss symptoms like irregular moles or unexplained pain. And while they're probably nothing, you should have a doctor check them out.
Keeping Tots From Taking Tumbles
To kids, a couch can be a castle, a bed can be a trampoline and a table can be a bridge. To parents, however, furniture can be a serious injury risk to their adventurous kids.
FDA: Slim-Vie Contains Hidden Drug Ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Slim Vie, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various websites, and possibly in some retail stores.
Toy-Related Injuries Spiked
That long-awaited action figure or scooter under the Christmas tree might pose a risk of injury to your child.
FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Michigan Sandwich Company
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a complaint filed by the Department of Justice, is seeking to stop Scotty’s Incorporated, of Detroit, Michigan, which does business as Bruce Enterprises and Bruce’s Fresh Products, and Sandra J. Jackson, the firm’s co-owner and manager, from preparing and distributing ready-to-eat sandwiches.
FDA Warns of Hidden Drug in Weight Loss Product
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Bee Thin, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various websites, including www.beethinzxt.com , and possibly in some retail stores.