WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials have opened a safety review of two injectable drugs used to protect babies and toddlers from RSV, the respiratory virus that sends thousands of children to the hospital each year. The long-acting drugs from Merck and Sanofi are not vaccines, but the federal government review comes as [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. A new type of lens, however, could help preserve the child’s vision and reduce the chances for more serious eye problems in adulthood. The lens, [...]
As health officials investigate more than 30 cases of infant botulism linked to ByHeart baby formula since August, parents who say their children were sickened with the same illness months before the current outbreak are demanding answers, too. California public health officials last week confirmed that six babies in that state who consumed ByHeart formula [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers last week reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria’s growing resistance to medication, one involving a new class of drugs. Switzerland-based Novartis released results of what it called a next-generation treatment. A study of its experimental drug in 12 African countries found it works well against the mosquito-borne parasite [...]
Federal health regulators last week sent warning letters to 18 websites selling counterfeit or unapproved versions of Botox and similar injectable drugs used to smooth wrinkles. The Food and Drug Administration said it was taking action after receiving reports of injuries in connection with the products, including toxic side effects. Botox is a diluted, purified [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration last week moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his deputies against a chemical. The FDA said that the products are no longer recommended for children younger than 3 and [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drug makers have recalled more than a half-million bottles of the blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride over concerns it may include a cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and drugs distributor Amerisource Health Services issued voluntary nationwide recalls earlier this month of more than 580,000 bottles of [...]
For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35 percent or more has dropped, a sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. Yet cuts to federal staff and programs that address chronic disease could endanger that progress, according to a new report. [...]
A California company has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide. Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, Calif., recalled thousands of cases of linguine, fettucine, penne and other pastas sold to large producers of heat-and-eat meals and pasta [...]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico this week activated emergency controls after detecting a new case of New World screwworm in cattle in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon, the closest case to the United States border since the outbreak began last year. The animal, found in the town of Sabinas Hidalgo, came from the [...]