Myth:Cosmetics are not regulated.
Fact: The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act requires that cosmetics and their individual ingredients must be safe, and labeling must be truthful and not misleading. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has legal authority over cosmetics similar to its authority over other FDA-regulated products, such as foods, nonprescription drugs and nonprescription medical [...]
The Vermont Department of Health is warning people about a nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to certain raw, red tomatoes.
The Health Department says no illnesses have been reported in Vermont.
Since mid-April, there have been 145 reported cases of salmonella poisoning across the country caused by the rare Salmonella Saintpaul. At least 23 people have [...]
According to a new warning released from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, mercury that is used in dental fillings poses a major health risk.
Mercury is commonly used in amalgam dental fillings and poses the greatest health risk to children, as well as pregnant mothers and their fetus.
The FDA, following pressure from many health groups, [...]
Women who take the drug Fosamax for osteoporosis may be at an increased risk of developing an irregular heartbeat, a US study suggests.
Researchers have linked the drug - widely prescribed in the UK to stop bone-thinning in older women - to a condition known as atrial fibrillation.
This is not necessarily serious, but can in [...]
WASHINGTON - Congress on Wednesday moved a step closer to handing the Food and Drug Administration broad new authority to regulate tobacco products, despite concerns voiced by many lawmakers that the agency cannot handle its current workload.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 38-12 for legislation that would allow the FDA to reduce nicotine levels [...]
WASHINGTON %26#151; Older corneas seem to transplant as well as younger ones, says a major new study that promises to expand the age of cornea donation to 75.
It may sound surprising. After all, when it comes to most types of transplants, younger organs and tissue are more coveted.
But U.S. [...]
NEW ORLEANS - If you think the prescription drug you took for headaches caused your heart attack, the Food and Drug Administration says you can’t sue the maker for injury if it met agency standards.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says you can’t sue a mattress maker if your mattress bursts into flame despite meeting CPSC [...]
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck’s allergy drug Singulair and suicide.
FDA said it is reviewing reports of mood changes, suicidal behavior and suicide in patients who have taken the drug, which was Merck’s best-selling product last year.
In the past year Merck has updated the [...]
NEW YORK - Eli Lilly and Co. and Alaska announced a $15 million settlement Wednesday in the state’s lawsuit over the use of the drug Zyprexa in its Medicaid program.
The deal ensures that Alaska will be treated as well as any other state that may settle with Lilly over similar claims involving the drug, which [...]
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials have ordered all imports of the blood thinner heparin, and its raw ingredient, stopped at the border for testing to detect a contaminant linked to 19 deaths.
The Food and Drug Administration announced the move Friday, the latest step in its widening investigation of hundreds of allergic-type reactions linked to Baxter [...]
