The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said this week that about one in five U.S. commercial milk samples from a nationwide survey contained traces of bird flu virus, but it maintained that the product remains safe to consume. The public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu pathogen is minimal, the World Health Organization … Read more
In a bid to crack down on misleading crypto and investment memes, Britain’s financial regulator has issued guidelines for financial firms and finfluencers (financial influencers) who make memes about investments and cryptocurrencies. In a statement, the watchdog emphasised that all financial product marketing, including memes, must be fair, clear and not misleading. This announcement on … Read more
Dr. Frances O. Kelsey, a medical officer with the Food and Drug Administration, is credited with preventing the drug Thalidomide from becoming widely available in the U.S. and saving a generation of babies from severe birth defects. This Aug. 1, 1962, file photo shows Dr. Frances O. Kelsey of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, … Read more
NEW DELHI: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first medication for people with a severe type of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The medication, Rezdiffra by Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, was found to improve liver scarring in a clinical trial with hundreds of patients suffering from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the most severe form … Read more
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies. The rule, which was due to go into effect Monday, would have set new standards for determining when two companies should be considered … Read more
Ground cinnamon sold by US discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration said cinnamon sold by stores including the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar contains lead at levels that could be unsafe for people, particularly children, with prolonged exposure to … Read more
The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk’s computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, the billionaire says. In a post Monday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the implant the day prior and was “recovering well.” He added that “initial results show promising neuron … Read more
Elon Musk announced that his human tech startup Neuralink has inserted a chip implant into the brain of its first human test subject. The billionaire said the person had the chip surgically implanted into their brain on Sunday and “is recovering well” “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk wrote on X, the social media he owns. The … Read more
In nail care, it may come as no surprise that “formaldehyde may also cause skin irritation, as well as allergic reactions to this ingredient,” as stated by the FDA. Notably, California is not banning all formaldehyde-releasing preservatives — of which there are many — from products. Quaternium-15, for example, will no longer be allowed, but … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland says Florida’s plan to import cheaper Canadian pharmaceuticals is a non-starter and the federal government will use its regulatory power to ensure the national drug supply does not face any shortages due to actions by a foreign state. “There is no way we will allow any jurisdiction, be it a state or another … Read more
