Tag Archives: Food and Drug Administration

FDA Bans Trans Fats in Market Foods

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Seems nearly everyone is kicking the bucket thanks to heart attacks and strokes nowadays. Part of the reason may be the high level of trans fats in processed carbohydrates found at all convenience...

Viagra for Women Needs FDA Approval

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A new medicine on the scene that imitates the effects of Viagra in females instead of males is making the rounds. It has not appeared in the market yet but the FDA and regulators are in talks...

Regulations in store for Apple Watch

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The Apple Watch is set to come on to the consumer market as early as of March 2015 and the buying public cannot hardly wait. There are so many features that come with this smartwatch that they are...

Apira Science to Present its New iGrow Hair Growth System at CES 2015

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Apira Science Inc. announced today that they got the over-the-counter (OTC) clearance from FDA for the company’s new iGrow Hair Growth system. The system will effectively promote hair growth in women...

Sweeping up after Monsanto’s Latest Cover Up

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Monsanto's back in the news over rogue biotech wheat ending up in Montana--and the timing couldn't be worse.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)...

Google Fit and Apple iWatch Mobile Health Gadgets to face FDA

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As rumor has it, LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant is testing Apple’s iWatch (a conclusion reached after Bryant was spotted at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters). Specifically, go the rumors, Bryant is testing the...

iWatch Held Back by FDA Certification

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If we are going to trust the Chinese media then the developmental stage of the iWatch has already been completed. But don’t get too excited because the bad news is that the Apple smartwatch is being...

New Powerful Weight Loss Drug Looks for FDA Approval

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If the FDA says yes, a new weight loss medication may soon hit the shelves. Novo Nordisk has filed for FDA approval for a new high-dose formulation of its popular diabetes drug liraglutide to be...

Zohydro Ban Possible? Senator Introduces Bill To Revoke FDA Approval

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Earlier today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) submitted a bill that, if passed, would force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its approval of the painkiller Zohydro, which a...

Pfizer Starts Testing For Over-The-Counter Lipitor

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Looking backward to improve its future, Pfizer will once again try to gain FDA approval to market its blockbuster drug, atorvastatin (Lipitor), over-the-counter (OTC). Peter Loftus reports in...