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TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) --Generic versions of the drug Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride) that will dissolve instantly on the tongue have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dementia resulting from Alzheimer's disease, the agency said Tuesday.
Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday.
The economy flashed a warning sign of inflation Tuesday, but the recovery is so fragile that experts say a doomsday scenario of runaway prices and higher interest rates is a long way off, if it happens at all.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A federal working group on Tuesday proposed limiting food advertising aimed at children to only healthy foods amid concerns current marketing practices are influencing children's eating habits and enlarging the nation's obesity epidemic.
Vaccine maker Sanofi-Aventis SA is recalling 800,000 doses of its pediatric H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it is not as potent as it should be, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
FDA says male enhancement supplements are unapproved drugs A Pompano Beach company has voluntarily recalled numerous brands of their its enhancement dietary supplements, with names like Rockhard and Love Fuel, because the products contain an ingredient federally approved for erectile dysfunction prescription medications.
RALEIGH — North Carolina received 17,900 doses of the swine flu vaccine subject to a national voluntary recall.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee today voted 12 yes, 4 no, and 1 abstention that AstraZeneca has established sufficient benefit to offset the observed risks to support the use of CRESTOR® in individuals meeting the following criteria:
One of the five manufacturers supplying H1N1 vaccine to the United States is recalling hundreds of thousands of flu shots because they aren't as potent as they should be.
WASHINGTON – New Jersey Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez are defending a proposal to allow prescription drugs to be imported but only if federal health authorities certify that the medicines are safe.
Federal health advisers said Tuesday that expanded use of AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor can benefit patients with healthy cholesterol levels by preventing heart attack, stroke and death.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Federal health advisers said Tuesday that expanded use of AstraZeneca's ch...
In a bid to tackle rising youth obesity, U.S. companies would be prohibited from advertising to children foods that contain large amounts of sugar or salt, or even low levels of trans fats, under a proposal released on Tuesday by a working group from several U.S. agencies.
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 15, 2009) - The DizzyFIX is the first US Food and Drug Administration cleared medical device for the home treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) . BPPV is one of the leading causes of dizziness which affects as many as 10 per cent of people over age 60. Prospective clinical trials have shown that the DizzyFIX is as effective as physician ...
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating more than 300 cases of radiation overdoses from a special type of CT brain scan. The news comes at the same time as a recent study suggesting that some types of CT scans at normal radiation levels may elevate the risk of cancer over the long term.
Campbell's Soup announces plans to cut the product's sodium content to make it healthier for kids.
