Meningitis Cases from Tainted Steroids Continue to Rise
The number of meningitis cases attributed to contaminated steroids continues to rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now confirmed 105 patients infected with fungal meningitis,...
View ArticleFDA to Ask Medical Community About Effects of Pharma Marketing
The Food and Drug Administration is about to ask the nation’s medical community a question: How influential is pharmaceutical marketing from physicians’ standpoints? Pharmaceutical companies spend...
View ArticleLocal Reaction To FDA's New Rules on Plan B - Part One
Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug maker’s amended application to market an emergency contraceptive for use without a prescription by women 15 years of age and older. WABE’s...
View ArticleDrug linked to Hepatitis C Cure has Atlanta Tie
(Updated to correct name of drug's inventor, adds response from Gilead Science) A federal Food and Drug Administration panel Friday recommended approving a new drug that, in combination with other...
View ArticleGiving In Someone Else's Name: National Gay Blood Drive
Today, Atlanta was one of 60 cities participating in the National Gay Blood Drive. For this event, gay and bisexual men prohibited from donating blood asked a someone to give in their place. Josh Miley...
View ArticleGeorgia Affected by Baby Wipes Recall
A nationwide recall of baby wipes has been voluntarily issued by Nutek Disposables of Pennsylvania.
View ArticleGeorgians Could Soon Get Cheaper Arthritis, Cancer Medications
There may be good news for those who take costly medications for arthritis and cancer. The Food and Drug Administration could soon approve up to five, cheaper substitutes for those products. But before...
View ArticleBlue Bell Recalls Ice Cream Cups
After going more than a century without having any problems with its products, Blue Bell has issued a second recall within two weeks.Earlier this month, Blue Bell recalled a number of its ice cream...
View ArticlePicking The Right Sunscreen Critical For Hot Atlanta Summers
Summer is almost here, although recent temperatures in Atlanta make it seem like beach season is well underway.With the summer season comes the annual warnings about protecting your skin from the...
View ArticleMany Atlanta Restaurants Take Trans Fats Off The Menu
The FDA is about to decide how to regulate trans fat, which clogs arteries. “The problem with trans fat is it kills,” said Jim O’Hara with the advocacy organization the Center for Science in the Public...
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