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U.S. FDA Plans to Lift Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men

Marco Foronda |

Dec 01, 2014 07:02 AM EST

The ban was enacted in 1983 during the national AIDS epidemic and was last updated in 1992.

FDA Requires Calorie Content on Food Menus to Fight Obesity

Nyrene Grace Patricia Paranga |

Nov 25, 2014 06:32 PM EST

By November 2015, calorie labels will be part of consumers' lives whether they like it or not.

Promethease, a Low-budget Web Service, Partners with a Wiki to Save Direct-to-consumer Genetics Results

Dino Lirios |

Oct 22, 2014 01:18 PM EDT

A low-budget web service called Promethease and a simple wiki page are keeping direct-to-consumer genetics results alive.

FDA Approves Akynzeo for Nausea, Vomiting from Chemotherapy Treatments

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 13, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

The United States Food and Drug Administration announced Friday in a press release that it has given the green light for the combination drug Akynzeo to treat nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Anti-Addiction Demonstration Call For New FDA Commissioner

Christl Leong |

Sep 29, 2014 05:31 AM EDT

Hundreds of protesters marched outside Washington on Sunday as they called for stricter regulations on prescription drugs and for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to step down.

A Siberian Husky at a veterinary laboratory

FDA Approves Three Anti-Cancer Drugs for Dogs

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 06, 2014 04:21 AM EDT

pecialized cancer treatments, however, surfaced in recent years, but only for dogs.

FDA Approves Non-addictive Painkiller

Nikki Alfonso |

Jul 25, 2014 06:15 AM EDT

The pill is only prescribed to patients who have chronic pain.

It's Not a Cup of Coffee: FDA Warns Against Caffeine Powder After Ohio Teen’s Death

Nikki Alfonso |

Jul 20, 2014 04:29 AM EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns people to stay away from caffeine powder saying that it is considering imposing stricter regulations on the substance following the death of Ohio teen Logan Stiner.

FDA Dubs Personalized Immunotherapy for Leukemia as “Breakthrough”

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 08, 2014 02:30 AM EDT

After recording 89 percent of leukemia patients going into complete remission during initial trials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put an experimental immunotherapy agent on the express train to market approval.

China Denies US Claims of Unsafe Pet Treats

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 01, 2014 04:41 AM EDT

China disputes reports that dog and cat treats made in China caused 1,000 pet fatalities in the United States since 2007.

Can Too Much Vitamins In Cereals Be Harmful To Kids?

Christl Leong |

Jun 25, 2014 02:14 PM EDT

Breakfast cereals may pose serious health risks to children because of too much vitamins, a new report found.

Dr. Oz Questioned by Congress on His Promotion of Weight Loss Products

Christl Leong |

Jun 18, 2014 02:01 AM EDT

Dr. Oz of popular medical show, The Dr. Oz Show, was grilled by lawmakers on Tuesday when he testified on a hearing on false advertising of weight loss products.

Petco and PetSmart To Stop Selling China-Made Pet Treats

Christl Leong |

May 22, 2014 07:10 AM EDT

Petco and PetSmart will stop offering China-sourced pet jerky treats. Studies by the FDA show that there is a link between reported pet illnesses and deaths with the Chinese pet snacks.

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