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Hepatitis A outbreak linked to Costco’s Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend frozen berry mix

A Hepatitis A outbreak across five states traced to an organic frozen berry mix sold at Costco left thirty people have…

11 years ago

Cellulaze: First scientifically validated laser cellulite treatment approved by FDA

Cellulaze, a pioneering invasive cosmetic treatment which targets the dreaded appearance of quilted, pitted fat, has hit the market causing…

12 years ago

Plan B: FDA approves morning-after pill without prescription for 15 +

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has approved the "morning-after" pill without a prescription for women aged…

12 years ago

Airplane food: FDA report reveals facilities crawling with mice, roaches and ants

Airplane food has long been the butt of jokes for being bland, unimaginative and generally unappetizing, but now there is…

12 years ago

Meningitis outbreak: New England Compounding Center injectable steroids make seven victims

Fungal meningitis outbreak death toll has risen to seven in U.S. The disease has been linked to spinal steroid injections,…

12 years ago

US meningitis outbreak: 47 people infected in seven states

An outbreak of rare fungal meningitis in the US has now affected 47 people in seven states, Center for Disease…

12 years ago

Graphic cigarette warnings blocked by US court

An appeals court in Washington has ruled that US government cannot force tobacco firms to put large graphic health warnings…

12 years ago

Belviq weight-loss pill approved by FDA

US health regulators have approved weight-loss pill Belviq, marking the first new drug treatment in 13 years. Belviq (lorcaserin hydrochloride),…

12 years ago

Truvada, HIV prevention pill, approved by experts for using in healthy people

US Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee, which advises the FDA, has for the first time backed a drug to prevent HIV infection…

13 years ago