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To fight bone loss, FDA approves vibration belt shown to help post-menopausal women

Postmenopausal women may soon have a new weapon to fight bone loss. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval for a vibrating belt known as OsteoBoost. The company’s manufacturer, Bone Health Technologies, says the prescription device is aimed at postmenopausal women who have low bone density, a condition called osteopenia. Stay healthy: […]

FDA Links 561 Deaths to Recalled Philips Sleep Apnea Machines

The FDA announced that Philips will pay a $400 million settlement over a sleep apnea device recall linked to 561 deaths. CBS News report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports 561 deaths related to recall of Philips respirators and respirators used to treat sleep apnea and other respiratory conditions did. The statistics were […]

FDA warns of contaminated copycat eye drops

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week warned the public not to buy three tainted brands of copycat eye drops due to the potential risk of infection. in Announcement made on Wednesdaythe FDA says do not buy or use South Moon, Revrite, or FivFivGo eye drops because these brands are not approved to reduce […]

Norovirus alert: FDA warns of contaminated raw oysters from Mexico

Raw oysters from certain regions of Mexico can be dangerous. Origin of noroviruswarns the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency advised restaurants and retailers to stop selling and destroy oysters harvested in Bahia Salina, Sonora, Mexico. The oysters were shipped by freight forwarder Sociedad Aquicola Golpac on December 18, 2023, December 19, and […]

FDA recalls scallops over fears of toxic contamination

The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of scallops sold by a Massachusetts-based seafood wholesaler, warning that the contaminated shellfish may contain toxins that can cause food poisoning. The recall affects “whole live scallops” from Intershell International, which sells “the highest quality wild-caught, all-natural shellfish and seafood,” according to the Gloucester, Mass., company. It […]

FDA greenlights first foreign drug imports

The Trump administration issued rules in 2020 that allowed states to apply to import drugs. Florida is Apply first The company would later sue the FDA in 2022 for “reckless delay” in approving the application. The agency has now authorized the state's Section 804 Import Program (SIP) (see Section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, […]