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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 […]