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The Food and Drug Administration is a government agency that regulates certain food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical products. They are the government agency responsible for reviewing, approving and regulating medical products, including pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices.
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FEB 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va ...FEB 06, 2020Health & Medicine
BPA—bisphenol A—is an industrial chemical used in a wide range of everyday consumer products. From food and ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 02, 2020Cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The Sicilian government will now foot the bill for many patients using medical cannabis. Sicily’s top health admin ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2020Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is approving new drugs for patients on less and less evidence thanks to special p ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
UK regulators claim to have found a link between at least ten suicides and a powerful acne drug, manufactured under the ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 people around the world- or 780 million people. Three times more common in women than in men, until now, mo ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
As announced by the Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center in a press release, a new eye solution was recently approved by the ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DAYVIGO™ (lemborexant) in 5 mg and 10 mg for the treatmen ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an atypical antipsychotic Caplyta (lumateperone; Intra-Cellular T ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S Food and Drug Administration has now approved a new medication for migraines. The drug is called ‘ubrogepa ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Twitter bots (accounts controlled by software instead of people) are spreading false claims about the medical uses of ca ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Pimavanserin, also known as Nuplazid, was approved in the US to treat Parkinson’s-related psychosis in 2016. Now, ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 05, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Ever imagined a world where you cannot shower alone, drive by yourself, and even go to work in fear of having the next s ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 22, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Two federal agencies are alerting CBD companies that their marketing claims are illegal. The FTC and FDA sent out letter ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 18, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Currently, the only available cure for the disease is a cos ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 08, 2019Health & Medicine
The actual cost of e-cigarette usage continues to reveal itself as reports of lung injury cases and deaths continue to r ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Ever heard of conotoxins? They are bioactive peptides present in the venom of the predatory marine cone snails that are ...Written By: Nouran Amin
FEB 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va
...
FEB 06, 2020
Health & Medicine
BPA—bisphenol A—is an industrial chemical used in a wide range of everyday consumer products. From food and
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 02, 2020
Cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The Sicilian government will now foot the bill for many patients using medical cannabis. Sicily’s top health admin
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2020
Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is approving new drugs for patients on less and less evidence thanks to special p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
UK regulators claim to have found a link between at least ten suicides and a powerful acne drug, manufactured under the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 people around the world- or 780 million people. Three times more common in women than in men, until now, mo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
As announced by the Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center in a press release, a new eye solution was recently approved by the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DAYVIGO™ (lemborexant) in 5 mg and 10 mg for the treatmen
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an atypical antipsychotic Caplyta (lumateperone; Intra-Cellular T
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S Food and Drug Administration has now approved a new medication for migraines. The drug is called ‘ubrogepa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Twitter bots (accounts controlled by software instead of people) are spreading false claims about the medical uses of ca
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Pimavanserin, also known as Nuplazid, was approved in the US to treat Parkinson’s-related psychosis in 2016. Now,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 05, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ever imagined a world where you cannot shower alone, drive by yourself, and even go to work in fear of having the next s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 22, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Two federal agencies are alerting CBD companies that their marketing claims are illegal. The FTC and FDA sent out letter
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Currently, the only available cure for the disease is a cos
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 08, 2019
Health & Medicine
The actual cost of e-cigarette usage continues to reveal itself as reports of lung injury cases and deaths continue to r
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ever heard of conotoxins? They are bioactive peptides present in the venom of the predatory marine cone snails that are
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin