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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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MAR 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Part two in the series focused on commonly used terms related to medical cannabis. Areas discussed include cannabis bot ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 27, 2018Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer riskWritten By:MAR 26, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Regular exposure to tea tree or lavender essential oil has been linked to the abnormal growth of breasts in boys.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study showcased in the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting explains that liver Tumors ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 24, 2018Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2018Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2018Videos
Would you eat poop? Or get it injected up your colon? A process called a stool transplant, or Fecal microbiota transplan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2018Videos
The genetic testing company 23andMe has won FDA approval to test for some mutations in the BRCA gene. While some genetic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2018Health & Medicine
The opioid addiction issue in the United States is called an epidemic for a reason. It’s a growing public health a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
People who are affected by autism have to contend with serious social difficulties, for which there is no effective trea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2018Cardiology
For people at a high risk of developing blood clots, a prescription for a type of drug called an anticoagulant is vital. ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Our inner ears contain roughly 30,000 tiny hair cells that work to detect sound waves as well as to translate these wave ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for patients living with multi-drug resistant HIV. The treatm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 09, 2018Videos
In February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall and destruction of an array of products that co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A chemical commonly found in the linings of food cans and plastics, bisphenol A or BPA, has raised many concerns over th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A recently developed drug may be the first medication to treat symptoms of autism and increase the ability of autistic i ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 02, 2018Health & Medicine
The opioid addiction epidemic is a growing public health concern in the United States. Instead of being a powerful paink ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2018Videos
While many like electronic cigarettes as a way to step down from using traditional tobacco cigarettes, there are still c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While gluten-free foods seem like a food trend to some, for others they are a medical necessity.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2018Microbiology
The FDA has started look for microbial contamination in a processed avocado, guacamole, and a variety of fresh herbs.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new way to prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes with an old drug. Methyldopa has been treating high bloo ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2018Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Part two in the series focused on commonly used terms related to medical cannabis. Areas discussed include cannabis bot
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 27, 2018
Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer risk
Written By:
MAR 26, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Regular exposure to tea tree or lavender essential oil has been linked to the abnormal growth of breasts in boys.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study showcased in the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting explains that liver Tumors
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 24, 2018
Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2018
Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2018
Videos
Would you eat poop? Or get it injected up your colon? A process called a stool transplant, or Fecal microbiota transplan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2018
Videos
The genetic testing company 23andMe has won FDA approval to test for some mutations in the BRCA gene. While some genetic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
The opioid addiction issue in the United States is called an epidemic for a reason. It’s a growing public health a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
People who are affected by autism have to contend with serious social difficulties, for which there is no effective trea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2018
Cardiology
For people at a high risk of developing blood clots, a prescription for a type of drug called an anticoagulant is vital.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Our inner ears contain roughly 30,000 tiny hair cells that work to detect sound waves as well as to translate these wave
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for patients living with multi-drug resistant HIV. The treatm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 09, 2018
Videos
In February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall and destruction of an array of products that co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A chemical commonly found in the linings of food cans and plastics, bisphenol A or BPA, has raised many concerns over th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recently developed drug may be the first medication to treat symptoms of autism and increase the ability of autistic i
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
The opioid addiction epidemic is a growing public health concern in the United States. Instead of being a powerful paink
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2018
Videos
While many like electronic cigarettes as a way to step down from using traditional tobacco cigarettes, there are still c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While gluten-free foods seem like a food trend to some, for others they are a medical necessity.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2018
Microbiology
The FDA has started look for microbial contamination in a processed avocado, guacamole, and a variety of fresh herbs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new way to prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes with an old drug. Methyldopa has been treating high bloo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2018
Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker