Health
Since when is any amount of lead allowed in baby food?
The Food and Drug Administration urged food manufacturers last week to significantly reduce the amount of lead in processed baby food.
Jan 31, 2023
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News tagged with drug manufacturer
Medications
Study: California's proposal to manufacture insulin could curb prices, improve public health
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign legal scholar argues that the state of California's proposal to manufacture and distribute insulin at cost could be a game-changer for curbing out-of-control ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Medications
UK watchdog to probe spike in Strep A drug prices
The UK's competition regulator on Wednesday announced a probe into drug companies for raising prices of antibiotics used to treat Group A Streptococcus (Strep A).
Dec 14, 2022
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Medications
Kids' drug shortages 'are pulling back the curtain on a years-long ugly scenario'
Recent drug shortages of amoxicillin, Tamiflu and now infant and Children's Tylenol have caused concern among parents and pediatricians, but Northwestern Medicine pharmacist Dr. Sterling Elliott said "we've been seeing and ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Addiction
Children not target of 'rainbow fentanyl,' experts say. And adding color may actually protect drug users
Parents may have noticed a disturbing trend on social media this month: claims that fentanyl is being manufactured in colorful tablets that are meant to attract their children.
Oct 17, 2022
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Diabetes
New bandage for foot ulcers could revolutionize diabetes treatment
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes. Produced by 3D bioprinting, the ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Addiction
3 big pharmacy chains must pay $650 million to Ohio counties for role in opioid crisis
Three of the country's largest pharmacy chains will have to pay $650.5 million over the next 15 years to two Ohio counties for their role in the opioid epidemic, a U.S. federal judge has ordered.
Aug 18, 2022
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Medications
How does heat affect medications?
You know by now that high temps and humidity can affect your mood, your child's behavior, your pet's well-being and even your favorite zoo animal's appetite.
Aug 4, 2022
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Medications
Prices for new brand-name prescription drugs spike
A new study out of Brigham and Women's Hospital shows how newly marketed brand-name drugs in the U.S. are driving up health care spending, resulting in "detrimental effects for patient access and affordability."
Jun 8, 2022
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Medical economics
Regulatory, patent reform needed for inhalers for asthma, COPD
Of the 62 inhalers approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1986, few have offered novel drug innovations, according to a study published online May 17 in Health Affairs.
May 21, 2022
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