Pediatrics
Secrets to soothing a cranky baby safely
(HealthDay)—Trying to calm a cranky baby can be stressful for parents, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has an important caution about what not to do.
Sep 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physicians slow to use effective new antibiotics against superbugs
New, more effective antibiotics are being prescribed in only about a quarter of infections by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a family of the world's most intractable drug-resistant bacteria, according to an ...
Aug 26, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk
Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday.
Jun 11, 2019
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Medications
Over-the-counter contraceptive pill could save the health system $96 million a year
For many young women who take the contraceptive pill and don't experience any side effects, seeing a doctor to renew your prescription each year is a nuisance.
May 30, 2019
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Health
New FDA rules aim to keep kids from flavored e-cigarettes (Update)
(HealthDay)—Responding to the steep, recent rise in the use of addictive e-cigarettes among kids, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced it would go ahead with efforts to restrict sales of some types ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Medications
New drug MDPV, or 'monkey dust', found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?
Recent media reports have suggested a rise in a dangerous new party drug known as "monkey dust". This is a slang name for the drug MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone), as well as other members of the chemical class known ...
Jan 16, 2019
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Health
Maryland regulators: Is medical marijuana effective for treating opioid addiction? Answer: It's complicated
As opioid overdose deaths continued to mount in Maryland last year, state lawmakers asked medical marijuana regulators to determine whether cannabis could be effective at treating addiction to heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone.
Jan 14, 2019
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Pediatrics
Few mandatory pediatric postmarketing studies completed
(HealthDay)—During a median follow-up of 6.8 years, only 33.8 percent of mandatory pediatric postmarketing studies were completed, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Nov 21, 2018
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Health
The skinny on new sugar calorie counts
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is getting serious about added sugars.
Nov 20, 2018
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Medications
Affected by the EpiPen shortage? Here's what to do
(HealthDay)—Production issues have made EpiPens hard to find in some areas of the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
May 9, 2018
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