The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its position that NAC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine) cannot be included in dietary supplements....
You might think that a widely used chemical that comes with potential dangers can easily be banned as long as there’s enough evidence to back its toxicity. But that’s...
Whether you recently received your hernia mesh implant or you’ve had surgery years ago and now the device is giving you problems, it’s only natural to think what your...
Viona Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is recalling 33 lots of their Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 750 mg, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement. The affected lots...
We opt for birth control methods because of one major reason: preventing pregnancy. But what if your contraceptive fails to perform its purpose and leaves you instead with the...
Any defective medical device is bound to cause problems for a patient. In the case of hernia mesh devices, however, these potentially faulty products didn’t only cause injuries and...
It’s yet another failed attempt for Biogen Inc. and its Tokyo-based partners Eisai Co. to have their controversial Alzheimer’s treatment aducanumab — this time in Japan. According to news...
Imagine continuously taking a drug to relieve your painful symptoms only to notice eye problems bothering you as you go on taking your medication. You then visit a doctor...
Biogen’s Aduhelm (aducanumab), the controversial Alzheimer’s drug that was recently approved in the United States, has just been rejected by the European Union’s drug regulators. According to the European...
In every surgery, there are expected postoperative side effects. These are changes that a patient is likely to experience following a procedure. On the other hand, however, there are...