Tag: FDA
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First STI At-Home Test For Chlamydia And Gonorrhea Approved But Several Sexual Health Advocates Claim It Will Put More People At Higher Risk
The first STI at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea was approved, but several sexual health advocates claimed it would only put more people at higher risk. First STI At-Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Approved But Sexual Health Advocates Object to Its Benefits The first STI at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea was finally approved,…
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Menthol tobacco product ban to be finalised by FDA in “coming months”
In the next months, the Food and Drug Administration will enact a final ban on menthol-flavored tobacco products. The organization is currently running behind schedule after first announcing in April 2022 that the flavor will be outlawed with an August 2023 deadline. A spokeswoman stated that after August was over the specifics would be worked…
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Limiting access to abortion pills, an appeals court calls for a Supreme Court review
A federal appeals court decision published on Wednesday that won’t take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in would prohibit mail-order access to a medication used in the most popular kind of abortion in the United States.
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Sen. Schumer Calls FDA To Investigate Prime Company, Allegedly Their Energy Drink Has High Caffeine
Senator Charles Schumer asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate PRIME Company, a beverage company owned by Logan Paul and KSI. The parents must be warned about the drink made by PRIME Company with high amounts of caffeine. The main target of PRIME Company is the kids under 18, said Senator Charles…
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Over-the-counter birth contraceptive pill sales are supported by an FDA panel
A decades-old contraception pill must be marketed without a doctor’s prescription, according to federal health experts on Wednesday, clearing the path for the potential authorization of initial over-the-counter contraception in the United States. Perrigo Pharmaceuticals’ proposal to place its once-daily medicine on store racks among eye drops and allergy medications was approved by the FDA advisors’…