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How to protect HHS, FDA, NIH, and other health agencies from political interference
When politicians subordinate scientific institutions to electoral interests, they undermine immediate public health efforts ...
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FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs. A scientist explains the artificial color's health risks and long history
Red 3—also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127—has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You've likely encountered Red 3 before. It's a common ...
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FDA Finally Bans Red Dye No. 3: What You Need to Know
The US Food and Drug Administration announced this month that it's effectively banning Red No. 3, the controversial artificial red dye found in food and drinks that's been linked to cancer. The ...
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The Forgotten—and Incredibly Important—History of the Abortion Pill
The Feminist Majority Foundation, they were heroic. They collected over 700,000 petitions from people across the United ...
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FDA seeks to limit nicotine in cigarettes, says move could prevent 48M youth from smoking
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule Wednesday to cap nicotine levels at 0.7 milligrams per gram of tobacco in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products, including cigars ...
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FDA seeks to limit nicotine in cigarettes, most cigars. Vapes and Zyn are excluded.
The FDA said the rule aims to prevent underage smoking ... we meaningfully tackle one of the deadliest consumer products in history and profoundly change the landscape of tobacco product use ...
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The Just FDA Banned Red No. 3 Dye. What Took It So Long?
Red 3 — also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine, or E127 – has been widely used in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You’ve likely encountered Red 3 before.
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FDA makes history, approving Spark's eye gene therapy
But now the FDA has rubber-stamped the approval of Luxturna, the first ever gene therapy it has backed, all the attention is now on Spark, and what price it plans to charge for the therapy.
FDA approves Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
The Vertex drug is a milestone after a long history of unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers without the addictive potential of opioids.
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FDA approves new medication as alternative to opioids for pain treatment
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new pain medication that could take the place of opioids for those experiencing moderate to severe acute pain. The drug is Journavx, or the generic ...