As hospitals and nursing homes desperately search for hand sanitizer during the coronavirus outbreak, federal regulators are preventing ethanol producers from providing millions of gallons of alcohol that could be transformed into germ-killing potions.
Read moreFrench diagnostics firm Biomerieux said Tuesday it had secured emergency approval from U.S. regulators for a coronavirus test that can produce results in 45 minutes, potentially offering a new tool for stemming the outbreak.
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Nearly two months since the U.S. confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, the White House said Thursday it is pushing to have a pre-existing antimalarial drug available broadly for treatment.
Read moreThe Food and Drug Administration has the authority to regulate drugs used in genetically modified organisms after a federal court ruling on a new type of salmon that reaches maturity faster.
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The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday extinguished a sweeping legal challenge from an e-cigarette company claiming the Food and Drug Administration has violated federal law in how it has chosen to regulate the company’s products.
Read moreThe Natural Resources Defense Council sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in federal court for refusing to ban use of perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, as an additive in food packaging; the NRDC says it can damage fetal and infant brain development.
Read morePresident Donald Trump said Wednesday he will push for the Food and Drug Administration to ban most flavored e-cigarettes, amid a government investigation into hundreds of cases of respiratory infections linked to vaping.
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A Dutch doctor claims the U.S. government seizes abortion medication she prescribed her online patients, breaching both their privacy and their health care rights.
Read moreThe Center For Biological Diversity sued the U.S. EPA and FDA for records on to the use of medically important antibiotics as pesticides, which can promote growth of drug-resistant bacteria and diseases.
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Greenlane Holdings, one of North America’s largest sellers of cannabis accessories and liquid nicotine products, has been hit with a securities class action alleging the company and underwriters misled the public about its April 2019 initial public offering by withholding crucial information about a key supplier.
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The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration are launching an investigation into the causes of the more than 200 cases of severe respiratory infections associated with e-cigarette vaping reported in August from 25 states.
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A vaping industry group sued the federal government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarette products on the market.
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Americans will soon be able to import lower-cost prescription drugs from foreign countries like Canada as part of plan unveiled Wednesday by the Trump administration.
Read moreU.S. women will soon have another drug option designed to boost low sex drive: a shot they can give themselves in the thigh or abdomen that raises sexual interest for several hours.
Read moreThe Food and Drug Administration called out vaping companies Friday for violating advertising rules through their social media promotions of flavored nicotine products by paid “influencers.”
Read moreRacing to catch up to an already booming industry for CBD products, the Food and Drug Administration met with experts Friday to determine whether the compound celebrated by its users as a miracle salve should face tighter regulation.
Read moreA federal judge sided with health advocacy groups in ruling that the Food and Drug Administration must stop electronic cigarette companies from selling their products until they win approval from the agency.
Read moreTechnology has ushered in a new era for food, prompting lawmakers across the nation to ask: What is meat?
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