Swiss healthcare company Roche’s single-dose oral tablet, Xofluza, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) for the treatment of influenza in children aged five years and older, the drugmaker announced on Friday. Xofluza, also known as baloxavir marboxil, was granted approval to treat acute uncomplicated influenza, also known as flu, in otherwise healthy children aged between…
Roche’s Single-Dose Influenza Drug Granted FDA Approval for Children Aged 5 and Over
This Common Medicine Kills Your Gut Bacteria, Here’s How to Prevent That
In recent years, antibiotics abuse has become increasingly serious. We even take antibiotics to cure colds, even when they’re caused by viruses and not bacteria. The only function of antibiotics is to kill bacteria, such as gastroenteritis-causing salmonella, but people mistakenly, and frequently, think strong antibiotics are a cure-all for common ailments. We now know…
FDA Says Found Possible Carcinogen in Certain Samples of Merck’s Januvia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday certain samples of sitagliptin, a compound in Merck’s diabetes drug Januvia, were contaminated with a possible carcinogen. The agency said it would not object to the temporary distribution of sitagliptin containing the impurity above the acceptable intake limit to avoid a shortage. Shares of Merck, which…
Drug Allergies: What to Look Out For
Medications are one of our most powerful weapons against germs and diseases. But sometimes when people take medications, they can have an allergic reaction. That’s when a drug causes the body’s immune system to overreact. When that happens, they may not be able to use the drug again without risking more serious consequences. Any drug can cause…
New Science, Multiple Reports: COVID-19 Vaccine Causes Lung Blockages
A team of doctors has alerted the medical world to the danger of artery blockage from COVID vaccination with a new case report, published on August 5, 2022 in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. The case report describes how their patient, 67 years old, started to feel short of breath two days after getting…
Team of Scientists Warns Against Acetaminophen in Pregnancy
A team of 13 scientists caution against the use of pain relievers with acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy. They cite a growing body of research that suggests the drug might alter fetal development. The consensus statement, which appears in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology, was supported by signatories from 91 researchers, clinicians, and public…
Vaccines Are Bringing Back a Nearly Eradicated Deadly Virus
August 8, 2022
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Many people thought that the poliovirus was extinct across the majority of the world, as the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared many continents polio-free. So this may come as a surprise, but in fact, polio cases have been on the rise globally since 2016, and this resurgent outbreak is related to the use of…
Anticholinergic Drugs Increase Your Risk for Dementia
While dementia and Alzheimer’s are primarily lifestyle-driven, watch out for these medications, in particular, this risky class of pills, which is prescribed for a wide variety of conditions including depression, incontinence, insomnia, allergies and epilepsy. STORY AT-A-GLANCE While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (the most advanced, severe and lethal form of dementia) are primarily diet- and…
US FDA Declines to Approve Expanded Use of Acadia’s Antipsychotic Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve expanded use of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc’s antipsychotic drug for treating psychosis related to Alzheimer’s disease, the company said on Thursday. The health regulator concluded there were limitations in the interpretability of Acadia’s antipsychotic drug study and an additional study would be required, according to the company….
When Prescriptions Harm You
It is a universal fact that prescriptions, by suppressing or enhancing certain biological pathways, induce unnatural effects in the body. Every single drug added to our regimen, increases the risk of an adverse effect by 7 to 10 percent. However, this thought rarely crosses our minds when we take a painkiller to numb a headache…
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