Digital News Report – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have new guidelines for sunscreen labeling and testing which will come into effect in one year. The sunscreen labeling will have…
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E coli Outbreak in Germany
Digital News Report – German officials say that locally grown bean sprouts likely caused the E. coli outbreak that has killed 19 people in Europe. Initially, German authorities said that the strain…
New USDA Guidelines for Cooking Meat
Digital News Report – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised their cooking recommendation for pork and some other cuts of meat. Previously the USDA recommended cooking all cuts of meat…
Treating HIV Infected Patients Can Reduce Virus Transmission
Digital News Report – HIV patients with healthy immune systems are less likely transmit the virus to their partners if they are being treated with antiretrovirals. A large-scale clinical study by the…
Darvon and Darvocet – Popular Painkillers Subject of Potential Lawsuits
Digital News Report – Law firms are looking into potential lawsuits involving the popular painkiller Darvocent and Darvon. The drugs have been used since 1957 to treat minor pain but are now…
Medical Insurance Plan Comparison
Digital News Report – There are lots of health insurance policies throughout the United States. State governments monitor prices and some have kept the corporations in their state not-for-profit. In Texas, Blue…
Cancer Treatment Research News
Digital News Report – Lung cancer researchers are finding potentially better drugs and better ways to remove cancerous tumors. Cancer Drugs Erlotinib is a drug designed to help patients who did not…
Adenovirus May Cause Obesity
Digital News Report Digital News Report – Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified an adenovirus linked to human obesity. On average, kids with this specific…
Avandia Study Fails To Find Participants
Digital News Report Digital News Report – A clinical trial for the GlaxoSmithKline drug Avandia has hit a snag. There is an enrollment problem and study organizers are having trouble finding people…
DePuy Hip Replacement System
A hip replacement Digital News Report – Depuy, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, waited too long to pull their ASR hip replacement implant from the market, according to Dr. Stephen Graves,…