The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may move to eliminate age restrictions for the morning-after emergency contraception pill, Plan B One-Step, according to several people involved with the deliberations who spoke with TIME Healthland.
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Healthier School Lunches? No Thank You, Says Congress
Is pizza with tomato sauce a vegetable? Apparently yes, according to Congress, which on Monday blocked legislation that would have made school lunches healthier.
Study: Gulf Seafood Unsafe for Pregnant Women and Children?
Is Gulf seafood safe to eat? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light following the BP oil spill that dumped nearly 5 million barrels of crude off the coast of Louisiana last year, but now an environmental …
Target Step Stools Recalled Over Safety Concerns
A voluntary recall of a popular step stool sold at Target is being expanded because of reports that the stool is collapsing under the weight of users and causing injury.
Iceland Mulls Selling Cigarettes By Prescription Only
Icelanders hoping to light up may soon need a note from their doctor.
Studies Backing a Popular Bone Growth Product Called into Question
In an unusual tactic, The Spine Journal has dedicated its June issue to a series of papers that carefully reject previous research supporting the use of Infuse, a controversial, but popular bone growth product commonly used in …
Medical Marijuana Sales Grow to Rival Viagra’s: New Report
Medical marijuana is becoming big business — racking up sales totals that rival those for Viagra, according to a new report.
How Do Unapproved Drugs Make it to Market?
It may come as a surprise that some of the drugs your doctor can prescribe have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That means that they haven’t been evaluated for safety or efficacy, and there isn’t …
FDA Pulls 500 Prescription Cold and Allergy Drugs
DEA’s Emergency Ban on Chemicals in ‘Fake Pot’ Goes Into Effect
As I wrote here last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had previously warned that it would place an emergency ban on five “legal high” substances commonly used in so-called fake marijuana.
Does South Dakota’s ‘Justifiable Homicide’ Bill Target Abortion Doctors?
A new bill that seeks to expand the definition of “justifiable homicide” to include resisting attempts to harm an unborn child will go to vote in the South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday. Does this bill mean what …
FDA Approves a Smartphone-Based Ultrasound System
FDA Approves the First Ever MRI-Safe Pacemaker
On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first pacemaker designed to be used safely during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. The device, the Revo MRI SureScan Pacing System by Medtronic, was first …