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The most expensive drug in the world is approved by the US FDA
The US FDA has approved the world's most expensive drug at a price of 4.25 million USD per dose to treat rare diseases in children.
FDA warns: Strawberries may cause hepatitis A outbreak in US and Canada
Hepatitis A is a contagious but treatable virus. This virus infects the liver, causing it to swell and malfunction.
What type of sunscreen should be used: Minerals or chemicals?
Each year and every season brings new trends in beauty, health care.
The FDA approved the first Ebola vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time approved the Ebola virus (EVD) vaccine for people 18 years of age and older.
Is standing in front of the microwave safe to use?
A microwave has been a kitchen item for decades. It allows you to cook everything from frozen vegetables to packed meals in minutes.
FDA warns of hazards from skin bleaching
According to the FDA, users who inject this substance directly into a vein will lead to side effects, such as damaging the liver, kidneys, nervous system, dehydrating th…
American experts warn of 'permanent chemicals' that cause cancer in food
The chemical group mentioned is a full name, per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS). PFAS used to be very popular in the United States starting in the 1940s, thanks to many pre…
The most expensive drug in the world
Genetic therapy for Novartis spinal muscular atrophy costs more than $ 2 million a course.
What you need to know about cannibal bacteria in raw oysters
According to the FDA, Vibrio bacteria often cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
The United States found high levels of lead in Chinese rice
Analysis with imported rice samples into the US, including from China, showed that they contained higher levels of lead than the country's safety standards.
The US and EU turn on the green light for asexual food
Meat and milk originating from asexual animals do not endanger human consumption, said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). chemical products of this type.
Asexual food
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering the ability to allow the use of asexual animal meat as a normal food.
FDA claims: Sunscreen tablets are not as good as you think
Besides the usual sunscreen, the sunscreen pill is also used by many beauty believers.
Axiostat - The bandage helps to heal the wound extremely effectively for military use
Axiostat has just become India's first company of FDA-approved wound care products to enable the sale of open wound bandages in the United States.