4 Sneaky Signs Of Lung Cancer You Should Know
MirageC via Getty Images Don’t ignore these potential warning signs of lung cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for 1 out of every 5 cancer fatalities. Early detection is imperative for increasing survival with lung cancer before the disease spreads […]
FDA Warns Amazon Over Supplements Containing Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
The FDA hit Amazon with a warning letter on December 20 for distributing energy supplements for men that contain potentially harmful pharmaceutical ingredients. These products, according to the letter, “are labeled as energy enhancing supplements or food, but laboratory analyses confirmed that they contained undeclared and potentially harmful active pharmaceutical ingredients.” The FDA held Amazon […]
5 Sneaky Signs You’re Getting Sick
staticnak1983 via Getty Images There are some not-so-obvious warning signs your body is fighting off a virus, according to experts. Recently, respiratory viruses ― such as influenza, rhinoviruses and respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV ― have made a dramatic comeback. In 2022, for example, influenza activity swiftly returned to pre-COVID pandemic levels and […]
Another Online SARMs Retailer Gets a Warning From the FDA
The FDA issued a warning letter to an online retailer selling multiple selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) earlier this month, in an ongoing effort to curb their use in consumers, the agency said. This recent letter advised a California-based company, known as Warrior Labz SARMS, and its owner, Jeremy Brown, to stop actively marketing SARMs […]
Warning labels on restaurant menus reduced likelihood consumers would order high-sugar foods: But labels should be designed for higher visibility, researchers suggest
Added-sugar warning labels reduced the likelihood that consumers would order items containing high amounts of added sugar in an online experiment led by University of California, Davis, researchers. Menu labels can help inform consumers about the surprisingly high amount of added sugar in even the smallest sizes of soda or in unexpected items like salad […]
The Drug Company That Prospered Without Creating Any Drugs
The new drug looked so promising — except for that one warning sign. At the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting in 2008, Duke University’s John Sundy, MD, proudly announced that pegloticase (Krystexxa), a drug he helped develop, was astoundingly effective at treating severe gout, which affects perhaps 50,000 Americans. In about half of those […]
CDC, FDA Heads Fire Back at Ladapo Letter
The heads of the FDA and CDC sent a scathing 4-page letter to Florida’s Surgeon General warning him that his stance on COVID-19 vaccines is “harmful.” FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, responded to a letter sent to them last month by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, […]
CDC Warns on Early Wave of Respiratory Illnesses
The CDC is warning of elevated levels of non-COVID respiratory illnesses in recent weeks — including rising cases of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and rhinovirus. The surge stands in contrast to the lower activity of these viruses seen during the past couple of pandemic years, as a result of the various mitigation measures for […]
What to Know About the New BA.2.75 Omicron Subvariant
Even as BA.4 and BA.5 continue to climb the charts, crowding out earlier Omicron subvariants, scientists are warning about an even newer strain: BA.2.75. Tom Peacock, PhD, a virologist at Imperial College London, tweeted on June 30, “worth keeping a close eye on BA.2.75 — lots of spike mutations, probable second generation variant, apparent rapid […]
What Are the First Signs of Going Crazy? Mental Illness
How do you know if you’re going crazy? It’s important to identify the warning signs and seek help early on Unfortunately, there is no easy way to determine whether certain behaviors are a sign of mental illness. However, people who feel they are going crazy often have one thing in common: something feels amiss. Mental […]