Apr 21
You may have heard about a weird and wonderful new thing called Palcohol
Mar 12
Researchers around the world are always looking for new devices and gadgets that will help keep people healthy. A new gadget called the Cefaly has been approved by the FDA … Continue reading
Feb 27
The FDA has proposed a new design for the Nutrition Facts labels that come on all the food we eat—and they’re way, way better than before.
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Feb 26
The Food and Drug Administration has this week embarked on discussions on a topic sure to prove controversial: the idea of creating embryos from the DNA of three people.
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Feb 05
Straight out of a 70s sci-fi film, PillCam has long existed
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Dec 20
It’s here, folks. The battle royale between the regulators and the people over e-cigarettes is upon us. It started a few years ago, calmly, but with New York City banning vaping in public places, the knives are about to come out.
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Dec 06
Following demands issued by the Food and Drug Administration
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Dec 02
Taking a peek into our genes isn’t something easily accomplished, and that is where the Google-backed 23andMe genetic testing service came in. For $99, anyone could send in their sample and receive the results a short while later. In recent days, the company was slapped with an order from the FDA to stop selling its […]
Nov 27
Earlier this week, the genetic testing company 23andMe was forced to stop selling its testing kit following an FDA decision that the kit is a medical device and requires regulatory approval. The decision was largely based on concern over inaccurate results, and led to a warning letter being published by the FDA. In response to […]
Nov 25
DNA analysis company 23andMe has been forced to halt sales of its testing kit, after the FDA decided the saliva kit counted as a medical device and as such lacked the proper regulatory approval. The decision, which affects 23andMe’s flagship “Personal Genome Service” (PGS) testing product, comes becomes the “FDA is concerned about the public […]
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