Medscape FDA OKs Nusinersen, First Drug for Spinal Muscular AtrophyMedscapeThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved nusinersen (Spinraza, Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals), the first drug approved to treat children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic disease. SMA, which …Biogen gets FDA approval for first spinal muscular atrophy … Read more
CNN International Politics|Senate Dems Pledge Close Look at Stock Trades by HHS NomineeNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats say they will closely examine stock trades by President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Republican congressman Tom …WSJ: Trump’s HHS Pick Price Traded Medical … Read more
New York Times This Is Why You Shouldn’t Cut Your Kid’s Ear Infection Treatment ShortGizmodoSome parents, wary of antibiotics, often cut their child’s ear infection treatments short. A new study finds that standard-duration treatments, some of which last as long as 10 days, result in better outcomes and—contrary to popular belief—do not …Longer Antibiotic Courses … Read more
Fox News FDA suggests limiting lead found in lipstick, shampooFox NewsThe Food and Drug Administration issued new draft guidance Thursday suggesting a limit on the amount of lead contained in cosmetics that are marketed in the United States. The FDA suggested a maximum amount of 10 parts per million for lead in lipsticks …FDA Suggests … Read more
Media Matters for America Planned Parenthood Is Under Attack In Texas, And Media There Are Failing The ChallengeMedia Matters for AmericaTexas media are omitting crucial information in reports on the state’s move to cut off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood, including that Texas’ decision was largely based on debunked videos by an anti-abortion activist group, … Read more
(NaturalNews) Neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides in wide use, may be more destabilizing to agriculture than previously presumed, according to a new study from Penn State. “The team’s research challenges the previously held belief that neonicotinoid seed coatings have little to no effect on predatory insect populations,” ScienceDaily summarized. The findings suggest that more work… … Read more
(NaturalNews) When Big Government goes off the rails, it’s almost like they’re smoking crack. In this case, that’s not far from the truth: The Albuquerque Police Department now plans to manufacture crack cocaine so they can sell it to people who are then arrested for “possession of crack.” (See court documents below for proof.) Wait… … Read more
(NaturalNews) There is a “perfect storm” of events shaping up that will take most Americans by surprise – especially those who paid into, and now rely on, a pension to help make ends meet after retirement. Unbeknownst to most people, pension funds in the United States are grossly underfunded. In fact, according to The Financial… … Read more
The Boston Globe Ikea reaches $50 million settlement over deadly furniture accidentsThe Boston GlobeNEW YORK — Ikea has reached a tentative settlement to pay $50 million to three US families whose young children were killed after the Swedish furniture company’s furniture fell on them, lawyers for the families said Wednesday. The families of Curren …Grieving … Read more
New York Times New Ebola Vaccine Gives 100 Percent ProtectionNew York TimesHealth workers in November 2015 with Mibemba Soumah, infected by Ebola, at a treatment center in Conakry, Guinea. Credit Samuel Aranda for The New York Times. In a scientific triumph that will change the way the world fights a terrifying killer, an …First Ebola Vaccine … Read more