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San Fransisco proposes ban on the sale of e-cigarettes

As the FDA continues to investigate the safety of e-cigarettes, San Francisco has announced that it plans to ban them…

5 years ago

Calls for regulators to do more to protect consumers

According to the National Audit Office (NAO), four of the biggest consumer watchdogs in the UK aren’t doing enough to…

5 years ago

EPA bans methylene chloride in household products

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now announced a ban on any future sales of  products containing the chemical methylene…

5 years ago

Vitamin manufacturers critisised for “misleading” consumers

According to researchers at the universities of Oxford and Southampton, some children’s multivitamins being sold in the UK could contain…

5 years ago

FDA approves new drug for severe depression

The FDA has recently announced that it has approved the drug “esketamine”, which can be used in patients with depression…

5 years ago

FDA issues warning to CanaRX over “unapproved and misbranded drugs”

According to a FDA press release, a warning letter has been issued to Canadian medicine distributor CanaRX over the “introduction…

5 years ago

Legislation means doctors to prescribe Naloxone to patients at high risk of opioid overdose

According to the FDA, it’s estimated that two million people in the US are addicted to prescription painkillers, causing almost…

5 years ago

Provident rejects takeover offer from competitor

Provident, the high-interest doorstep lender, has just turned down a takeover bid from its rival, Non-Standard Finance. The deal, which…

5 years ago

How will Brexit affect Brits living in the EU?

With UK is due to leave the European Union next month. But with an estimated 1.3 million British nationals living…

5 years ago

Calls for Facebook to limit anti-vaccine posts on platform

Anti-vaccination campaign groups have, in recent years, been very vocal when it comes to promoting their ideas online. Facebook, in…

5 years ago