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 until they have been properly […]
Public Health
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 chloride that are for household […]
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 “misleading” information about amount of […]
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 that’s resistant to other treatments. […]
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 of unapproved drugs”, and for […]
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 218,000 overdose deaths between 1999 […]
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 particular, has been regularly used […]
The opioid epidemic: reducing fatalities
It’s estimated that 49,000 people in the US died in 2017 due to opioid abuse or addiction. And although there’s some evidence that the number […]
The changes to FDA regulations for sunscreen products
Under the Sunscreen Innovation Act, over the counter sunscreen products are regulated by the FDA. This means that certain ingredients are considered to be safe, […]
New law passed to protect tenants from unsafe properties
A law passed in 1985 means that, currently, it’s the responsibility of local authorities to investigate complaints into substandard conditions of rental properties. However, a […]