The Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to the first drug meant to cut a woman’s risk of premature birth. The agency last week signed off on a synthetic form of progesterone, a hormone normally produced in pregnancy. The drug can be injected into pregnant women who have already experience a surprise preterm [...]

The federal government released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and Americans are coming up short on key dietary nutrients even as obesity numbers continue to climb. The dietary guidelines provide direction toward preventing and/or reducing obesity. According to the guidelines getting more exercise and eating meals that are more nutritious is still key. [...]

In a surprise decision on Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a response letter announcing its rejection of a new diet drug, Contrave® (naltrexone HCl/bupropion HCl). Out of all the potential drugs introduced in this class of pharmaceuticals, Contrave® tablets-extended-release seemed the most likely of approval for the treatment of weight [...]

Since late October, 12 children have died as a result of the flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports at least half the states in the U. S. are experiencing widespread flu activity. With the current flu season in full swing, influenza activity has increased across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control [...]

The U.S. government is planning a National Bedbug Summit to discuss measure to control nation’s growing infestation of the tiny pests. The Second Annual National Bedbug Summit has scheduled meetings set for Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, include panelists discussing bedbug initiatives, areas where knowledge is still lacking and ways to better control bedbugs at a [...]

The United states Departments of Agriculture (USDA) along with the Health and Human Services (HSS) announced the new dietary guidelines for the year 2011. The new guidelines will assist with the control of chronic heart diseases, but also will help to stop the ongoing obesity crisis. The plan is to advise morbidly obese and overweight [...]

The Alzheimer’s Association has released a new report that estimates 10 million baby boomers will either die with, or become incapacitated of Alzheimer’s. Every day in America, 10 thousand baby boomers turn 65 and according to the report, one of eight of them can expect to be diagnosed with the mind-robbing disease. Over five million [...]

FDA has approved Allegra to be sold over the counter for children over the age of two and adults. Allegra is used to treat the allergies and chronic hives in children and adults. Allegra will be purchasable by people suffering from allergies without a prescription starting this spring. Decongestants containing Allegra-D, also approved by the [...]

Authorities report that designer drugs containing methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and mephedrone are being sold as bath salts. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have not yet banned the chemicals, however they are listed as products of concern. Recently, there has been a rise in the products marketed under the pretense of innocence intending to attract recreational drug [...]

  Recent research has shown that smoking early in life might increase the risk of a woman developing breast cancer. The researchers, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston discovered that breast cancer in pre-menopausal women was closely related to smoking more cigarettes over a longer time. The research was conducted [...]

National Institutes of Health has approved Obama’s decision to assist with funding for drug research and development through a Federal Research Center. The Obama administration has decided to go forward with a decision to develop a drug development center. The announcement, initially made in December 2010, revealed that the administration was considering such a course. [...]

American scientists say new research could lead to better ways to kill bedbugs, the tiny pests that terrorize travelers and homeowners around the world. Entomologists at Ohio State University have found DNA genes in the bedbug genome that appear to make the insects resistant to pesticide. The findings were published online last week in the [...]