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The FDA is going to require manufacturers of certain sleep aids to put strongly worded warnings on boxes and patient guides. Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata were among the products mentioned by the agency as potentially dangerous to users. That’s because people who take them can experience impairment of mental alertness the morning after use, even […]

LGBTQ rights activists are angered that after the Orlando shooting – where 49 people were murdered and over 50 were injured – bisexual and gay men are being turned away from donor lines at a crucial time of need.

Ghana's FDA spokesperson, James Lartey, confirmed the products will no longer be imported to the country in a statement.

Kraft has recalled 36,000 cases of its popular Singles American and White American cheese after several people reported choking on the product, NBC News reports. “A piece…

  I don’t remember the first time I donated blood in great detail because the process was much ado about nothing. I sat down to…

You know that bowl of sugar packets on your table? There’s a white one, a blue one, a yellow one, a pink one…and now, a…

In the United States, black women are two to three times more likely to have fibroids than white women. These fibroids, which are noncancerous growths that…

According to the CDC, there has been an increase in the number of cases of nicotine poisoning from e-cigarettes. Disturbingly, 51 percent of calls to…

Last week, over 1.8 million people sent comments vehemently opposing the approval of a genetically engineered salmon by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The…

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it will make a brand of emergency contraception known as Plan B One-Step available over the counter for women ages 15 and older, and with a prescription for younger teens. The pill is currently available over the counter to women ages 17 and older. “Research has […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation’s second most-abused medicine, which has addiction experts worried that it could spur a new wave of abuse. SEE ALSO: Sensenbrenner Slurs First Lady Instead of Addressing Issues The new pills contain the highly addictive painkiller hydrocodone, packing […]