Food and Drug Administration
FDA To Weigh In On Improved Sleeping Pill
Experts say this new pill, called Suvorexant, could become an important product for those with sleep issues.
Durbin Continues His Fight Against Energy Drinks
Last year he asked the FDA to require them to disclose their ingredients. Now he’s asking the manufacturers not to market to children.
Illinois Group Says Food Recalls Are On The Rise
Contaminated food makes 48 million Americans sick every year and costs over $77 billion in aggregated economic costs.
FDA Expands Approval of Prostate Cancer Drug
The typical patient taking Zytiga survived five months longer than the patient taking a fake pill, or placebo.
Local Dietician Warns Of Energy Drink Linked To Five Deaths
One of the dead, a 14-year-old-girl, drank two 24 ounce cans of Monster within 24 hours and died of cardiac arrhythmia.
SLU Researchers Test New Pneumonia Vaccine
The previous vaccine protected against illnesses such as meningitis and blood stream infections caused by pneumonia but not pneumonia itself.
Cancer Doctor Sentenced to Two Years Probation
A St. Louis County cancer doctor has been sentenced to probation for two years, fined $25,000 and ordered to pay $1 million for misbranded prescription drugs
St. Louis Pharmaceutical Slashes Price Following Outcry
KV Pharmaceutical is dropping the cost from $1,500 dollars to $690 dollars for a weekly injection of the premature birth drug Makena.
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