Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
EU countries fail again to agree glyphosate extension
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments failed to give a clear opinion on Thursday on a proposal to extend by 10 years EU approval for the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer AG'...
Nov 16, 2023
UK authorises gene therapy for blood disorders in world first
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has authorised a gene therapy that aims to cure sickle-cell disease and another type of inherited blood disorder for patients aged 12 and over, the country's medical regulat...
Nov 16, 2023
US FDA approves Bristol-Myers' lung cancer drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved Bristol-Myers' drug to treat patients with a type of lung cancer. The company acquired the drug, repotrectinib, as part of ...
Nov 15, 2023
Amazon says unapproved eye drops being removed from its platform
(Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it was in the process of removing seven unapproved eye drops from its e-commerce platform following a warning letter from the U.S. health regulator earlier this we...
Nov 15, 2023
Ex-director accuses American Diabetes Association of 'pay to play' with sweetener Splenda
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A former director of nutrition for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) sued the non-profit organization on Wednesday, accusing it of firing her for objecting to what...
Nov 15, 2023
Lilly plans single-digit billion dollar new German plant – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. pharma giant Eli Lilly plans an investment in the single-digit billion dollar range in a new plant in western Germany, people familiar with the matter told Reuters after the co...
Nov 15, 2023
US FDA staff flags concerns on Merck’s chronic cough drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reviewers on Wednesday flagged concerns that data on Merck's chronic cough drug might not be sufficient enough to prove the treatment's meaningful be...
Nov 15, 2023
Italy reported bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says
PARIS (Reuters) - Italy has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the northeastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday...
Nov 15, 2023
New York state sues PepsiCo over plastics pollution
NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, accusing the beverage and snack food giant of polluting the environment and endangering public health through its single-use plastic bottl...
Nov 15, 2023
US warns trade groups, influencers on social media advertising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned two trade associations and 12 dieticians and online influencers about social media posts promoting aspartame or sugary products without d...
Nov 15, 2023
