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The first oral version of a new class of migraine-prevention medicines has been approved by the FDA

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New oral migraine prevention drug approved by FDA

Continuing the wave of cutting-edge new migraine drugs reaching the American market, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved the first oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist for acute migraine treatment.

The CDC is confident most recent lung illnesses related to e-cigarette use are linked with illicit THC vape liquid mixed with an additive known as vitamin E acetate

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Vaping injury cases decline, CDC concludes vitamin E oil main culprit

After months of concern, the CDC has revealed it's confident in claiming the “vast majority” of recent lung injury cases related to e-cigarette use can be linked to illicit THC vape liquids containing vitamin E acetate.

The approval of two new low-nicotine cigarettes comes a month after the FDA seemingly backed down on general plans to regulate nicotine levels in cigarettes

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FDA approves low-nicotine cigarettes but balks at general regulation

The FDA has finally approved two new low-nicotine cigarettes for the US market. The announcement comes less than a month after the FDA faced criticism for seemingly backing down on a 2017 initiative to regulate nicotine levels in cigarettes.

The new approval for Vascepa focuses on patients already on statins with high triglyceride levels

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FDA broadens approval for fish-oil derived heart disease drug

The FDA has expanded its approval of a fish oil-derived drug designed to reduce risk of cardiovascular events in adults with elevated triglyceride levels. The drug was initially approved in 2012, but limited to a highly specific sub-set of patients.

The pharma company claims a previous decision to discontinue research into the drug was based on incomplete Phase 3 trial data and new analysis has revealed significant success

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Drug slowing Alzheimer’s dementia unexpectedly moves to FDA submission

In an unusual turn of events a new Alzheimer’s drug, previously declared a failure in March, has been resurrected with the pharmaceutical company behind the treatment suggesting the earlier decision was premature and based on incorrect data analysis.

The CDC reports 33 confirmed deaths connected to e-cigarette lung injury

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Vaping crisis nears 1,500 cases, Juul pulls some e-cig flavors

A new update on the ongoing vaping crisis has revealed nearly 1,500 lung injury cases have been identified, with 33 confirmed deaths. Alongside this news, Juul announced it is suspending sales of four popular e-cigarette flavors pending FDA review.

A treatment for peanut allergies is on a path to be approved and on the market by early 2020

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Peanut allergy treatment approved by FDA advisory panel

The first oral immunotherapy agent to treat peanut allergy is set to be approved, but questions still remain over how effective and long-lasting it is.

A Trump administration announcement tasks the FDA with enforcing guidelines that restrict the sale of unapproved flavored e-cigarettes, effectively banning the products in the United States

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Trump moves to ban flavored e-cigarette liquids across US

Amid the e-cigarette health crisis in the US, the Trump administration announced a plan to ban all non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products.

A render of the Canady Helios Cold Plasma System and Scalpel, which has just been approved by the FDA for use in a clinical trial against cancer

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FDA approves clinical trial of cold plasma "scalpel" for cancer treatment

A cold atmospheric plasma system designed to prevent cancer relapse has been approved for human clinical trials by the FDA.

MMS, an alleged miracle cure, is already banned in a number of countries, and is essentially an industrial bleaching agent

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Miracle Mineral Solution, aka industrial bleach, is no autism cure, FDA warns

The FDA is again warning the public to avoid consuming a product called Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS). Despite over a decade of health warnings and cases of death, the sham product, which is essentially bleach, is still being consumed as a miracle cure for everything from autism to cancer and HIV.

The FDA claims a Novartis subsidiary was aware there was inaccurate data in its application before the final approval was granted

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Pharma giant admits data manipulation in FDA application for multi-million-dollar gene therapy

A newly published statement from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed inaccurate, intentionally manipulated data was included as part of a submission for a major new gene therapy that was approved for public use in May.

Hospitalizations of teenagers displaying severe lung diseasea has sparked a new wave of health concerns around e-cigarette use

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At least 11 hospitalizations and 127 seizures linked to vaping, as FDA investigates

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a number of hospitalizations of teenagers displaying severe lung disease, with suspicions of links to e-cigarette use. The FDA has also recently revealed it has accumulated 127 reports of seizures claimed to be related to e-cigarette use.