Study: Antidepressants do not increase youth suicide risk

Since 2004, the Food and Drug Administration has warned that usage of antidepressants may increase youth suicide risk for children and young adults up until the age of 25, but a new study suggests that this may ... continue

FDA To Examine Marijuana Based Mouth Spray For Cancer Patients

British firm GW Pharma is hoping to have a marijuana-based mouth spray ready for FDA approval by 2013. Known as Sativex the company is already engaged in advanced clinical trials on the drug. According to the company ... continue

American Red Cross Fined $9.6 Million For Bad Blood Management

The American Red Cross has been hit with a $9.6 million  fine after federal agents determined that the company was careless with its blood management practices. While no harm to blood recipients was discovered the feds expressed concern ... continue

States: Time to Rethink Medical Marijuana

Colorado has become the fourth State in the US to send a letter to the US Drug Enforcement Administration asking them to downgrade marijuana from a Schedule I Narcotic to a Schedule II Narcotic.  Schedule I drugs ... continue

One-Man Sperm Bank Targeted By FDA

Trent Arsenault, a 36-year-old Silicon Valley computer security specialist has come under the fire of the Food and Drug Administration for providing a one-man sperm bank. The 36-year-old doesn't charge for his "never frozen" sperm but instead provides it ... continue

FDA Will Rule On BPA Ban In March

Following a settlement with the Natural Resources Defense Council the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will rule on March 31 regarding a ban on the plastics chemical known as BPA (Bisphenol A). The council originally called for a ... continue

White House Vetoes FDA, Says Young Teens Still Need Morning-After Pill Prescription

Despite a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relax the restrictions placed on the morning-after plan B pill for younger teenagers the Obama administration on Wednesday announced that they would reject the request. While younger ... continue

FDA Announces $600 Million Tobacco Education Program

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced plans to expand their tobacco education plan with $600 million in spending over the next five years. The announcement comes on the heals of a report that shows 443,000 deaths ... continue

Walgreens opts not to carry at-home genetic testing kit without FDA approval

After a whole bunch of criticism got heaped on Pathway Genomics (the maker of at-home genetic testing kits) and Walgreens, the drugstore chain has decided not to begin offering the test kits at the originally planned 6,000 ... continue

Peanut Butter Recall: FDA Warns Do Not Eat Peanut Butter Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised that Americans should not eat cookies, crackers, candy and ice cream that contain peanut butter or peanut paste while the agency works to narrow down which brands of peanut ... continue