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The Food and Drug Administration has begun screening incoming shipments of cinnamon from multiple countries, the agency announced this week, as reported illnesses have climbed to 34 in the investigation of lead poisonings linked to pouches of cinnamon-flavored applesauce. The FDA has ramped up its investigation in recent weeks, after authorities in North Carolina first
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FDA warns against using 26 eye drop products due to infection risk FDA warns against using 26 eye drop products due to infection risk 00:33 The FDA has expanded its list of eye drops recalled in 2023 because the products could be tainted with bacteria. Store-brand products sold at retailers including CVS, Rite Aid, Target
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Black patients have less access to anti-obesity drugs, data shows Black patients have less access to anti-obesity drugs, data shows 01:01 BOSTON – The new anti-obesity and diabetes drugs may not be going to the patients who need them the most. Once again, we’re seeing health disparities when it comes to the distribution of these
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The number of countries battling disruptive outbreaks of measles surged to 37 last year, a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday, as officials warn that the global fight against the disease has struggled to recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Measles can be deadly, especially in children,
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Veterans treat PTSD in Mexico with substances illegal in the U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Veterans who say traditional pharmaceuticals have failed to heal their mental scars are traveling south of the border to Mexico to use psychedelics they claim are giving them drastic results. CBS News contributor Lisa Ling reports. View CBS
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Expert joins CBS New York to discuss new sickle cell treatment Expert joins CBS New York to discuss new sickle cell treatment 02:46 Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the
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FDA warns against using 26 eye drop products due to infection risk FDA warns against using 26 eye drop products due to infection risk 00:33 Another eye drop recall is pulling 27 products from store shelves, including store-brand products sold at retailers such as CVS, Rite Aid, Target and Walmart, with the recall coming about
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Research finds women who sleep less are at higher risk for diabetes Research finds women who sleep less are at higher risk for diabetes 00:50 BOSTON – Getting just a little less sleep a night could increase the risk of diabetes in women. Throughout their lives, women often struggle to get a good night’s rest,
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Study: COVID cut life expectancy but women continue to live longer than men Study: COVID cut life expectancy but women continue to live longer than men 01:07 BOSTON – When it comes to life expectancy, the gender gap is widening even further. A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the
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The Biden administration’s first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit managers who act as the drug industry’s price negotiators is backfiring, pharmacists say. Instead, it’s adding to the woes of the independent drugstores it was partly designed to help. The so-called PBMs have long clawed back a fee from pharmacies weeks or
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