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FDA releases drugs list causing health risk

In its recent key decisions, FDA revealed the list of drugs which are harful to the individuals. FDA was criticised earlier for delaying the list.  It has recently decided to release the list on a quarterly basis.
The list includes 20 medications. However, if a drug is on the list it means that the analysis on [...]

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First drug for Huntington’s disease gets FDA approval

Hungtington is a rare brain disease. It was first described 136 years ago. This disease affects 30,000 people in the USA and is treated as an orphan disease.
The brain cells affected by Hungtington’s disease degenerate because of a genetic miscue. It results in jerky involunary movements known as chorea.
The drug  tetrabenazine treats chorea. Tetrabenazine is [...]

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Obesity and cancer: Obesity is not a disorder, It is a disease

Obesity is not just a disorder. It is cause for many diseases. It increases the risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer. A recent study reveals that 20 per cent of cancer deaths are due to obesity.
Obesity increases the risk of colon cancer by 55% and 50% risk of breast cancer. Obese and overweight [...]

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Salmonella free tomatoes: It is official finally

You are free to eat tomatoes now! FDA released the ban on tomatoes. They are yet to find out the source of this dreaded bacteria. But, the research FDA conducted on 1700 samples revealed that the bacterium is not present.
Salmonella is a gram-negative bacterium that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and food borne illnesses. The [...]

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