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'Put food warning labels on the front': Supreme Court asks Centre to match international food safety standards as obesity is rising among children

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider front-of-pack warning labels on junk food amid rising obesity among children. The bench questioned India’s reluctance to match international food safety standards and linked food safety to the right to life under Article 21. The court also warned of further directions.

The Economic Times

Austin Made Jalapeño Ranch Dressing Recalled from Texas Stores After Eggs Were Left Off the Label

Jaime's Spanish Village Jalapeño Ranch dressing is recalled across Texas for undeclared egg. Check lots 69, 86, 108, 113, 116, and 121.

Medical Daily

A Rare Blood Disorder Treated for Decades with Steroids Alone Now Has Its First FDA Approved Therapy

FDA approved Imaavy for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, the first therapy proven safe and effective for a disease long managed with steroids.

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Scientists injected cells from woman’s leg into her eyes to help restore her vision: How 'world-first experiment' went & what doctors discovered

Scientists injected mitochondria taken from a woman’s leg into both of her eyes in an experimental attempt to boost energy production in damaged retinal cells. The treatment triggered temporary pupil responses to light after the injections, but her vision did not show any measurable improvement. The single-patient case suggests the…

The Economic Times

Cyclospora Count Jumps by 3,285 in a Single Week with Nearly 12,000 Reports Still Unconfirmed Nationwide

CDC added 3,285 Cyclospora cases in one week, lifting the season total to 17,180, with 11,844 additional reports still unconfirmed.

Medical Daily

Cassidy says abortion pill makers turn blind eye to safety

Sen. Bill Cassidy is accusing abortion pill manufacturers of not meeting their legal responsibilities to ensure compliance with Food and Drug Administration safety regulations, especially when pills are sold online through third-party providers. A report issued Thursday by Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, follows the…

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A pill that doubles survival: Revolution's FDA-approved drug gives pancreatic cancer patients a fighting chance

The US FDA has approved Revolution Medicines' pancreatic cancer drug Rasonque. This once-daily pill doubles survival for patients with advanced metastatic pancreatic cancer. Rasonque blocks the RAS protein, which drives tumor growth in many pancreatic cancers. Doctors hail this development as a significant breakthrough in cancer treatment. The drug is…

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Sprouts Have Been Linked to 52 US Outbreaks Since the Nineties and the Federal Rules Have Barely Moved

Federal records show 52 sprout outbreaks since 1996, and a new alfalfa sprout recall in 15 states raises questions about why the pattern persists.

Medical Daily

Medicare's $50 Weight Loss Discount Excludes Millions Whose Conditions the Drugs Are Actually Approved to Treat

Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge charges $50 a month, but a sleep apnea or diabetes diagnosis routes patients back to Part D copays of hundreds of dollars.

Medical Daily

FDA approves new drug Rasonque to treat advanced pancreatic cancer

The US FDA on Wednesday approved Revolution Medicines' Rasonque for advanced pancreatic cancer, opening a new treatment option for patients with metastatic disease. A large trial found the once-daily pill doubled survival rates, offering fresh hope for people who have exhausted other treatments.

France 24

Why Wall Street sees a $39,800 pancreatic cancer pill as proof of a much bigger bet

Dr. Danish Nagda, a shareholder in the developer, told Fortune it was "incredibly exciting ... maybe half a decade away from the post-cancer era."

Fortune

Medtronic Recalls 135,875 Barbed Surgical Sutures Over Torn Sterile Packaging and Patients Already Treated Need Monitoring

Covidien recalled 135,875 V-Loc 90 wound closure devices due to torn sterile packaging. Patients already treated should be watched for infection.

Medical Daily

Two New Drug Combinations Win Approval as the First Treatment for an Aggressive Stomach and Esophageal Cancer

The FDA approved two Ziihera regimens as first-line treatment for HER2-positive advanced gastroesophageal cancer, plus two companion diagnostic tests.

Medical Daily

Mini Donuts Sold Nationwide and on Amazon Are Recalled After One Reported Reaction to Undeclared Milk

Better Bakehouse recalled Donutful Chocolate-Dipped Vanilla Cake Donuts due to undeclared milk after one allergic reaction. Check the UPC and lot code 26078.

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Pain Relief Product Sold Online Hides a Prescription Steroid, and Quitting It Suddenly Carries Its Own Danger

FDA lab testing found undeclared dexamethasone in Qu Feng Huo Lou Dan, a pain product sold online. Do not stop it abruptly on your own.

Medical Daily

Rare Blood Disorder Drug Gains a Boxed Warning Regulators Overruled the Language Its Maker Proposed

Adzynma's US label now carries a boxed warning on neutralizing antibodies linked to deaths, added after an FDA order that Takeda contested.

Medical Daily

Newborns with HIV Can Now Get a Second Generation Antiviral from Birth Under a Newly Expanded Federal Label

The FDA extended Tivicay PD to newborns from birth weighing at least 2 kg, closing a long-standing gap in infant HIV treatment options.

Medical Daily

Diabetes Wearable Cleared for Children as Young as Two Tracks Ketones and Blood Sugar from One Sensor

The FDA authorized Abbott's Libre Duo 10 Day, the first wearable tracking ketones and glucose together, for people with diabetes aged 2 and up.

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The Independent UK

New hope for pancreatic cancer patients after FDA approves drug shown to improve survival

Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest forms, largely because detection is difficult before malignancy spreads to other organs

International Business Times UK

The Pill That Just Cut the Deadliest Cancer's Death Risk by 60% Finally Got FDA's Yes

The FDA has approved Rasonque, a new cancer pill, which nearly doubles survival rates in advanced pancreatic cancer patients, marking a significant advancement in treatment options.

The Economic Times

17-year-old Connecticut student found 2 FDA-approved drugs that could help fight Alzheimer’s: How his surprising discovery works

A 17-year-old Connecticut student, Leon Wang, identified two FDA-approved lung-scarring drugs that reduced Alzheimer’s-linked cellular damage in lab-grown brain blood-vessel cells. His research offers a promising new clue into how APOE4 and the TGFβ pathway may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, while raising the possibility that existing medicines could eventually be…

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FDA approves world’s first dual-sensor CGM in diabetes 'breakthrough' — new Libre Duo sensor tracks ketones and blood sugar in real-time

The FDA has greenlit the first CGM wearable to monitor both blood sugar and ketone levels simultaneously.

Budget and the Bees

FDA Gives Publix Frozen Berry Recall Its Highest Risk Classification — Check Your Freezer

A bag of frozen berries can sit unnoticed in the back of a freezer for months, which is exactly why shoppers should pay attention to a Publix recall that has now received the FDA’s highest risk classification. The FDA classified the GreenWise frozen berry recall as Class I on August…

Medical Daily

Montana Now Licenses Clinics to Sell Treatments the FDA Has Not Approved, and the Rules Are Live

Montana's licensing rules for experimental treatment centers took effect in July. A state license is not a finding that a therapy works.

The Independent UK

FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival

U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer

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