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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a list of dog food brands Thursday that could potentially lead to canine heart disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a mass recall of several tattoo inks containing dangerous bacteria.

According to a recent study, health apps aimed at helping users quit smoking and beat depression are selling user data to the Masters of the Universe at Facebook and Google.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Monday that 626 cases of measles had been reported in 22 states.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — announced Monday it would be seeking to find and develop human tissue models that do not rely on the use of aborted fetal tissue.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall Monday warning consumers that at least eight brands of dry dog food may contain toxic levels of vitamin D.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are telling people to avoid eating romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 32 people in 11 states.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is threatening to pull e-cigarettes like Juul off the market because they’re proving too popular with the kids.

A federal judge sided with the Trump administration in a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood over new requirements for groups seeking to receive Title X family planning grants.

Kellogg is recalling Honey Smacks — the breakfast cereal with the green frog mascot — after government health officials said the product was linked to a salmonella outbreak in several states.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating the multi-state outbreak of contaminated melon.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced new measures to counter the growing opioid epidemic on Tuesday, including enforcement actions against dozens of websites that sell addictive painkillers. 

The current landscape of infection control is rife with a growing trend of microorganisms that antibiotics cannot treat — and the declining supply of appropriate medication is worsening the problem.

Thirty-five people in nine states have fallen ill with salmonella poisoning caused by contaminated eggs, prompting authorities to recall more than 207 million eggs.

Canadian homeopath and naturopath Anke Zimmermann reportedly gave a small child diluted saliva from a rabid animal to treat his temper.

A North Carolina farm is recalling more than 200 million eggs over concerns that the eggs have been contaminated with salmonella.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a mysterious outbreak of E. coli bacteria that has now spread across multiple state lines.

The House failed to pass the Right to Try Act to let sick patients gain access to treatments the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to approve.

The House will vote on Tuesday to pass the Right to Try Act to let sick patients gain access to treatments the FDA has yet to approve.

A Nigerian High Court has ordered manufacturers of condoms to warn users that it cannot guarantee 100 percent safe sex and to add the phrase, “Total abstinence or faithfulness is the best option.”

Eric Bolling, the former Fox News personality who lost his son to an opioid overdose in September, discussed the crisis that claimed his son’s life on the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) main stage Thursday.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a smart pill that digitally tracks whether it is being taken as scheduled.

President Donald Trump will declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency, according to a senior administration official.

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) announced the designation of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD as a “breakthrough therapy” by the FDA.

President Donald Trump met with pharmaceutical leaders on Tuesday, vowing that he would lower the costs of prescription drugs in the country by increasing competition.

Demand for abortion “pills” is on the rise, while the number of surgical abortions has declined over the decades, says a Reuters report.

Pet owners have turned to pot in order to treat many of their pets’ illnesses, reporting success after using the drug on their pets for a wide variety of ailments.

In a reported bid to protect public health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has enlisted a Texas Tech University food center to monitor commercially-sold meat for pathogens and superbugs.

With Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control rapidly losing the battle to contain the epidemic from the Zika-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, panicking authorities began aerial spraying and may soon bring in bats that can eat 1,000 mosquitoes an hour.

The Zika virus has conclusively arrived on American shores, as Florida officials announced the first confirmed cases of mosquito-transmitted infections on Friday.

A U.S. advisory panel recommended approving Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s long-acting opioid painkiller, Vantrela ER, saying data showed it has some abuse-resistant properties.

Former Biggest Loser contestant Suzanne Mendonca says the reality weight loss competition ruined her life.

The once $9-billion-valued Theranos appears to have admitted that its blood test data was faulty and is moving to restate two years of test results for 3 million patients.

On Thursday, medical testing company Theranos announced the departure of its president and chief operations officer, Sunny Balwani, even as a swarm of federal and state regulatory agencies descend upon the company.

It’s always a challenge to notice something that isn’t there, but should be there—the absence of a presence, one might say. And so, as we read the article in the April 28 Washington Post, “There’s a New Sheriff in town in Silicon Valley—the FDA,” we can hunt for what, or who, is missing.

A new animated video is exposing what pro-life organization Live Action says are “lies” about the abortion pill procedure that essentially “starves a baby to death over a period of days.”