Monday, 16 September 2019

A Shadowy Industry Group Shapes Food Policy Around the World


By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2V8AjzH

FDA to Assess First Peanut Allergy Drug

peanuts

In one clinical trial, kids who took Palforzia for a year were eventually able to tolerate the equivalent of two peanuts, the Washington Post reported.



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'Off-Label' Drugs for Kids Raises Concerns

child taking medication

The study found that doctors prescribed one or more off-label drugs for children in almost 1 out of every 5 office visits.



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Sunday, 15 September 2019

Purdue Pharma Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy


By BY JAN HOFFMAN AND MARY WILLIAMS WALSH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2NgKCAo

Vaping Bad: Were 2 Wisconsin Brothers the Walter Whites of THC Oils?


By BY JULIE BOSMAN AND MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31osic3