Clinical Trials Announced for New Lyme Disease Vaccine Valneva, a French company focused on developing innovative life-saving vaccines, announced in mid-December that its vaccine candidate VLA15 against Lyme disease has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union Clinical Trial Application (CTA) approval to conduct a Phase I trial in 180 adults in […] More
Prompted by concerns about the potential health risks from arsenic in infant rice cereal, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed limit on inorganic arsenic in the baby food on Friday. The proposed limit is 100 parts per billion, a limit that is similar to the level set by the European Commission […] More
Once only a tool that could provide doctors with vital information about the condition of an unborn baby, ultrasounds have entered the realm of commercialism with facilities around the United States offering 3D fetal images of unborn children as keepsakes. But neither fetal ultrasound imaging nor Doppler fetal ultrasound heartbeat monitors are intended for over-the-counter […] More
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a second vaccine for individuals between the ages of 10 and 25 years old to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B: Bexsero. Meningococcal disease refers to any illness caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. Meningococcus bacteria spread through the exchange of respiratory and […] More
As my readers know, I am an ardent supporter of vaccines and vaccination. This past weekend, I saw a post being shared on Facebook by a number of pages. The post entitled “ZERO U.S. Measles Deaths in 10 Years, but Over 100 Measles Vaccine Deaths Reported” argues against the value of vaccines with two statistics, […] More
Infliximab (Remicade), a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker, has been given FDA approval for use in children. The drug is used in the treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis and has been approved for use in patients older than six who have not responded to conventional treatments. The decision to allow the drug to […] More
