Category: FoodSafety

MEwens
As we all gather ’round the Super Bowl snack spread this Sunday, how worried should we be about the health consequences of the party foul known as double dipping?
We tackled that question as part of our “Is It True?” video series here at the Health Blog — you can see the […]

MEwens
As we all gather ’round the Super Bowl snack spread this Sunday, how worried should we be about the health consequences of the party foul known as double dipping?
We tackled that question as part of our “Is It True?” video series here at the Health Blog — you can see the […]

MEwens
J&J Settles With Texas: Johnson & Johnson said it would pay $158 million to settle claims by Texas that the company promoted its antipsychotic drug Risperdal for unapproved uses, resulting in overcharges to the state’s Medicaid program, the WSJ reports. J&J said the settlement, to be paid to a plaintiff who filed a […]

MEwens
Orange Juice Worries: Coca-Cola said it found an unapproved fungicide in some of it and its competitors’ orange juice imported from Brazil, though it wouldn’t identify the brands, the WSJ reports. Coke makes Simply Orange and Minute Maid.  The FDA is testing OJ from supermarket shelves for the fungicide, but the EPA said […]

MEwens
It’s the time of year where refrigerators are stuffed to the brim with holiday leftovers. But is that aging food safe from bacterial contamination?
That depends on how you prepare and store it, says Elizabeth Scott, an assistant professor at Simmons College and co-director of the school’s Center for Hygiene and Health in Home […]

MEwens
Generic Lipitor Approval: Indian drug company Ranbaxy, a unit of Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo, has received FDA approval for its generic version of Pfizer’s Lipitor, the WSJ reports. (Ranbaxy will share profits from the drug during the first 180 days with Teva, according to the company.) The FDA says Ranbaxy’s atorvastatin calcium tablets will […]

MEwens
Positive Trial Results: Medivation and Astellas Pharma said yesterday that their experimental prostate-cancer drug, MDV3100, improved survival by nearly five months in men with late-stage disease who previously received chemo, the WSJ reports. Full data will be presented at an upcoming meeting, and the companies will issue an update early next year on […]

MEwens
Slowing March of Age-Related Diseases in Mice: Research published in Nature demonstrates how scientists used a drug in mice to clear out old cells that had stopped dividing in order to delay or halt age-related deterioration in certain tissues, the WSJ reports. An author of the study tells the paper that if the […]

MEwens
Black licorice, like anchovies and Marmite, is a polarizing food — people either love it or hate it.
For those in the former category, the FDA has a word of warning: don’t eat too much of the stuff this Halloween. And if you’re 40 or up, be particularly careful about raiding your kid’s plastic […]

MEwens
Recommending Wider Vaccination: The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended yesterday that boys be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, a measure previously recommended only for females, the WSJ reports. The group recommends boys ages 11 and 12 receive Gardasil, Merck’s HPV vaccine. HPV can cause cancers of the cervix and […]