Swedish Study Investigates Food Allergy Increases in Children But Big Questions Remain
An estimated 1 in 13 children in the United States now have food allergies, a 50 percent increase in the incidence of food allergies between 1997 and 2011. Food allergy researchers have suggested there are several factors contributing to this increase, including shifts toward more processed diets, insufficient levels of vitamin D from limited sun […]
FDA Recalls Acne Products Contaminated with Benzene Carcinogen
On Mar. 11, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public and industry about the results of its recent testing on 95 over-the-counter acne products containing benzoyl peroxide for possible contamination with benzene, a carcinogen. The agency determined that a limited number of acne products should be recalled from retail shelves.1 Human […]
NIH Cuts Funding for “Vaccine Hesitancy” Research
Certain areas of research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is being reduced or discontinued with the justification that these areas no longer align with the agency’s current priorities. One of the areas in which funding will be cut is millions of dollars in NIH grants for studying vaccine hesitancy and strategies […]
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Recalls 1.5 Million Bottles of Generic ADHD Drug
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. of Mumbai, India, is recalling 1.476 million bottles of a generic Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication called atomoxetine from the U.S market, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).1 Eli Lilly had once marketed the branded version of the drug, Strattera, but stopped […]
FDA Approves GSK’s 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine
On Feb. 14, 2025, British pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GSK plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its 5-in-1 meningococcal vaccine PENMENVY for licensure and use in individuals aged 10 through 25 years. The vaccine targets five major serogroups of the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (A, B, C, W, and Y), which […]
Argentina Will Follow U.S. and Exit the World Health Organization
On Feb. 5, 2025, Argentina announced that it would leave the World Health Organization (WHO), following the example of the United States after President Donald Trump announced in an Executive Order (EO) on Jan. 20, 2025 that the US would exit and stop supporting the global health agency.1 Similar to the reasons that Trump cited […]