Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of ibandronate (Boniva), a once-a-month pill used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in women after menopause.
Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease,...
1.6 Million Cases of Bottled Water Recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this month in the Enforcement Report that two companies recalled large numbers of bottled drinking water. It was thought that bits of plastic were possibly found inside the bottles.
Safeway...
Judge Orders FDA to Begin Limiting Two Antibiotics on Farms
A federal court judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to restart the 35-year-old process to stop farmers from using two types of antibiotics in healthy animals. Scientists have warned that this practice is contributing to the...