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New FDA sunscreen labeling rules has Lowcountry company cheering
The FDA release of their final monograph on sunscreen labeling and defining what is a "Broad Spectrum" sunscreen, has a local company cheering!
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Brazilian Blowout: State Licensing Department warns stylists about possible health risks
It's a hair straightening treatment that has women running to the salon to shell out hundreds of dollars, from celebrities to working women, Brazilian Blowout is all the rage, but there's an air of controversy surrounding this popular product.
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FDA quashes alcohol and caffeine drink combo
Food and Drug Administration says combinations of caffeine and alcohol in a drink is a public health concern after a yearlong review of the beverages the agency threatens seizing the products if the companies continue to make them.
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Maker of Four Loko taking caffeine out of the energy drink
Hours before the FDA is expected to call their product "unsafe," the maker of Four Loko made the announcement.
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Johnson & Johnson CEO to testify about recalls
William Weldon, CEO of Johnson & Johnson said, "We wanted to get these products out of the market, so we took everything out of the market."
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GenPhar cuts 15 jobs, puts heat on Mount Pleasant
Three years ago, they broke ground on a 33 million dollar expansion for the biotech company. Three years later, the doors remain locked. Town officials say it's not meeting international safety codes.
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2 Your Health: New treatment for MS
An FDA decision paves the way for final FDA approval of Gilenia before the end of September as a first-line choice for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
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New drug-free treatment offers relief to asthma sufferers
Asthma attacks send two million Americans to the emergency room every year. But now patients have a new treatment option that sends radiofrequency energy ... which heats the lungs and shrinks the muscle inside, dramatically reducing the airway's ability to close down.
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MS patients finds mobility through functional electrical stimulation
Approximately 400,000 Americans have multiple sclerosis, a disease that attacks the central nervous system. Symptoms are unpredictable and vary from person to person, but one of the more common symptoms is a loss of balance and muscle coordination, making walking difficult. One of the newer treatments for MS patients who have trouble walking is functional electrical stimulation.
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Over-the-counter DNA test coming to Walgreens near you
For another 250, you'll get a detailed report that shows whether you have the genetic markers for more than 70 different diseases, including Parkinson's, breast cancer, and heart disease.
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2 Your Health:Feds step up to sunscreen
The Food and Drug Administration has no standard for sunscreen claims or ratings. The federal agency says by this fall they anticipate having a sunscreen rating in place.
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My News 2: Avoid fatal mistakes with flea/tick pet medicine
Veterinarian Kendra Findley joined me on My News 2 about what flea and tick products you need for your pets and how to use them safely.
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2 Your Health:Childrens medicine recall
A voluntary recall has been issued for more than 40 over-the-counter drugs for children, including Tylenol and Motrin, because they don't meet quality standards
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Indoor tanning salons will help pay for health care under new bill
Many people still have questions about the health care bill President Obama signed last week.
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Contaminated pre-packaged salad greens
Pre-packaged salad greens may be convenient, but new test finds they're not as clean as you might think.
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FDA approves drug for multiple sclerosis
The FDA says the drug, Ampyra (generic name dalfampridine, formerly known as fampridine), is the first MS therapy that is taken orally and the first of its kind to receive FDA approval. It is designed help people with any type of MS improve their walking speed.
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Which weight loss drugs really help you shed pounds?
We sweat, we diet -- we try all sorts of things to lose weight -- but the way we think about weight loss may be about to dramatically change.
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Dangerous ingredients you use every day
What's lurking in your products? You may think that buying beauty products with the words "pure" and "natural" on the labels means you're safe, but that isn't always the case.
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CONSUMER ALERT: Cat food recalled in South Carolina
Cat food recall - food made in South Carolina.
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Drug makers cut back on production of antibiotics
An investigation by the Infectious Diseases Society of America or IDSA found that over the last 25 years, there's been a 75 percent decrease in antibiotic production. But why?
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More people are turning to the internet for "do it yourself" remedies
Online medical products may be cheap but they can come at a very high cost.
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2 Your Health:New drug may improve MS mobility
According to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, about 400,000 Americans have MS and 10,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Women are affected about three times more often than men. The condition can occur at any age, but most patients are between 16 and 60 when they are diagnosed.
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Millions getting sick or dying from medication mistakes
Every year, 4 million people end up in the emergency room or a doctor's office because they got the wrong medicine or the wrong dose. The Institute of Medicine says one-and-a-half million of these mistakes are preventable.
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New inhaler, called Levadex, provides fast, powerful migraine relief
Many migraine medications take hours to work and cause negative side effects. But now an old migraine drug, that's been around for 60 years has been reformulated and doctors say the headaches stayed away without significant side effects.
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Lead found in some Halloween face paints
There is a new warning about potential health dangers in many of the face paints popular at Halloween. The warning comes from a coalition of environmental and health groups and they point to the results of new product safety tests.
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