FDA Alert: Well Balance Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) dietary supplement by Kingsway Trading – contains an FDA banned item
Weight loss has always been a contentious issue in our society. Everyone wants to embody the picture perfect models gracing the covers of our magazines. Everyone wants to have a smaller waist, a firmer stomach, toned arms. Sometimes, when exercise and diet don’t achieve the results quick enough, some people may resort to consuming dietary […]
FDA Alert: PNC-27 – Do not use for treatment or cure for cancer
With an estimated 1.5m Americans being diagnosed with cancer this year alone, and an estimated half a million Americans will die because of cancer, it is little wonder why people are looking for alternatives to the traditional chemotherapy treatments usually recommended by their health practitioners which kills all cells, not just cancer cells. According to […]
FDA Alert: Important safety precautions on implantable infusion pumps in the Magnetic Resonance
If you have an implantable infusion pump, it may be a safety hazard for you to undergo an MRI exam. Only implantable infusion pumps labelled as MR Conditional may be used safely within a Magnetic Resonance (MR) environment, and only under the specified conditions of safe use. The specific conditions that health care practitioners and patients should […]
FDA Alert: Safety advice for cardiac device over hacking threat
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new advice about how to safeguard implantable cardiac devices against hackers. The FDA has found that a wireless transmitter used to transmit data from cardiac devices to medical providers, the Merlin@home Transmitter made by St. Jude Medical was found to be vulnerable to online hacking. Whilst no hacking event has […]
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