The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zydus Lifesciences’ hypertension drugs Bisoprolol Fumrate and Hydrochlorothiazide tablets in the United States. The US FDA has given clearance to Zydus Lifesciences to market generic medicines in the United States in multiple strengths. With increasing cases of hypertension, the combination of Bisoprolol Fumrate and hydrochlorothiazide is […]
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Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid antiviral that lowers rates of illness and death in people infected with COVID-19 also reduces the risk of some symptoms of long-COVID, a study found. According to the study, taking Paxlovid within five days of testing positive for COVID-19 infection was linked to a 26 percent lower risk of post-viral complications. This […]
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Deaths caused by alcohol consumption increased in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the rate of alcohol-related deaths increasing by 26% from 2019 to 2020, the CDC reported. Around 49,000 alcohol-related deaths were recorded in 2020, increasing from around 39,000 in 2019. The US CDC data showed, alcohol caused […]
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New Zealand’s The a2 Milk Company has received enforcement discretion from the US Food and Drug Administration to supply its a2 Platinum Premium Infant Milk Formula to the US market to help overcome the ongoing supply crisis. a2 Platinum is a leading international infant milk formula brand. The a2 Platinum is made with a2 milk, […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Vemlidy (tenofivir alafenamide) 25 mg tablets by Gilead Sciences, Inc., to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in pediatric patients older than 12 years with compensated liver disease. Vemlidy is a targeted, novel prodrug of tenofovir, which was previously […]
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COVID-19 cases caused by new variants are growing rapidly in the United States, according to the data provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the data published by the US CDC, two new COVID-19 variants, including BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, have been growing rapidly in the US. At the beginning […]
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An epidemiologist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed, in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the death rate from heart disease has been increased, which is particularly high among younger adults, and the death rate spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting years of progress. The death rates from heart disease in the […]
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According to a latest study, the overall cancer death rates in the United States continue to decrease among women, men, teens, children, and young adults. The annual report from the American Cancer Society to the Nation on the Status of Cancer showed a decrease in every major racial and ethnic group from 2015 to 2019. […]
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Apple and Amazon increased their focus with disappointing sales outlooks going into the year-end holidays. Both companies expect sales growth in the final quarter of the year to slow as inflation is affecting consumer spending. Apple stocks have increased, but stocks of Amazon have decrease on the news. Brian Olsavsky, chief financial officer of Amazon, […]
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of a possible flu season in the country. According to the US CDC, the country has experienced relatively little influenza activity since 2020, and with community mitigation measures used to control the spread of COVID-19, the US is ripe for a serious influenza season. According to […]
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