Saint John unhoused population prepares for cold weather ahead
The unhoused population in Saint John has topped 300 this year, and the community is bracing for the cold weather ahead. As ...
Pharmacies are yanking cold medicines from shelves. So what are the options now?
The FDA has proposed ending the use of a common ingredient found in many cold and allergy medicines — and some pharmacies ...
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European committee takes a second look at Alzheimer’s drug and now says it should be approved
A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting the drug. Biogen said Thursday that the drug, known in the U.S. as Leqembi, ...
Have you experienced ageism? B.C.’s seniors advocate wants to hear about it
The Office of the Seniors Advocate says it wants to learn more about how ageism is affecting people's daily lives, to better ...
Saskatchewan politicians return for fall legislature sitting on Nov. 25
The Saskatchewan legislature is to reconvene on Nov. 25, with the governing Saskatchewan Party's seat count severely reduced ...
Five Common Drugs You Should Avoid Using While Breastfeeding
Around 92% of people living in the UK have used at least one over-the-counter drug in the past year. While these drugs make ...
Reckitt Prescribes More U.S. Production for Drug Supply Chain
The company is establishing a North Carolina factory for cold medicine as postpandemic pharma demand has grown more ...
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European watchdog partially approves new Alzheimer's drug
Europe's medicines watchdog on Thursday partially approved a marketing request for a long-awaited new treatment for Alzheimer ...
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Pacira Announces 104-Week Safety and Efficacy Data Following Local Administration of PCRX-201 for Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Participants were broken into two cohorts. The first cohort received one of three doses of PCRX-201. The second cohort received concurrent pretreatment with an intraarticular corticosteroid ...
35 conditions no longer treated on the NHS due to crackdown on prescriptions
Prescriptions for a range of common 'over the counter' remedies are no longer available on the NHS after a crackdown in ...
The FDA wants these cold medicines off the shelves. Should Canada follow?
The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a common ingredient in decongestants, due to its ineffectiveness, which may ...