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More Americans claim ‘major side effects’ from COVID-19 vaccine
Nearly five years after the Food and Drug Administration rushed its OK of the COVID-19 vaccine, more Americans are reporting that they suffered “major” side effects, drawing a new demand for an investigation into government reports that few felt any health issues. In a new national survey sure to renew concerns about the vaccines forced…
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Inspectors find dozens of violations at Taylor Farms facility in Colorado Springs
Food and Drug Administration inspectors found dozens of violations at the McDonald’s supplier in Colorado Springs linked to the outbreak of E. coli last fall. The FDA found the tainted slivered onions from Taylor Farms led to one death and more than 100 infections for people who ate the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. Through a Freedom…
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E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s onions is over, CDC and FDA say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday the completion of their investigations into the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak and confirmed that it is over. The CDC and the FDA launched their investigation and product recall Oct. 22 following reports of several McDonald’s customers…
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E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s onions is over, CDC and FDA say
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday the completion of their investigations into the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak and confirmed that it is over. The CDC and the FDA launched their investigation and product recall Oct. 22 following reports of several McDonald’s customers falling ill after consuming the Quarter Pounder, containing slivered onions.…
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FDA expands access to plasma treatment for COVID-19
President Donald Trump announced Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, in a move he called “a breakthrough.” Other health experts said the treatment needs more study before it’s celebrated. (Aug. 23, Associated Press)
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Colorado parents, nonprofit leaders react to FDA approval of CBD-based drug
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Before trying the cannabidiol-based drug Charlotte’s Web, Kim Shaw Clark said she was waiting for the seizure that would claim her son’s life. Caden, now 14, tried more than a dozen medications — from antipsychotics to benzodiazepines — and underwent brain surgery during their yearslong…
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Colorado parents, nonprofit leaders react to FDA approval of CBD-based drug
Before trying the cannabidiol-based drug Charlotte’s Web, Kim Shaw Clark said she was waiting for the seizure that would claim her son’s life. Caden, now 14, tried more than a dozen medications — from antipsychotics to benzodiazepines — and underwent brain surgery during their yearslong attempt to relieve the symptoms of his Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a…