US blood supply should be screened for Zika, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration has recommended screening the entire US blood supply for the Zika virus, it announced today, noting that screening donated blood is already underway in Florida and Puerto Rico.
The new recommendation applies "across t... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EpiPen outrage may fuel cheap generic in 2017
Help for parents outraged by skyrocketing EpiPen prices could be coming as soon as next year. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prince's death highlights fear of 'kill pill'
They might as well be playing Russian Roulette.
It doesn't matter if you're talking about a teenager chasing a higher high or a mega star trying to soothe chronic pain. The counterfeit pills they may be reaching for are more deadly than ever, experts ... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Richard Branson crashes his bike: 'I thought I was going to die'
Richard Branson says he's happy to be alive after a harrowing bike crash earlier this week. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to pay less for your prescription drugs, legally
Even a not-so-pricey drug can add up to a nightmare expense when it needs to be refilled every month. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Son gives part of liver to save his dad
Parents give of themselves so their children can live. Michigan resident John Barnes' son returned the favor. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heroin seizure a 'substantial' dent in epidemic
Ensconced in the axle of a painted-over tractor trailer, the more than 65 pounds of heroin were smuggled across the Mexican border with Texas and transported across the country to a house nestled in the woods 30 miles north of New York City. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your drain on drugs: Meth in Baltimore's streams
You shouldn't put illegal drugs in your body, and you shouldn't let neighborhood bodies of water ingest them, either. A new study suggests that aquatic life in Baltimore is being exposed to drugs, and it's having an impact. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surge in fentanyl cases fuels opioid epidemic
As the nation struggles with an epidemic that includes both prescription opioids and heroin, officials are alarmed by a new front in the war against opioids: illicit fentanyl. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EpiPen CEO: Blame the 'broken' system, not me
Heather Bresch, the Mylan CEO under fire for skyrocketing EpiPen costs, believes Americans should redirect their anger toward a "broken" health care system.
Mylan was forced to respond to the national outrage over a more than 400% increase in price fo... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Navy surprises ailing WWII veteran at his home
Standing tall on his front porch and saluting, Ernest Thompson beamed with pride.
Yards away in the middle of his residential street in Gardena, CA members of the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center were singing the Navy's official song "Anc... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
St. Jude: Pacemaker hacking claims 'absolutely untrue'
St. Jude Medical rejected claims made by a famous short seller on Thursday that the company's pacemakers and other lifesaving devices are vulnerable to cyber attacks. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here's what happened to AIDS drug that spiked 5,000%
Outrage over the massive EpiPen price hike feels like deja vu. A year ago, America was in shock when a drug called Daraprim that's used by some AIDS and transplant patients skyrocketed overnight from $13.50 to $750 a pill.
Hillary Clinton tweeted that... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heroin laced with elephant tranquilizer hits the streets
The American heroin epidemic has become more dangerous, as reports of heroin laced with carfentanil are being reported throughout the country. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mylan pledges to make EpiPen more affordable
Mylan announced a series of steps Thursday it says will make its EpiPen more affordable for some patients.
The drugmaker is caught at the center of a firestorm over the rising price of prescription drugs. Mylan had raised a standard two-pack of EpiPen... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
