FDA Clears First Test For Recent Infection With Toxoplasmosis Parasite
On May 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first test to help determine whether a pregnant woman or a person with swollen lymph nodes testing positive for toxoplasmosis, sometimes known as cat scratch disease, developed the infection within the past four months. Toxoplasmosis is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The infection can cause serious health problems in people ...

Liquid confusion: When does a dietary supplement end and a beverage begin?
There could be serious consequences for industry if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decides to start enforcing guidance clarifying the legal dividing line between liquid dietary supplements and conventional beverages, an expert has warned.

FDA biopharmaceutical drug approvals increase despite slower development time
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has passed nearly twice as many biopharmaceutical drug approvals in the last 10 years than it did in the 1990s, a news release from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development has indicated.