February 22, 2012 Wednesday 11:34 pm EST
How Grapefruit Juice Affects Some Medications
Mixing Grapefruit Juice and Medicine Heightens Risk of Toxic Overdose
While grapefruit juice may be part of a healthy diet, U.S. health officials warned on Wednesday that grapefruit juice and fresh grapefruit can dangerously interfere with the way some prescription and non-prescription drugs work.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to investigate whether an inhalable caffeine product is safe for consumers, after going on sale in January.
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Popular Spinbrush electric toothbrush models can cause serious face and mouth injuries, U.S. health officials warned on Thursday.
Infant Tylenol Recalled Because of Bottle Complaints
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that it is recalling more than half a million bottles of its grape-flavored liquid infant Tylenol in the United States because some parents have had problems with the newly designed bottles that the company had introduced in November.
E-Cig Explodes in 57-year-old Man's Mouth, So Are They Safe or Not?
A severely burned Florida man who also lost some of his teeth and parts of his tongue is when an electronic cigarette exploded in his mouth is recovering in the hospital, fire officials said on Wednesday.
High Levels of Arsenic Found in Infant Formula, Cereal Bars and Energy Shots
Many food products, like infant formula or cereal bars, contain a sweetener known as organic brown rice syrup contain significant levels of arsenic, a new study revealed on Thursday, prompting Dartmouth researchers to stress an “urgent need” for regulatory limits on carcinogens in food.
Fake Cancer Drug Being Sold in US
A fake copy of a best-selling cancer drug is being sold in the United States, and may have been purchased and used by some U.S. medical practices, according to warnings issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.
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