Reuters Health News 

• Bangladesh issues red alert over spread of anthrax

  DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh issued a red alert on Sunday...

• Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads

  SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would...

• Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise

  LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria...

• Early day care may promote eczema development

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who spend their earliest...

• U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in...

FDA MedWatch Safety Alerts

• Tygacil (tigecycline): Label Change - Increased Mortality Risk

  Healthcare professionals should consider alternatives to Tygacil in patients with...

• Huber Needles: Recall - Risk of Coring

  Risk of infection, damage or death of tissue, swelling, or...

• Fingerstick Devices to Obtain Blood Specimens: Initial Communication - Risk of Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens

  Increase in reports of bloodborne infection transmission resulting from the...

• TimeOut Capsules: Undeclared Drug Ingredient

  Product marketed as dietary supplement contains undeclared hydroxythiohomosildenafil, a chemical...

• MasXtreme Capsules (Natural Wellness) - product contains undeclared drug ingredient

  UPDATED 08/25/2010. Product marketed as dietary supplement contains undeclared Aminotadalafil,...