World Suicide Prevention Day Is September 10

World Suicide Prevention Day

Free Access Bars® ‘subtle energy’ sessions available globally throughout September and October. HOUSTON – Access Consciousness®, a global personal empowerment movement present in over 176 countries, has today announced a month-long support initiative in response to the global decline in mental health, to align with both World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10) and World Mental […]

California Family Physicians Stand with Texas Abortion Providers

Law Threatens Access to Health Services The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) strongly denounces SB 8, the Texas law which allows private individuals to sue abortion providers and anyone else who assists a person in obtaining an abortion. The CAFP recognizes that an individual has the right to make their own reproductive decisions. In order to […]

Urology Care Foundation Urges Men to Get Tested for Prostate Cancer in September

prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month shines a light on missed screenings during the pandemic Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have shown many men are missing or delaying their routine health screenings, including preventative screenings – especially men living in […]

Osteoporosis In Men Is A Serious Condition

Osteoporosis

381,000 Men Suffered Osteoporotic Fractures in 2016 According to a New Study While osteoporosis, a chronic disease that leads to serious bone fractures, is often considered a women’s health concern, a new study finds that many men also suffer its worst effects. The independent actuarial firm Milliman found that 381,000 men on Medicare suffered bone […]

FDA Denies Marketing Applications for About 55,000 Flavored E-Cigarette Products

electronic nicotine delivery system

Action Marks First Marketing Denial Orders for E-Cigarette Products; Products Receiving Such Orders Must be Removed from the Market or Risk Enforcement; More Marketing Decisions to Follow Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first marketing denial orders (MDOs) for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products after determining the applications for about 55,000 […]

FDA and Mexican Counterparts Report Progress and Next Steps for Food Safety Partnership

The following is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of food imported from Mexico and advance protections for consumers in both countries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico – the Federal Commission for the […]

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization […]