Phil Spencer’s father died of a lung condition called aspiration pneumonitis after nearly drowning in a car accident on the family farm, an inquest opening has heard. The Location, Location, Location star’s father Richard, known to friends and family as David, 89, and mother Anne, 82, who were both farmers, died after their car careered […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections that could lead to blindness. The Food and Drug Administration advisory applies to lubricating drops sold by six companies, including CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and Cardinal Health. Consumers […]
Share on PinterestThe FDA is warning consumers about 26 eye drop products. Moon Safari/Getty Images The FDA has issued a warning to consumers about the risk of bacterial contamination in 26 over-the-counter eye drop products. The contaminated prodcuts can lead to eye infection, loss of vision, and blindness. Several major retailers’ products have been impacted, […]
U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections that could lead to blindness. The Food and Drug Administration advisory applies to lubricating drops sold by six companies, including CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and Cardinal Health. Consumers should stop using […]
FILE – A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections that could lead to blindness. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain To reduce the transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic and to lower infection rates, so-called non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing were prescribed in many regions of the world. These measures have since been loosened, and compliance with them is largely left up to each individual. But how […]
Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using a number of over-the-counter eye drops that may pose an infection risk, marking the latest of several alerts this year against artificial tears. The notice applies to 26 eye drop products marketed under several store brands, such as CVS Health, Rite Aid and Target Up & Up, […]
(NewsNation) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase or use certain eye drops from several brands, including CVS Health and Cardinal Health, as they may cause eye infection and in some cases possible vision loss. The FDA recommended against the usage of 26 over-the-counter eye drop products mainly […]
People are being urged to stop using the over-the-counter items on the FDA’s list because of the worry that they could lead to vision loss. Among other news, an active tuberculosis case in California; rising cases of strep throat; and worries that STDs, including syphilis, are on the rise, too. NPR: The FDA Issues Warning […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using some over-the-counter eye drops due to a potential risk of infection that may lead to partial vision loss or blindness. The agency issued an alert Friday flagging 26 eye care products from CVS Health, Leader (Cardinal Health), Rugby (Cardinal Health), Rite Aid, Target […]