Pasteurization is the process of heating a food product for a certain amount of time to destroy bacteria and viruses present, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dairy ...

What if you could inject a drug into a "problem area" – like abdominal fat – that could kill off fat cells and reduce fat ...

In recent years, the FDA has authorized a handful of e-cigarettes to help adult smokers cut back on cigarettes. Juul's main ...

In a highly unusual move, Cambridge-based Sarepta said late Friday won’t comply with a request from the Food and Drug Administration to halt all shipments of its gene therapy.

Caffeine in coffee, tea, chocolate, colas, and energy drinks can cause blood pressure to temporarily rise. Learn how much and ...

Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics says it won’t comply with a request from U.S. regulators to halt all shipments of its gene ...

Sarepta Therapeutics announced it is laying off nearly 500 employees this week, including 80 at its Easton location. According to a mass layoff notice filed with the ...

More than 50 biotech leaders and investors are urging the FDA to disregard a methodologically flawed report on mifepristone.

Protein has taken over the packaged-snack aisles at the grocery store. But do you need extra protein in your chips and muffins?

The U.S. Hispanic Business Council has been urging leaders from all levels of government for the last year to put an end to ...

A popular specialty retailer issued a recall for a type of Dubai chocolate spread citing concerns of possible salmonella ...

The move follows the death of two teenagers who were administered the treatment, as well as the death of a 51-year-old ...