Pharma in Brief

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In recent months, the Federal Courts have twice upheld Health Canada’s findings as to what is, and is not, a natural health product. The Courts’ decisions provide insight into how natural health products are distinguished, under federal law, from cosmetics and from drugs subject to the Food and Drug Regulations.

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Roots Analysis

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a formal health advisory in response to an unprecedented outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), a bacterium notorious for its resistance to specific antibiotics, thereby instigating severe infections in affected individuals.

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XTalks

JUNE 14, 2022

Previous and emerging research on this bacterium has associated it with intrinsic multi-drug resistance and nosocomial infections (also referred to as hospital-acquired infections). is known for its brand of anti-snoring over-the-counter products. is known for its brand of anti-snoring over-the-counter products.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Listeria in Frozen Vegetables — Europe Europe faced a severe health scare when multiple brands of frozen vegetables were found contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. It also encouraged a citizen petition to make it illegal to sell poultry contaminated with any one of 31 strains of Salmonella.

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