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Obama: FDA Too Slow in Tracking Tainted Food

Concerned about a salmonella outbreak involving peanut products that has sickened 550 people and...
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World

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
FDA Confines Salmonella Outbreak to Mexico-Grown Peppers

FDA Confines Salmonella Outbreak to Mexico-Grown Peppers

US Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended consumers avoid only raw jalapeno peppers...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 14:52
Update: Salmonella Found In Mexico-Grown Jalapeño Pepper

Update: Salmonella Found In Mexico-Grown Jalapeño Pepper

On Monday, The Food and Drug Administration announced it had finally found a Mexico-grown jalapeño...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 00:06
Salmonella Investigators Switch Focus From Tomatoes To Peppers

Salmonella Investigators Switch Focus From Tomatoes To Peppers

As goverment testing for salmonella is getting more and more intense, it is beginning to affect the...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 23:48
FDA Inspecting Jalapeños Shipments as Salmonella Victims Near 1000

FDA Inspecting Jalapeños Shipments as Salmonella Victims Near 1000

Hoping to solve the mystery of the Salmonella, investigators are now inspecting the shipments of...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 19:22
Tomatoes Might Not be the Cause of the Salmonella Outbreak

Tomatoes Might Not be the Cause of the Salmonella Outbreak

The Food and Drugs Administration agency has recently reached the conclusion that tomatoes might...
» read full story July 05th, 2008 - 17:58

US Health Officials Expand Salmonella Probe to Other Products

With the number of salmonella infections reaching more than 850, federal health officials have...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 12:12
CDC: Five More States Report Salmonella Cases

CDC: Five More States Report Salmonella Cases

Tomato-borne salmonella infections give Americans a hard time, with the U.S. Centers for Disease...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 14:06
FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 11:14
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People

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Pregnant Again

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Pregnant Again

  Thursday, Elisabeth Hasselbeck of “The View” revealed on the ABC daytime chat...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 19:25
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U.S.

Food-Borne Illness Rates Still High in the US

Despite efforts to improve food safety in recent years, the United States is still confronting with...
» read full story April 10th, 2009 - 13:47

House approves new controls on tobacco in United States

Washington - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved tougher anti-smoking controls in...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 21:58

Report Calls for Stronger Measures to Boost US Food Safety

A report released Wednesday by Trust for America's Health in conjunction with the Robert Wood...
» read full story March 26th, 2009 - 15:03
PCA Fills for Bankruptcy Protection

PCA Fills for Bankruptcy Protection

Peanut Corporation of America has already filed for bankruptcy protection and will soon begin to...
» read full story February 14th, 2009 - 13:00
Second Peanut Butter Factory Closes Its Doors

Second Peanut Butter Factory Closes Its Doors

The authorities continue to investigate the salmonella outbreak. Representatives at the company...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:59

Senate: FDA Acted Very Late in Salmonella Outbreak

One of the main causes of the salmonella outbreak which lead to eight deaths across the United...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 14:29
Human Stem Cell Research Gains Grounds in the US

Human Stem Cell Research Gains Grounds in the US

Stem cell research is making another step to the future in the United States. Geron Corp, a...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 13:07
FDA Releases Guidelines For Genetically Engineered Animals

FDA Releases Guidelines For Genetically Engineered Animals

The Food and Drug Administration issued on Thursday “The Regulation of Genetically...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 14:54
Salmonella Outbreak Made 388 People Sick

Salmonella Outbreak Made 388 People Sick

On Wednesday, United States health officials revealed that an outbreak of salmonella food...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 16:25
National Health Spending Is Slowly Rising

National Health Spending Is Slowly Rising

According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 14:02
FDA Requires More Study Of Heart Risk For Diabetes Drugs

FDA Requires More Study Of Heart Risk For Diabetes Drugs

More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 20:21
Epilepsy Drugs Need to Carry Suicide Warning

Epilepsy Drugs Need to Carry Suicide Warning

  Epilepsy drugs must carry a warning saying that they increase risk of suicide, US...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 14:22
FDA Says Epilepsy Drugs Should Carry Suicide Warnings

FDA Says Epilepsy Drugs Should Carry Suicide Warnings

The US Food and Drug Administration is ordering companies that make epilepsy drugs to add warning...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 20:10
FDA Intends To Modify Consumer Advice On Fish

FDA Intends To Modify Consumer Advice On Fish

Since March 2004, the federal government has urged women of childbearing years, pregnant women,...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 17:10
FDA Panel Warns Over Two Asthma Drugs

FDA Panel Warns Over Two Asthma Drugs

A US Food and Drug Administration panel decided on Thursday that two asthma drugs pose serious...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 23:42
FDA Panel To Decide On The Safety Of  Asthma Drugs

FDA Panel To Decide On The Safety Of Asthma Drugs

A Food and Drug Administration panel of medical experts is weighing whether to allow certain...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 07:00
FDA Releases Warning on Use of Four Popular Asthma Drugs

FDA Releases Warning on Use of Four Popular Asthma Drugs

An analysis released Friday by the Food and Drug Administration concluded that four drugs used to...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 14:51
Trace Levels of Melamine in Infant Formula Are Safe, FDA Says

Trace Levels of Melamine in Infant Formula Are Safe, FDA Says

Just days after the US Food and Drug Administration found traces of the industrial chemical...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 14:04
FDA Traces Melamine in Infant Formula

FDA Traces Melamine in Infant Formula

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that traces of the industrial chemical melamine have...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 15:14
U.S. Government Paying For Unapproved Drugs

U.S. Government Paying For Unapproved Drugs

Analysis of federal data conducted by the Associated Press has revealed that the United States...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 13:08
Obama Expected To Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter

Obama Expected To Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter

With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4,...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 15:48

US Supreme Court To Decide On Drug Lawsuits

Unquestionably, there are thousands of suspended cases across the United States that hang on the...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:14
FDA And Scientist Argue Over BPA Risk, Consumers Left In Confusion

FDA And Scientist Argue Over BPA Risk, Consumers Left In Confusion

Health officials are currently trying to establish whether bisphenol A (BPA) is a threat or a...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 10:44
Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

In June 2006, Merck’s drug Gardasil was approved by the FDA. Gardasil is a drug designed to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 08:45
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Specials

17-Year-Olds Now Have Access to Emergency Contraception

17-Year-Olds Now Have Access to Emergency Contraception

Seventeen-year-olds will have access to emergency contraception without a prescription, the US Food...
» read full story April 24th, 2009 - 14:37
Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success

Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success

Shares of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. soared Tuesday on the news that its experimental vaccine for...
» read full story April 15th, 2009 - 15:13

FDA Wants 14 Drugmakers to Stop Misleading Ads

The Internet is full of promotional ads of drugs and I am sure you thought at least once in your...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 22:48

Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field

  Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 21:54

Device Prevents Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Researchers present Saturday at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Orlando, Florida...
» read full story March 29th, 2009 - 15:51

FDA Ordered To Reconsider Restrictions on the Morning-After Pill

No matter she’s over 18 or not, every girl in the US should have access to the morning-after...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 17:39

FDA Expands List of Risky Weight-Loss Products

Millions of people confront themselves with the No. 1 threat to their health, namely obesity....
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 15:29
FDA Advisory Panel Supports J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug Rivaroxaban

FDA Advisory Panel Supports J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug Rivaroxaban

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted on Thursday to recommend that the agency...
» read full story March 22nd, 2009 - 17:05
FDA-Approved Labels - No Guarantee against Lawsuits

FDA-Approved Labels - No Guarantee against Lawsuits

The US Supreme Court ruled against pharmaceutical company Wyeth on Wednesday in a case involving...
» read full story March 06th, 2009 - 14:00
Daiichi, Lilly Get European Approval for Prasugrel

Daiichi, Lilly Get European Approval for Prasugrel

  Monday, Eli Lilly & Company and Daiichi Sankyo Company announced that they had earned...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 21:23
Medtronic’s Brain Stimulator Gets FDA Approval for OCD Patients

Medtronic’s Brain Stimulator Gets FDA Approval for OCD Patients

Patients suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that has not responded to medication...
» read full story February 22nd, 2009 - 14:22
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Tied to PML Deaths

Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Tied to PML Deaths

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said Genentech’s psoriasis drug Raptiva has...
» read full story February 21st, 2009 - 14:21
Johnson&Johnson Sued by the United States

Johnson&Johnson Sued by the United States

  The United States has sued the Johnson&Johnson company for marketing the heart drug...
» read full story February 20th, 2009 - 20:26
New Gout Drug Uloric Gets FDA Clearance

New Gout Drug Uloric Gets FDA Clearance

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. won US approval to sell the first new treatment option for chronic...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:24
Peanut Corp. of America Files for Bankruptcy Following Salmonella Scandal

Peanut Corp. of America Files for Bankruptcy Following Salmonella Scandal

Peanut Corp. of America, the company behind the current salmonella outbreak in the United States,...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 16:09
Bayer Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Correct Misleading Information about Its Contraceptive

Bayer Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Correct Misleading Information about Its Contraceptive

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has announced the decision to introduce a new advertising...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 16:17
Drug Produced from Genetically Engineered Goats Gets FDA’s Approval

Drug Produced from Genetically Engineered Goats Gets FDA’s Approval

Federal officials approved for the first time a drug made from milk of genetically engineered...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 14:00
Enoki Mushrooms Recalled Over Fear of Listeria Contamination

Enoki Mushrooms Recalled Over Fear of Listeria Contamination

Phillips Mushroom Farms of Kennett Square, Pa., announced the decision to recall 3.5 ounce, 4...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 15:25
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Painkiller Darvon

FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Painkiller Darvon

  FDA advisers have recommended that Darvon, a commonly prescribed painkiller, should be...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 15:30
FDA: Pozen Arthritis Drug Has Good Results On Late-Stage Trial

FDA: Pozen Arthritis Drug Has Good Results On Late-Stage Trial

  The Food and Drug Administration accepted the results of a late-stage clinical trial on PN...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:49
Peanut Corporation of America Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Products

Peanut Corporation of America Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Products

The recent salmonella outburst that infected 500 people in 43 states and it is responsible for the...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 20:20

FDA Approves Gelnique, the First Gel to Treat Overactive Bladder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Gelnique, the first topical gel used to treat an...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 13:44
Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned

Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned

The Food and Drug Administration said it has ordered the makers of the widely used blood thinner...
» read full story January 27th, 2009 - 17:00
FDA: No Evidence So Far To Support Link Between Suicide And Singulair

FDA: No Evidence So Far To Support Link Between Suicide And Singulair

Merck’s & Co.’s asthma drug Singulair and related treatments were not associated...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 12:06
Vicks VapoRub Might Harm Your Child!

Vicks VapoRub Might Harm Your Child!

No kid under the age of four should be given the controversial cough and cold medicines, the...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 14:20
Merck’s Gardasil Denied Approval Once Again

Merck’s Gardasil Denied Approval Once Again

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Gardasil for women 27 to 45 for the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 12:59
FDA Scientists Complain About Corruption Inside The Agency

FDA Scientists Complain About Corruption Inside The Agency

A group of nine scientists at the Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to President-elect...
» read full story January 11th, 2009 - 13:39
Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed Once Again

Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed Once Again

The situation of Merck’s papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil is uncertain after the Food and...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 16:04
Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

There has been talk in the medical world of allowing the administration of Merck & Co’s...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 22:06

Blood-Cloth Preventer Prasugrel To Be Reviewed

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it needs more time to review Eli Lilly and Co.'s...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 15:24
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Movies

Priscilla Presley in Freak Cosmetic Surgery Mishap

Priscilla Presley in Freak Cosmetic Surgery Mishap

Priscilla Presley is the victim of a man who pretended to be a legitimate dermatologist and...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 17:28
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Technology

Diet Coke Plus Gets Warning from FDA

Diet Coke Plus Gets Warning from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration requested Coca-Cola to remove the “Plus” label from...
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 08:01
Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel announced at a medical conference in New Orleans that it will introduce technology which will...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 20:41
Spammers, Watch Out: World’s Largest Spam Gang Busted!

Spammers, Watch Out: World’s Largest Spam Gang Busted!

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that, in collaboration with authorities in New...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:31
FDA Says OK For Using Ionizing Radiation On Spinach and Lettuce

FDA Says OK For Using Ionizing Radiation On Spinach and Lettuce

The federal government has decided to allow fresh iceberg lettuce and spinach producers to...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 17:13
iPods No Risk For Peacemakers, FDA Study Concludes

iPods No Risk For Peacemakers, FDA Study Concludes

Despite the past reports and rumors that claimed iPods could interfere with the heart peacemakers,...
» read full story February 02nd, 2008 - 11:48
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Science

FDA Clears First Drug From Genetically Engineered Animals

FDA Clears First Drug From Genetically Engineered Animals

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday cleared the first medicine made from...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 11:16

FDA Approves First Drug Made from Genetically Engineered Animal

The Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the first drug made from a genetically...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 20:08
New Drug From Genetically Engineered Goats May Be On Its Way

New Drug From Genetically Engineered Goats May Be On Its Way

  The Food and Drug Administration revealed Wednesday that for the first time an...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 10:00
National Health Spending Continues To Rise

National Health Spending Continues To Rise

According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 07:54
Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch

Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch

Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just last week, a study by...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 07:16
Energy Drinks? You’d Better Avoid Them, Scientists Say

Energy Drinks? You’d Better Avoid Them, Scientists Say

Have you wondered how many people consume energy drinks on a daily basis, or even more often? Or...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 01:35
Eating Dolly’s Offspring

Eating Dolly’s Offspring

Dolly, the first cloned animal ever, was a nice, perfectly normal sheep. And she was also lucky...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 03:32
Chinese Farm-Raised Seafood Import Blocked by FDA

Chinese Farm-Raised Seafood Import Blocked by FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration blocked the import from China of five species of seafood, as...
» read full story June 29th, 2007 - 16:05

China’s Toothpaste in Uncomfortable Spotlight

Singaporeans have been warned to keep away from three brands of Chinese toothpaste after traces of...
» read full story June 06th, 2007 - 11:50
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Business

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Approved By FDA For TRD Treatment

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Approved By FDA For TRD Treatment

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax won FDA’s approval for the treatment of treatment-resistant...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 18:04

FDA Approves First Drug Made From Genetically Engineered Animals

The Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the first drug made from a genetically...
» read full story February 08th, 2009 - 12:04
Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs

Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs

  Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 21:27
Coca-Cola Faces Suit Over VitaminWater

Coca-Cola Faces Suit Over VitaminWater

  Nutrition advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola on...
» read full story January 17th, 2009 - 14:11
Vicks VapoRub Linked To Breathing Problems In Infants

Vicks VapoRub Linked To Breathing Problems In Infants

A new study has recently revealed that Vicks VapoRub, a popular cold remedy, could cause airway...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 08:08
Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved

Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved

Wednesday, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that United States health regulators had...
» read full story December 31st, 2008 - 15:39
FDA Approves Allergan’s Drug Latisse

FDA Approves Allergan’s Drug Latisse

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Allergan Inc.’s Latisse, a beauty...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 11:36
Epilepsy Drugs To Carry Suicide Warning

Epilepsy Drugs To Carry Suicide Warning

The US Food and Drug Administration is ordering companies that make epilepsy drugs to add warning...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 08:46
Ranbaxy Shares Drop 10% on FDA Import Ban

Ranbaxy Shares Drop 10% on FDA Import Ban

Ranbaxy Laboratories saw its shares plunge more than 10% on Wednesday as a consequence of the ban...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 19:48
FDA Approves Amgen Inc.'s Nplate Drug For The Fight Against ITP

FDA Approves Amgen Inc.'s Nplate Drug For The Fight Against ITP

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its approval for Amgen Inc.'s drug called...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 12:17
Amylin Shares Drop as FDA Warns about Byetta’s Pancreatitis Risk

Amylin Shares Drop as FDA Warns about Byetta’s Pancreatitis Risk

The United States Food and Drug Administration issued Monday warnings to doctors and patients as...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 15:49
FDA OK’s Bisphenol - Chemical Used in Baby Bottles

FDA OK’s Bisphenol - Chemical Used in Baby Bottles

The concerned parents, consumer groups and politicians can leave their worries aside as the...
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 16:22
Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc.’ AIDS drug Viread received the Food and Drug Administration’ s approval on...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 17:15
Salmonella Outbreak Moves to Court; Wal-Mart Sued by Victim

Salmonella Outbreak Moves to Court; Wal-Mart Sued by Victim

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been sued by a Colorado man who says he got sick of salmonellosis after...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 14:27
Salmonella Outbreak Brings To Light Tensions And Bad Communication

Salmonella Outbreak Brings To Light Tensions And Bad Communication

Investigators continued their search for the source of the Salmonella saintpaul outbreak that has...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 10:07
The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

Wednesday was a very important day, or one could even call it a historic day, for the tobacco...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 16:46
Martha Stewart Banned from UK Over Criminal Record

Martha Stewart Banned from UK Over Criminal Record

American business magnate Martha Stewart has been denied entry to the U.K. due to her criminal...
» read full story June 21st, 2008 - 20:10
FDA Offices Slowed Down by Chinese Bureaucracy

FDA Offices Slowed Down by Chinese Bureaucracy

After last year’s discovery of a series of contaminated drugs and food shipments from China, the...
» read full story May 25th, 2008 - 22:35
Wyeth Undergoes Revision As Teva Launches Generic Protonix

Wyeth Undergoes Revision As Teva Launches Generic Protonix

Wyeth announced on Monday that it would revise the business plan after rival Teva Pharmaceuticals...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 19:03
Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

US Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive designed to stop women’s...
» read full story May 23rd, 2007 - 19:39
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Health

FDA Calls for New Warnings for OTC Painkillers

FDA Calls for New Warnings for OTC Painkillers

Over-the counter painkiller will get new labels warning consumers of the potential risks of liver...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 14:21
Federal Officials Issue another Salmonella Warning

Federal Officials Issue another Salmonella Warning

Federal officials are advising people not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts following reports of at least...
» read full story April 28th, 2009 - 15:31
FDA Approves Simponi for Rheumatoid Arthritis

FDA Approves Simponi for Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved rheumatoid arthritis drug golimumab marketed...
» read full story April 25th, 2009 - 13:32
Malaria Vaccine Moves to Trials

Malaria Vaccine Moves to Trials

A new vaccine made by Rockville-based pharmaceutical company Sanaria Inc. received clearance from...
» read full story April 23rd, 2009 - 21:57

FDA Extends Review of AstraZeneca, Bristol Diabetes Drug Onglyza

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it needs additional time to complete the...
» read full story April 23rd, 2009 - 21:13
FDA Makes Plan B Available for 17-Year-Olds without Prescription

FDA Makes Plan B Available for 17-Year-Olds without Prescription

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it will allow 17-year-olds to get the...
» read full story April 23rd, 2009 - 14:07
FDA Asks Coast IRB to Stop Review New Studies Due to Violations

FDA Asks Coast IRB to Stop Review New Studies Due to Violations

The Food and Drug Administration sent Tuesday a formal warning letter to Coast Independent Review...
» read full story April 15th, 2009 - 16:32
Sprout Recall in 11 US States over Listeria Concerns

Sprout Recall in 11 US States over Listeria Concerns

Connecticut-based Amalgamated Produce Inc. announced Wednesday that it is voluntarily recalling...
» read full story April 13th, 2009 - 15:32
Unapproved Morphine Remains on the Market, FDA Rules

Unapproved Morphine Remains on the Market, FDA Rules

The Food and Drug Administration on March 30 requested manufacturers of 14 medications based on...
» read full story April 10th, 2009 - 14:24
FDA Wants to Review Older Medical Devices

FDA Wants to Review Older Medical Devices

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday required manufacturers of 25 types of medical devices...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 15:40
FDA Delays Approval of Symbicort in 6-11 Year Olds with Asthma

FDA Delays Approval of Symbicort in 6-11 Year Olds with Asthma

Giant drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said Monday it has received a Complete Response Letter from US...
» read full story April 06th, 2009 - 14:55
Novo Still Hopeful on Diabetes Drug

Novo Still Hopeful on Diabetes Drug

Despite a split ruling on the safety of a new diabetes drug by the US Food and Drug...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 22:30
FDA Warns 14 Drugmakers for “Misleading” Ads on the Internet

FDA Warns 14 Drugmakers for “Misleading” Ads on the Internet

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday faulted 14 pharmaceutical companies for...
» read full story April 04th, 2009 - 22:31
FDA Panel Backs Bristol, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Onglyza

FDA Panel Backs Bristol, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Onglyza

A federal panel of medical experts said Wednesday Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 15:27
US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

A panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday in favor of Roche...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 14:27
FDA Warns 9 Companies for Making Unapproved Narcotics

FDA Warns 9 Companies for Making Unapproved Narcotics

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned nine manufacturers for illegally making powerful...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 14:05
FDA Clears Ixiaro for Japanese Encephalitis

FDA Clears Ixiaro for Japanese Encephalitis

The Us Food and Drug Administration said Monday it approved Ixiaro, a vaccine designed to prevent...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 15:33
Novartis’ Afinitor Gets FDA Clearance for Advanced Kidney Cancer

Novartis’ Afinitor Gets FDA Clearance for Advanced Kidney Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Novartis AG’s Afinitor for advanced...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 15:07
Arena Weight Loss Drug Disappoints in Trial

Arena Weight Loss Drug Disappoints in Trial

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw its shares falling over 20 percent Monday following the...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 21:42
Teva Gets FDA Approval for Marketing Topamax Tablets

Teva Gets FDA Approval for Marketing Topamax Tablets

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said the Food and Drug Administration has given its approval...
» read full story March 29th, 2009 - 13:27
New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation

New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation

A new device implanted in the heart to stop blood clots from triggering strokes (from the rhythm...
» read full story March 28th, 2009 - 20:40
Judge Orders FDA to Make Plan B Accessible to Teenagers Younger than 17

Judge Orders FDA to Make Plan B Accessible to Teenagers Younger than 17

A federal judge has asked the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its decision to restrict...
» read full story March 24th, 2009 - 15:46
Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Gets FDA Approval for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Gets FDA Approval for Treatment-Resistant Depression

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly’s Symbyax, a combination of...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 20:25
FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List

FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List

The Food and Drug Administration expanded its list of tainted weight loss products that consumers...
» read full story March 21st, 2009 - 15:00
FDA Panel Backs J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug

FDA Panel Backs J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug

A panel of cardiology experts of the Food and Drug Administration voted 15 to 2 on Thursday in...
» read full story March 20th, 2009 - 13:20
FDA Panel Backs Sanofi-Aventis’ Heart Drug for Approval

FDA Panel Backs Sanofi-Aventis’ Heart Drug for Approval

A panel of cardiology experts recommended Wednesday that Sanofi-Aventis experimental drug Multaq...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 16:50
Group: Baby Care Products Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Group: Baby Care Products Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals

A health advocacy group found out that more than half the baby shampoo, lotion and other infant...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 15:17
FDA: People Wearing Transdermal Patches during MRI Can Suffer Burns

FDA: People Wearing Transdermal Patches during MRI Can Suffer Burns

The Food and Drug Administration, in a public health advisory issued Thursday, warned about risk...
» read full story March 06th, 2009 - 16:01
Six Manufacturers Announce Decision to Stop Selling Baby Bottles Containing Bisphenol A

Six Manufacturers Announce Decision to Stop Selling Baby Bottles Containing Bisphenol A

Baby bottles containing bisphenol A, a controversial chemical widely used in plastics but...
» read full story March 06th, 2009 - 14:56

Supreme Court: Patients Can Now Sue Drugmakers for Damages

Patients who are injured by a drug can sue the drug’s manufacturer for damages, even if the...
» read full story March 05th, 2009 - 15:18
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