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FDA Approves The Use Of Plan B Morning-After Contraceptive Pill To 17 Years Olds »
Posted by: fatjim2 2 months, 1 week ago in News
A contraceptive pill called the Plan B “morning after”, which was being prohibited for use by girls below 18 years old has now finally approved ...
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Quitting Smoking can be Harmful to your Health? The US FDA gives a New Warning »
Posted by: WikiMap 4 days, 8 hours ago in News
The Surgeon General of the United States makes many warnings about cigarette smoking, including the risk of cancer and heart disease. But today, the Food ...
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300 Lawsuits Against Zicam, Still FDA didn't Care. Now They Woken up to Act Aggressively For Public Health Care »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 week, 4 days ago in News
There is a new sheriff in town or maybe a posse. The new FDA Commissioner, Margaret Hamburg and deputy, Joshua Sharfstein, are in place. Recently ...
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The Future Structure of American Medicine »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
An interesting article appeared today in the Opinion section of the Wall Street Journal (May 12, 2009) by Dr Scott Gottlieb that everyone should read ...
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FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare »
Posted by: STONERS 3 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Federal food safety officials warned Monday that consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella ...
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FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare »
Posted by: STONERS 3 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Federal food safety officials warned Monday that consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella ...
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FDA approves human embryonic stem cell study »
Posted by: engineer 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Federal regulators have cleared the way for the first human trials of human embryonic stem-cell research, authorizing researchers to test whether the cells are safe ...
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Deadly in Pink: New Report Warns Big Tobacco Has Stepped Up Targeting of Women and Girls »
Posted by: Varadinum 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
The tobacco industry has unleashed its most aggressive marketing campaigns aimed at women and girls in over a decade, according to a report issued today ...
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FDA panel: Lower maximum daily dose of Tylenol »
Posted by: STONERS 5 days, 15 hours ago in Health & Fitness
Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs ...
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FDA questions General Mills' Cheerios marketing »
Posted by: altnrg 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to General Mills Inc. last week asking it to change how it promotes the ...
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FDA panel recommends smaller doses of painkillers »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 5 days, 23 hours ago in Health & Fitness
ADELPHI, Md. -Government experts say the maximum dose listed for Tylenol and dozens of other painkillers should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses.
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Plan to grow more cannabis for research turned down »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 5 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
US researchers do not need a second federally approved facility for providing research-grade cannabis, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has ruled.
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FDA to Approve Plan B for 17-Year-Olds Without a Prescription »
Posted by: Beau7890 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The federal government plans to announce today that it would allow the sale of the morning-after pill Plan B without a prescription to women as ...
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Reports link Chantix and Zyban to risk of psychiatric side effects, including suicidal thoughts »
Posted by: altnrg 4 days, 20 hours ago in Health & Fitness
Two drugs prescribed to help people quit smoking, Chantix and Zyban, will now carry "black-box" warnings on the potential risks of psychiatric problems, including depression ...
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Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 5 months ago in News
As federal officials launch a criminal investigation into a Georgia peanut processor at the center of a deadly salmonella outbreak, food safety experts say they ...
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