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Plan B can be sold to 15-year-olds without prescription, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved the sale of the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B One-Step, without a prescription for females ages 15 and older. The action comes roughly three weeks after a federal...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Plan B (drug), Family Planning, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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FDA's counterfeit detection device takes global aim at malaria
A device that reveals counterfeit drugs in the hands of Food & Drug Administration agents is set to become the newest weapon in the worldwide effort to eradicate malaria, and may soon be used to detect useless look-alikes of drugs that combat cancer,...Tags: Malaria, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Corning Incorporated, Food and Drug Administration
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FDA chief vows to get 'aggressive' with compounding pharmacies
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Agency endured heavy criticism Tuesday as House members accused the agency of failing to act on complaints against the New England Compounding Center, the Massachusetts firm linked to an outbreak of deadly meningitis....
Tags: Meningitis, Food and Drug Administration
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Battle over 'biosimilars'
One of the most promising frontiers in healthcare is biologic medicines — complex substances derived from living cells that can help fight chronic diseases and cancers. To encourage investment in biologics, Congress in 2010 gave drug companies...
Tags: Vaccines, Genentech Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Science and Technology
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Nutrition group petitions for federal regulation of sugary drinks
A nutrition advocacy group joined with scientists and health agencies Wednesday to ask the federal government to decide just how much sugar is “safe” in sodas, raising the bar in its crusade to curb the “dangerously high” amounts...
Tags: Weight, Science and Technology, American Heart Association, Heart Disease, Dentistry and Dental Health
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New cigarette warning labels unveiled
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.
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FOR THE RECORD: An...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Cancer, Throat, Food and Drug Administration, Human Body
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Michael Hiltzik: FDA seems to take light approach to Allergan and Lap-Band
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn 1960, a young inspector for the Food and Drug Administration faced down a powerful drug company by rejecting its application to sell a morning-sickness drug in the United States. The company, Richardson-Merrell, griped about her repeated demands for...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Weight, Allergan Inc., Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Foes of GE salmon raise specter of 'Trojan gene' effect
GreenspaceThe Food and Drug Administration's public comment period for labeling requirements for a genetically engineered salmon ended not so quietly, with a flurry of press releases leading up to Mondayâs deadline. They included an announcement by a group of... -
Molars, incisors and canines -- oh, my!
Booster ShotsConcerned about the strength of teeth-whitening chemicals and by the growing number of non-dental venues through which theyâre being sold, the American Dental Assn. today asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the compounds for safety... -
Gulf oil spill: BP pulls up boom as fishing areas reopen
GreenspaceAs large, visible oil slicks on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico disappear, BP is scaling back its clean-up, with fewer ships scouting for oil and fewer people scouring beaches for slicks. Crews are pulling up boom in areas...... -
Gulf oil spill: Fishermen decry a lost season
GreenspaceThe reopening of a broad swath of Louisiana waters this week to fishing and shrimping won't salvage the livelihoods of many Gulf of Mexico fishermen this season after the devastating effects of the catastrophic BP oil spill. The lifting of...... -
Gulf oil spill: Louisiana fish and shrimp get thumbs-up
GreenspaceIs Louisiana seafood safe to eat? U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Friday heartily endorsed the decision of Louisiana fisheries officials to reopen wide swaths of state coastal waters to commercial fishing and shrimping....
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