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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety. The FDA's new look at added caffeine...Tags: Energy Drinks, Mars, Inc., American Academy of Pediatrics, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations
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FDA head says menu labeling 'thorny' issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines. Writing a new menu labeling law "has gotten extremely thorny," says the head of the Food and...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lobbying, Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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CDC: Flu season `bad one for the elderly'
The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available and to urge wider use of them as soon as symptoms appear. The U.S. is about halfway through...Tags: Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Epidemics and Plagues, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA: New rules will make food safer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year. The rules, the most...Tags: Salmonella Infection, U.S. Congress, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration
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Begich, Murkowski Request Extension On Public Comment Period For So-Called "Frankenfish"
Channel 2 NewsAlaskan U.S. Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski are asking the FDA for an extension on the public comment period for the FDA's Environmental Assessment (EA) of so-called "frankenfish". The fish in question are genetically modified, farm-raised...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Ottawa Senators, Genetic Engineering
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FDA proposes sweeping new food safety rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens....
Tags: Salmonella Infection, U.S. Congress, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Peanuts
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Pikesville man who received tainted steroid joins push for drug oversight reform
— Pikesville resident Gerald Cohen was an active 71-year-old retiree, filling his free time with gardening, volunteering and enjoying the company of his grandchildren despite persistent back pain — until he sought relief for it.
Treated...Tags: Henry A Waxman, Pharmaceuticals, Meningitis, Edward J Markey, Steroids
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FDA seeks more authority amid meningitis outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration asked Congress Wednesday for more authority to police pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak, even as lawmakers questioned why the agency didn't do more with...
Tags: Cliff Stearns, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice
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FDA chief will testify at first meningitis hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers investigating a nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis have summoned the head of the Food and Drug Administration to testify at the first congressional hearing on the issue next week. The Energy & Commerce...
Tags: Meningitis, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA tests find arsenic in rice
Many name-brand rice and rice products contain varying levels of carcinogenic arsenic, according to the results of separate sets of tests announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationand Consumer Reports. In conjunction with the Consumer...
Tags: Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Healthy Diet, Nutrition
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Hagerstown mother wants FDA to regulate energy drinks
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comWendy Crossland said she's always made it clear to her three kids that energy drinks were off-limits, and most importantly, never allowed in the house. "All I knew was that it had a lot of caffeine, which isn't good for anybody," she said, sitting in her...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Anderson Cooper, Chest Pains, High Blood Pressure, Hospitals and Clinics
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FDA to Probe Safety of AeroShot Inhalable Caffeine
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a caffeine inhaler that has become popular in dance clubs. The AeroShot Energy is sold in lipstick-sized canisters and went on sale on the East Coast last month. Each canister contains B...Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Chuck Schumer, B Vitamins, Food and Drug Administration
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