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U.S. House panel questions resignation of top FDA official
ReutersBy Toni Clarke May 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel is investigating the circumstances surrounding the resignation from the Food and Drug Administration of its acting deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco. In a...Tags: Republican Party, Science, U.S. House of Representatives, Medical Research, Johnson & Johnson Inc.
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Faster drug approvals a tonic for pharma industry
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) By Ben Hirschler NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - A pickup in new drug approvals, the promise of faster regulatory decisions and more targeted medicines have...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Medical Research, Pfizer Inc., Diseases and Illnesses
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Drugmakers split as demands for open data mount
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * Growing demands for transparency of clinical trial data * Wider disclosure by EU regulator angers drugmakers * GlaxoSmithKline sets up online system for data...Tags: Science, Medical Research, Research, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Science and Technology
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REUTERS SUMMIT-US budget cuts hit healthcare from flu watch to hospitals
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * CDC chief worries as potential flu pandemic looms * FDA sees long-term consequences in recruitment, future leadership * Tenet takes a $50 million hit,...Tags: Barack Obama, Government Debt, Healthcare Contract Issues, China, Medicare
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Judge criticizes FDA move on Plan B, agency warns of precedent
ReutersBy Jessica Dye and Toni Clarke NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - A federal judge criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to make emergency contraception available to girls of all ages without a prescription, saying the agency's move...Tags: Consumers, Judges, Family Planning, Justice System, Health Treatments
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FDA approves Plan B for girls as young as 15
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow the Plan B One-Step contraceptive to be sold without a prescription to girls as young as 15 years of age. The announcement partially reverses a December 2011...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Kathleen Sebelius, Judges, Birth Control, Health Treatments
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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: Judges, Birth Control, Family Planning, Justice System, Health Treatments
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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, Washington, DC, Mars, Inc., Health Organizations, American Academy of Pediatrics
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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: Heart Disease, New York City, Dentistry and Dental Health, Obesity, Health and Safety at School
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