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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, Judges, Justice System, Food and Drug Administration, 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: Washington, DC, Children's Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations
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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: Food and Drug Administration, Meningitis
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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, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Judges, Food and Drug Administration, Justice System
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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: U.S. Congress, Amgen Inc., Health and Medical Professionals, Pharmaceuticals, Genentech Inc.
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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: New York City, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Washington, DC, Consumers
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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: New York City, Agriculture, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Tooth Decay
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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: New York City, Health and Medical Professionals, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Genentech Inc.
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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: Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at Work
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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: Ottawa Senators, Genetic Engineering, Food and Drug Administration
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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: Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Diseases and Illnesses, Barack Obama, Listeria Outbreak (2011)
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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: Pharmaceuticals, Back Pain, Pikesville, Stroke, Henry A Waxman
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