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    Dec 8, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. President Obama supports Morning After pill restriction

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed but said he did not steer his administration's decision to halt the over-the-counter sale of an anti-pregnancy drug to girls under 17, saying it was common sense to keep a morning-after...

    Tags: Women's Health, U.S. Senate, American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC, Jay Carney

    2. Oct 19, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  2. FDA Cites Dirty Equipment in Deadly Cantaloupe Outbreak

    WASHINGTON, DC (KTLA) -- The Food and Drug Administration has isolated the exact source of the deadly listeria outbreak in 12 states.
    KTLA
    WASHINGTON, DC (KTLA) -- The Food and Drug Administration has isolated the exact source of the deadly listeria outbreak in 12 states. The outbreak is blamed for 25 deaths, and 123 illnesses. It was traced to consumption of Rocky Ford cantaloupes grown...

    Tags: Conservation, E. coli Infection, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Food Industry

    3. Nov 18, 2011 |Story| Daily Press

  3. Health Notes: FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment

    Here's the reaction of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) to the news that the FDA has pulled approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment.
    Here's the reaction of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) to the news that the FDA has pulled approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment. "The coalition applauds the FDA and Commissioner Margaret Hamburg for the decision to revoke the...

    Tags: Health, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Bevacizumab (drug)

    4. Jun 21, 2011 |Story| Reuters
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    5. Feb 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Michael Hiltzik: FDA seems to take light approach to Allergan and Lap-Band

    In 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.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    In 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: Trials, Health, Allergan Inc., Birth Defects, Trials

    6. Nov 13, 2009 |Story| Health Portal

  6. BPA found in food packaging

    A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled "BPA-free."
    Chicago Tribune Staff Writer
    A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled "BPA-free." Children eating multiple servings of some of the tested food could get doses...

    Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Cancer, Chemicals, Chicago Tribune, BPA Contamination and Investigations

    7. Jan 4, 2011 |Story| Health Portal

  7. Funding uncertain for US food safety overhaul

    Republican opponents of food safety legislation are already promising a fight over its funding, even before it becomes law.
     
    Republican opponents of food safety legislation are already promising a fight over its funding, even before it becomes law. President Barack Obama was scheduled to sign the bill on Tuesday. It allows the Food and Drug Administration to increase...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Food Industry, Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration

    8. Nov 26, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Foes of GE salmon raise specter of 'Trojan gene' effect

    Greenspace
    The 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 Monday’s deadline. They included an announcement by a group of...
    9. Jun 7, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. A Dirty Syringe, A Baby's Death, A Man Turned Fugitive, A Family Torn Apart

    Natalie Fullerton's parents were thrilled to watch their year-old daughter bounce back from a double-lung transplant. Within months, she was mimicking her sister's ballet poses and gleefully repeating the word "purple."
    ProPublica
    Natalie Fullerton's parents were thrilled to watch their year-old daughter bounce back from a double-lung transplant. Within months, she was mimicking her sister's ballet poses and gleefully repeating the word "purple." Her father, Leslie, carefully...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prosecution, Lawyers, Florida, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania)

    10. Jun 11, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Navigating the Food Label Jungle

    Tribune reporters
    It's a jungle out there in the grocery aisles, a thicket of products claiming healthy this and nutritious that. Never before have food packages displayed so many health claims in the U.S., according to a recent commentary in the Journal of the American...

    Tags: ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Food Industry, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Consumers

    11. Nov 20, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Molars, incisors and canines -- oh, my!

    Booster Shots
    Concerned about the strength of teeth-whitening chemicals and by the growing number of non-dental venues through which they’re being sold, the American Dental Assn. today asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the compounds for safety...
    12. Jul 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Gulf oil spill: BP pulls up boom as fishing areas reopen

    Greenspace
    As 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......
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