20 min ago | Times-Picayune
Landrieu, Vitter taking aim at FDA's raw oyster proposal
Three Gulf Coast senators introduced legislation Thursday that would bar the Food and Drug Administration from using federal money to enforce a ban on the sale of raw, untreated oysters during warm-weather months.
4 hrs ago | WMBB
Boyd Introduces Legislation to Protect Gulf Coast Oyster Industry
Congressman Allen Boyd today introduced the Gulf Oyster Protection Act of 2009 in the House of Representatives, legislation that would prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from using federal funds to implement any regulations that would inhibit oyster harvesting in the Gulf Coast during the months of May to November.
9 hrs ago | New York Times
F.D.A. Fighting False Online Claims About Swine Flu Treatments
Worried about swine flu ? You can buy healing gels that "create a barrier between you and the potentially deadly virus now spreading across the globe." Or "ionic silver" that kills every known pathogen, germ, bacteria, virus or fungus within six minutes.
13 hrs ago | HON
Istodax Approved for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
The Gloucester Pharmaceuticals drug Istodax has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in people who have tried at least one prior systemic therapy, the drug's manufacturer said in a news release.
TMS as Drug-Free Depression Treatment
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression .
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FDA Health Alert for Certain Pet Treats Made by Pet Carousel
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Shots fired at Orlando office building
The Legions Place office building was ordered on lockdown Friday afternoon as officers began a floor-by-floor evacuation.
Boston Scientific paying $296 million settlement
Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Friday it will pay $296 million to settle a Department of Justice investigation into the company's Guidant unit.
Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet
At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence.
Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit
Laser labeling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to label, or "etch" information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common sticker-type labels.
Consumer Warning: Sexual Enhancement Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal.
Judge Won't Bar New Federal Tobacco Marketing Regs
A federal judge ruled Thursday that tobacco companies hoping to block new restrictions on their marketing have little chance of succeeding.
Shire gets FDA Priority Review for Type 1 Gaucher disease treatment velaglucerase alfa
Priority Review designation is given to drugs that offer major advances in treatment, or provide a treatment where no adequate therapy exists, and accelerates the target review timing from ten to six months.
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for TNFerade
GenVec, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to TNFerade for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Smart Rx: Drugs that work and won't break the bank
But if you want a prescription that won't empty your wallet, while still keeping you well, you might start asking your doctor about drugs you don't see on TV.
Kellogg Pulls Immunity Claim From Rice Krispies
Kellogg says it will pull immunity claims from its Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes amid the public's growing concern about swine flu.
November 3, 2009 As part of its ongoing cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration , Bodybuilding.com, LLC announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and international recall of all lots and expiration dates of 65 dietary supplement products described on the attached list, that were sold through the Company's website, ...
FDA Plan Seeks To Curb Accidental Overdoses
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
Sparks warns banned substance found in imported fish
Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks says some fish being imported into Alabama have tested positive for a banned substance.
Study finds BPA in some food products
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 would get doses of BPA "near levels of that have caused adverse effects in several animal studies," according ...
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