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1 hr ago | The China Post

MOEA, DOH deny hiding poison data

TAIPEI, Taiwan --Ministry of Economic Affairs chief Chang Chia-chu yesterday denied a report that the ministry has hidden research showing that antrodia camphorate , however, chose not to publish the research that was finished last February, the reports claimed.

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Related Topix: World News, Taiwan, Food Science

3 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Merck Statement on FDA Advisory Committee Meeting for Suvorexant

Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today provided the following statement after the conclusion of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about suvorexant, Merck's investigational medicine to treat insomnia.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Drug Enforcement Administration

4 hrs ago | New Hampshire Public Radio -

In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial

Activists supporting Hershberger have set up camp across the street from the Sauk County courthouse, in the Al Ringling Theatre.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Loganville, WI, Agriculture, Science

5 hrs ago | KHOU-TV Houston

FDA panel backs experimental Merck insomnia drug

A federal panel of medical experts said that an experimental insomnia drug from Merck & Co.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Insomnia, Health

9 hrs ago | USA Today

Medical tricorder Scanadu approaches launch

Medical device maker Scanadu is looking to gain strength for its in-development tricorder-like sensor on crowd-funding site Indiegogo .

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14 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal

Tainted Rice Found in Southern China

Farmers work at terraced fields in Hunan province, the provenance of much of the rice found to be contaminated by Guangzhou authorities.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Agriculture, Science

18 hrs ago | Tampa Bay Newspapers

Summertime in Pinellas: hot, humid, electrifying

The ACs are humming all over the neighborhood, and local beaches are crowded, as residents and visitors alike bask in the sun waiting for the afternoon sea breeze to cool things off just a bit.

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Related Topix: Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medicine, Skin Cancer, Cancer, Health, Opinion

Tue May 21, 2013

KSL-TV

New drug keeps cystic fibrosis symptoms at bay

Cindy Baldwin, 24, sits at her piano these days and plays a different tune. Life's music has never been better.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Health, Fibrosis, Genetics, Utah, University of Utah

WKRN

Pharmacist admits misbranding dialysis drugs

A Tennessee pharmacist has admitted distributing a misbranded Chinese-made drug that was given to kidney dialysis patients in Kansas.

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The China Post

I-Mei may face criminal charges in nation's latest food ingredients scandal

Mei Foods has allegedly used expired ingredients in its food making process - a criminal act that will be investigated by local health departments, Food and Drug Administration Director-General Kang Jaw-jou said yesterday.

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NutraIngredients-USA

Nutrition 21 gets NDI for arginine silicate ingredient

The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted Nutrition 21's inositol-stabilized arginine silicate as a New Dietary Ingredient .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nutrition

In-PharmaTechnologist.com

Lonza Not 'Shellfish' When it Comes to Endotoxin QC Testing

Lonza says it is raising awareness of the role horseshoe crabs play in QC endotoxin detection tests, and its PyroGene Assay can provide a sustainable alternative.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law

The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

Drought accelerates use of drugs to beef up cattle

Cattle feeders in the U.S. are coping with reduced herds and high corn costs in part by increasing their use of growth-inducing drugs designed to bulk up animals, get more pounds of beef from each carcass and circumvent the drought's withering effects on the food cycle.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Food Science, Agriculture, Science

Food Production Daily

US sues NY fish processor

US authorities are suing a fish processor based in Brooklyn, New York, for manufacturing ready-to-eat fish products under insanitary conditions, with inadequate safety procedures.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Botulism, Health

Drug Researcher

ADC Bio Expands Lab Services in Response to Demand

ADC Biotechnology says demand for antibody drug conjugates services has skyrocketed as it receives a second financial boost to development in four months.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Science / Technology, Outsourcing

Mon May 20, 2013

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Revised Sunscreen Labels Should Help Consumers Make Wiser Choices

Dermatologists are saying that new federally mandated labeling laws for sunscreens should help Americans make smarter choices when it comes to products that provide the best sun protection.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Dermatology, Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Skin Cancer, Cancer, Health

Packer

FDA offers web seminar on food defense planning

A May 22 web seminar from the Food and Drug Administration will give food industry professionals how-to direction on building food defense plans for their facilities.

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Packer

Increased imports, inspector shortages converge to clog ports

Back-ups at U.S. ports and U.S.-Mexican border crossings are projected to grow worse as governmental agencies grapple with continued staffing shortages, import volumes increase and looming food safety regulations that likely will increase inspections.

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Related Topix: Food Science, Life, Fruits, Food, Texas, Marketing, Canada,

The Arizona Republic

FDA has safety concerns with Merck insomnia drug

Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Insomnia, Health, Social Software

The Motley Fool

The 9 Most Obese Countries in the World

The world is expanding , but unfortunately it's not the global economy whose waistline needs to go up a size.

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