FDA finds bits of steel, rubber in Genzyme drugs
USA Today - Sun Nov 15, 11:16 pm ETFederal health regulators have found tiny particles of trash in drugs made by biotechnology firm Genzyme.
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Study Raises Questions About Cholesterol Drug’s Benefit
New York Times - Sun Nov 15, 10:44 pm ETA study shows the heavily-marketed Zetia was inferior to an old standby drug, niacin, in reducing buildup in the carotid artery.
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Another Vytorin Mess For Merck
Forbes - Sun Nov 15, 7:51 pm ETA new study, though flawed, inflicts more damage on the company's Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol pills.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Spins Off Baby Formula-Maker Mead Johnson
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 16, 12:26 am ETNov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said it will spin off its 83 percent stake in Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. , the maker of the Enfamil infant formula, and increase its focus on developing new biotechnology medicines.
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Louisiana Sen. Landrieu: FDA Ends Raw Deal On Oyster Ban
Bayou Buzz - 2 hours 36 minutes agoUnited States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to halt a proposed plan to ban Gulf Coast oysters that are not subject to post-harvest processing.
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Beware of H1N1 fraud
Pikes Peak Courier View - 2 hours 46 minutes agoThe Food and Drug Administration is informing consumers of — and protecting them against — potential harm associated with unapproved products claiming to diagnose, prevent, or otherwise act against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
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Byelashov: Funding needed to make food safe
Yale Daily News - 31 minutes agoFood safety is essential to public health, consumer confidence in the food supply and the success of the food sector of the U.S. economy.
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Study: BPA linked to sexual issues
The Springfield News-Leader - 48 minutes agoNew York -- Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday.
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Lawsuits, new FDA scrutiny in grocery aisles
Omaha World-Herald - Mon Nov 16, 1:48 am ETManufacturers may be forced to offer uniform nutrition labels on all processed food products.
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FDA Threatens Ban on Alcoholic Energy Drinks
Join Together Online - Sun Nov 15, 7:04 pm ETAlcoholic drinks that contain caffeine are facing an imminent ban by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unless manufacturers can clearly show that the products are safe for consumers.
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In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’
New York Times - Sun Nov 15, 12:23 am ETMore than a dozen lawmakers’ statements on the health care debate were ghostwritten by lobbyists working for Genentech, a biotechnology company.
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Biotech Putting Words in Congress' Mouth
Voice of San Diego - Mon Nov 16, 12:43 am ETFilner's statements similar to those identified by NYT as being shaped by Genentech lobbyists.
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Effient(R) Exhibited Greater Antiplatelet Activity than High Dose Clopidogrel in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients ...
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BPA Found in Food Packaging
CBS 6 Richmond - Sun Nov 15, 11:44 pm ETA 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."
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"Seeing Red" Over Red Dye 40
KIVI Boise - Sun Nov 15, 11:43 pm ETParents both around the world and locally are claiming the food additive Red Dye 40 is causing their children to act out-of-control. Some parents say, once their children consume products containing the
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Affy Clinical Services, DOCRO Pen Deal to Help Customers Advance Their IVDs
GenomeWeb News - Sun Nov 15, 12:16 pm ETNEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Affymetrix’s Clinical Services Laboratory and IVD contract research company DOCRO have formed a partnership to help pharmaceutical companies, IVD makers, and other customers move their products toward clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration, Affymetrix said today.
FDA: Recalls
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Cardiac Science Notifies AED Customers of Nationwide Voluntary Medical Device Correction
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IDS Sports Conducts a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Bromodrol, Dual Action Grow Tabs, Grow Tabs, Mass Tabs, and Ripped Tabs TR
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Conagra Foods Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert on a Limited Number of 15 oz. Tubs of Blue Bonnet Light Spread
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GMP Herbal Products, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of a Weight Loss Supplement Found to Contain Undeclared Drug Ingredients
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Synthes USA, Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement - Class I Recall
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FDA To Look Into Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
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