FDA warns of problems with sterilization device
AP - 1 hour 9 minutes agoDoctors and hospitals should stop using a device from Steris Corp. to sterilize surgical tools after reports of malfunction, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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Icon gets FDA warning over antibiotic studies
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 11:29 am ETClinical research company Icon PLC said Friday it received a warning from the Food and Drug Administration about its management of two studies between 2004 and 2006.
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10 million cans of Slim-Fast recalled
CNN Money - 19 minutes agoConsumer products maker Unilever announced a recall of all Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products in cans due to possible bacterial contamination.
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Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse
AP via Yahoo! News - 54 minutes agoPharmaceutical executives laid out plans Friday to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers, under pressure from regulators trying to stop hundreds of fatal overdoses each year.
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FDA staff urge more antipsychotic review in kids
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 59 minutes agoU.S. drug reviewers recommended that regulators further study the effects in children of a group of medicines known as atypical antipsychotics, a report released on Friday said.
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Watson challenges Takeda's Rozerem patent
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 9:26 am ETWatson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday it is challenging Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s patent on the insomnia treatment Rozerem.
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Cops: Jokester who scaled Pa. tower should see doc
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 9:07 am ETPolice in central Pennsylvania say a prankster who scaled a 400-foot radio tower to hang a bedsheet from an antenna needs to see a doctor right away.
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Knowing What’s Worth Paying for in Vitamins
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 8:50 am ETVitamin sales in the United States are expect to grow 8 percent this year to $9.2 billion, according to Nutrition Business Journal,.
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St. Jude gets FDA OK for pain treatment device
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 8:22 am ETMedical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved a new neurostimulation device aimed at treating pain.
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FDA Staff Recommends Antipsychotic Drug Review On Kid Weight Gain
Nasdaq - 2 hours 12 minutes agoWASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Food and Drug Administration medical reviewers said Friday the agency should conduct an additional review of antipsychotic drugs to look at the impact of weight gain in children, a common side effect of the drugs.
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Drug Cos. on Curbing Painkiller Abuse
CBS News - 2 hours 29 minutes agoPharmaceutical Makers Presenting FDA with Risk Management Plans to Help Prevent Misuse of Prescription Painkillers
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Slim Fast drink recall
News 12 Augusta - 31 minutes agoThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling all Slim-Fast ready to drink products in cans because of possible bacillus cereus contamination. The micro-organism could cause diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.
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OMB official questions pollution proposal
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ETAn economist at the Office of Management and Budget who has battled environmentalists for years on issues such as climate change and smog has raised questions about the economic impact of a proposed new rule on air pollution, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
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Good News for CytRx
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 10:22 am ETThe FDA lifted a clinical hold on CytRx's molecular chaperone candidate arimoclomol.
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Kalbitor Approved for Hereditary Angiodema
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 12:02 pm ETTHURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Kalbitor (ecallantide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dangerous flares of sudden fluid buildup in people with hereditary angiodema (HAE), the agency said.
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Hemispherx Upbeat Despite FDA setback
TheStreet.com - Fri Dec 4, 10:10 am ETDespite the FDA's recent rejection of experimental drug Ampligen, Hemispherx's CEO remains optimistic.
FDA: Recalls
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Unilever Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Slim-Fast® Ready-to-Drink Products in Cans Due to Possible Health Risk
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Snax in Pax, Inc. Issues a Nationwide Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Allergen in Caramel Corn and Caramel Puff Products.
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Sunny Lake Trading Inc. Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Radix Polygonati Officialis
Thu Dec 3, 8:51 am EST -
Rikki USA, Inc.Re-Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Shrimp in Toi Sauce Thai Red Curry (Panang) produced for the Siamrica Co. to Correct Lot Number
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Diamond Pet Foods Announces Recall of Premium Edge Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball Cat Food
Tue Dec 1, 10:11 am EST
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