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The Food and Drug Administration still hasn't restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, more than three years after experts recommended key changes in the wake of the Vioxx scandal.
The University of Michigan will now be accepting donated human embryos to create embryonic stem cell lines, launching research aimed at improved treatments for diseases, researchers said Tuesday.
The campaigning organization is also calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on deceptive health claims, to mandate the labeling of caffeine content, and to disallow companies from claiming that a product contains zero grams of trans fat if it is high in saturated fat.
A long-running effort to allow the import of lower-cost prescription drugs faces a new challenge -- President Barack Obama`s administration is raising safety concerns.
Abortion opponents failed to inject tougher restrictions into sweeping Senate health care legislation Tuesday, and Democratic leaders labored to make sure fallout from the controversy wouldn't hinder the drive to pass President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
(AP:WASHINGTON) After agreeing tentatively to jettison a key liberal priority _ a full-blown government-run insurance option _ Democrats say they are getting close to pushing President Barack Obama's health care bill through the Senate.
RALEIGH — North Carolina medical consumers can now check whether their doctor has been convicted of crimes or been sued for malpractice in cases that were settled or lost.
Some docs not following FDA directive urging against use of Lovenox, Integrilin, study shows.
A soldier wounded in the Iraqi desert or the rugged mountains of Afghanistan is much more likely to die there than if he suffered the same wounds in the United States. Matthew Miller and his team of researchers at Texas A&M University want to cha ...
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) is hoping a federal advisory panel will prod the Food and Drug Administration to reverse a decision involving a proposed inhaled-antibiotic designed to treat a stubborn lung infection in cystic fibrosis patients.
After Thanksgiving or Christmas, leftover turkey can have a delicious new fate if stored safely. Remove the stuffing and carve the extra turkey meat from the bones. Within two hours, store leftover turkey in shallow containers and put in the refriger ...
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Hospitals nationwide could inadvertently be exposing people to excessive doses of radiation during CT brain scans, U.S. investigators said.
Agreement met -- but public option appears largely gone
A group of Fort Detrick researchers recently found out their 15-plus years of work to combat the plague would be the focus of a multinational effort to mass produce a vaccine
Minimally-Invasive Treatment for Condition Impacting Over Half of Americans Over 55
Title: Health Highlights: Dec. 7, 2009 Category: Health News Created: 12/7/2009 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 12/8/2009
