Herbal supplements may raise blood lead levels
Reuters - Thu Nov 26, 1:28 pm ETSome herbal supplements may boost the levels of lead in the blood of women, new research shows.
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FDA Consumer Health Information: Food Safety Tips For Healthy Holidays
FoodOnline - Wed Nov 25, 5:08 am ETParties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the merriment can change to misery if food makes you or others ill
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Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall
MedicineNet.com - Tue Nov 24, 7:20 pm ETTitle: Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall Category: Health News Created: 11/23/2009 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 11/24/2009
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Three Studies Find PillCam(R) SB Enables Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment of GI Diseases Including Crohn's
Marketwire - Wed Nov 25, 8:16 am ETLONDON--(Marketwire - November 25, 2009) - Given Imaging Ltd. ( NASDAQ : GIVN ), the global leader in patient-friendly GI diagnostic and monitoring solutions, today announced that three new studies demonstrate that PillCam® SB endoscopy has a clear impact on how physicians manage GI patients, including those patients suspected of having Crohn's disease. The studies were presented at the Gastro ...
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Fall is pumpkin season, so make special desserts
Herald & Review - Tue Nov 24, 4:35 pm ETST. LOUIS - Ritz-Carlton executive pastry chef Simone Faurewould like to practice a little voodoo on her pumpkin flan, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says she has to use plainvanilla.
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FDA says Cheerios health claims lack evidence
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 9:48 pm ETA new letter from the FDA questions two label statements made by General Mills.
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China Sky One Medical, Inc. Achieved Progress in the Development of Two New Biological Testing Kits
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 11:13 am ETChina Sky One Medical, Inc. , a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company developing and producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China , today announced that the Company recently passed the Chinese National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products examination for two of its new products: its Diagnostic Kit for Human Prostate Specific Antigen ...
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Systems biology approach provides insulin resistance insights
Science Daily - Tue Nov 24, 9:21 pm ETResearchers recently offered the sharpest-yet picture of how core biochemical pathways in skeletal muscle cells and fat cells are altered in people who suffer from insulin resistance -- a primary defect in type 2 diabetes and obesity. Taking a systems biology approach, the bioengineers and medical researchers also determined how a common class of drugs for treating insulin resistance -- TZDs ...
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4 Platform Drugmakers to Invest In
The Motley Fool - Tue Nov 24, 3:43 pm ETNo special shoes required.
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Vaccine makers are slow to perfect new techniques
Washington Post - Tue Nov 24, 12:00 am ETAfter a lethal bird flu virus emerged in Asia, U.S. officials launched an intense effort to build new defenses against a pandemic, including replacing an antiquated vaccine system, which depends on millions of chicken eggs.
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Tulane University Surgeon Pioneers 'Scarless' Thyroid Surgery
redOrbit - Tue Nov 24, 7:12 pm ETTulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr.
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Winner Medical to Present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday December 2
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 8:00 am ETWinner Medical Group Inc. , a leading manufacturer and exporter of medical, wound care and home care products in China, today announced that it will present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference, to be held December 1-2, 2009, at the NY Palace Hotel in New York City.
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Public Database Is Urged to Monitor Drug Safety
New York Times - Mon Nov 23, 10:20 pm ETA study proposes a broad model for monitoring drug safety that would consist of detailed publicly available data that independent researchers could freely analyze.
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Other Voices: Nov. 25
The Troy Record - Wed Nov 25, 2:35 am ETFor The Record
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Nanosphere Gets FDA OK for H1N1 Info in Package Insert for Assay
GenomeWeb News - Tue Nov 24, 11:00 am ETNEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Nanosphere today said that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted the firm 510(k) clearance to update the package insert for its Verigene Respiratory Virus Nucleic Acid Test to include reactivity with Influenza A in cultured clinical isolates containing 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
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A 2nd Loss for Pfizer in Drug Suits
New York Times - Mon Nov 23, 9:20 pm ETThe drug maker has been ordered to pay punitive damages to two women whose breast cancer was diagnosed after they used hormone drugs.
FDA: Recalls
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Stryker Corporation’s Instruments Division Issues Worldwide Class 1 Recall of 23 Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems; Catalog numbers 7700-100-000 and 7700-101-201
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Vita Food Products, Inc. Issues an Alert Announcing Undeclared Wheat in ELF Branded Herring in Sour Cream
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Timco Worldwide Inc. issuance of a voluntary recall of Large Seedless Watermelons because of possible health risk
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Unilever Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Certain Shedd’s Country Crock® Chilled Side-Dish Products
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Five Crowns Marketing Voluntarily Recalling Cantaloupes Packed under the Majesty Label Because of a Potential Health Risk Due to Possible Contamination of Salmonella
Fri Nov 20, 6:14 pm EST
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Public Database Is Urged to Monitor Drug Safety
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