Health
Food safety counts, especially during the holiday season
(HealthDay)—In the frenzy of holiday celebrations and gatherings, it's easy to forget the basics of food safety, so one expert offers some simple reminders.
Dec 25, 2013
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Health
FDA introduces new food defense rule
(HealthDay)—A new rule to protect the nation's food supply from terrorism has been introduced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Friday.
Dec 21, 2013
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Medications
FDA enlists companies to head off drug shortages
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing a new proposal designed to head off more shortages of crucial medications that have disrupted care at hospitals and health clinics nationwide.
Oct 31, 2013
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Medications
US seeks tighter controls on certain painkillers (Update)
The US Food and Drug Administration recommended tighter controls Thursday on how doctors prescribe the most commonly used narcotic painkillers, in a bid to stop abuse.
Oct 24, 2013
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Cardiology
Blood thinner dangerous for patients with artificial heart valves, study finds
(HealthDay)—When used by patients with mechanical heart valves, the blood thinner Pradaxa raises the risk of both dangerous clots and bleeding around the heart, a new study says.
Sep 26, 2013
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Medications
Ranbaxy taking 'stringent steps' to end US FDA ban
India's biggest drugmaker by sales, Ranbaxy Laboratories, has assured shareholders it is taking "stringent steps" to resolve a US ban on imports of medicines made at its newly renovated showcase plant.
Sep 21, 2013
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Health
FDA airs plan to strengthen rules for imported foods
(HealthDay)—The public will have its first chance Thursday and Friday to weigh in on new federal rules aimed at improving the safety of food imported into the United States.
Sep 19, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
TGen and Scottsdale Healthcare launch Phase I 'Thunder God vine' trial for cancer
Taking a page from Chinese herbal medicine, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today initiated the first-in-human clinical trial for pancreatic cancer patients using a compound ...
Sep 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New targeted radiation treatment reduces bone pain, extends survival in prostate cancer patients
Prostate cancer that has spread to the bones can cause pain and fractures.
Aug 23, 2013
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Medications
FDA warns of rare skin reactions to acetaminophen
(HealthDay)—The widely used painkiller acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, can cause rare but serious skin reactions and a warning about this danger will be added to product labels, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Aug 2, 2013
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