Health
White House warns of food safety cuts
(AP)—Impending across-the-board budget cuts could mean fewer government food safety inspections and higher prices for meat at the grocery store.
Feb 11, 2013
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Contaminated eggs show continuing problems with supply chain
Another food scandal: this time eggs used for making sandwiches and other processed products that contain traces of an insecticide called fipronil. Fipronil is banned in human food production because it can be harmful to ...
Aug 15, 2017
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Fla. compounding pharmacy recalls sterile drugs
A Florida-based compounding pharmacy is voluntarily recalling all lots of its sterile non-expired drug products sold nationwide over concerns the products are not sterile and may contain bacteria.
Apr 21, 2013
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CDC warns of listeria outbreak tied to cheese, yogurt
Two people have died and 23 have been hospitalized in a years-long outbreak of listeria illness that's finally been traced to one company's cheeses, yogurts and other dairy products.
Feb 7, 2024
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Infant sleep positioners cause death, health officials say
Bolsters used to keep sleeping babies on their backs pose a suffocation hazard, health officials warned Wednesday after a recent death raised the 'sleep positioners' toll to at least 13 US infants.
Nov 21, 2012
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FDA proposes extending its oversight of tobacco
The federal government wants to extend its oversight of tobacco to include cigars, hookah, nicotine gels, pipe tobacco and dissolvable tobacco products.
Apr 24, 2014
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Trans fats down in two-thirds of food products, 2007 to 2011
(HealthDay)—Manufacturers have slowed in their reformulations of food products to reduce trans fatty acids (TFA), according to a study published online May 23 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Preventing ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Many Americans back nicotine restrictions in cigarettes, survey says
(HealthDay)—Nearly half of Americans would support a government-mandated reduction of nicotine levels in cigarettes, according to a new study.
Jan 22, 2013
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Pediatrics
Most newly approved biologics studied in peds population
(HealthDay)—The majority of biologics approved since 1997 include pediatric information in their labeling and have been studied in pediatric trials, according to a review published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics.
Jan 15, 2013
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Salt seekers: Sodium reduction initiative thwarted by consumers
As a group, Americans consume more salt than recommended by health experts, and when presented with reformulated products containing less sodium, they opted for saltier alternatives, essentially negating a pivotal initiative ...
Jan 10, 2024
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