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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for the safety regulation of most types of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. The FDA also enforces section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and the associated regulations, including sanitation requirements on interstate travel as well as specific rules for control of disease on products ranging from pet turtles to semen donations for assisted reproductive medicine techniques.

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Salinas man dies after attack during apparent robbery

Source: The Californian

MIAMI (AP) A hurricane warning has been issued for the coast of Mexico as Bud approaches land.- 2:27 pm Bundles of stolen mail have been found in a Salinas home after the arrest of the homeowner, the...- 12:17 am The Santa ...
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FDA Finds No Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors

FDA Finds No Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
As long as cell phones have been around there have been claims that the devices cause brain tumors because of radiation...
Read more May 18 2010, 12:00pm CDT
 

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FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto

Source: MedicineNet

WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted against a new use of a new blood thinner, Xarelto, to cut the risk of potentially lethal clots in people with acute coronary syndrome. T ...
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U.S. panel split on Pfizer rare disease drug

Source: Reuters.co.uk

(Reuters) - A U.S. health advisory panel on Thursday issued a split vote on data for Pfizer Inc's drug to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13 to 4 that the drug did not show ...
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Liberals Balk at Nancy Pelosi Tax Proposal

Source: Roll Call

A coalition of liberal interest groups is pushing back on a proposal by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to extend the Bush tax cuts for individuals earning less than $1 million a year, instead pu ...
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Bill targets drug import safety

Source: Tampa Bay Online

U.S. regulators would inspect more drug manufacturing facilities in China, India and other foreign countries as part of legislation approved Thursday that aims to step up oversight of the nation's imported pharmaceutical supply. The Senate bill, ...
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Baby saved by artificial heart transplant surgery

Source: Independent.ie

LAST-MINUTE co-operation between doctors and medical authorities in Italy and the US enabled surgeons in Rome to transplant the world's smallest artificial heart and save the life of a 16-month-old baby.The ti ...
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Indian stocks to watch-May 25

Source: Reuters

GLOBAL MARKETS * The near-month derivative contract for India's NSE index at Singapore Exchange fell 0.3 percent, while MSCI Asia ex-Japan edged down 0.4 percent. * Asian shares inched higher on Friday, helped by a slight uptic ...
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Sun Pharma launches nasal spray for allergic rhinitis in USA

Source: Health.India.com

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to sell its generic version of Astelin which is used to treat nasal problems in North America. The company ...
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N.Y. grand jury targets painkiller abuse epidemic

Source: Bennington Banner

Friday May 25, 2012 recommendation," the prosecutor said. "All we’re doing is taking their blood." HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) -- A Long Island grand jury examining ways to combat prescription painkiller abuse offered a wide range of recomm ...
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