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FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review
The Food and Drug Administration says patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its review of a controversial study.
FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review
The Food and Drug Administration says patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its review of a controversial study. The ag...
FDA rates drug made from goat milk safe, effective
In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after exper...
FDA: byproduct of melamine found in more U.S. infant formulas
The Food and Drug Administration says the industrial chemical melamine and a byproduct cyanuric acid now have been detected in four of 89 containers of infant formula ...
FDA panel recommends approval of Ovation's anti-seizure drug
Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday evening that an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend the company's S...
One expert's view of FDA's role
Frank Sasinowski is bursting with ideas for fixing the Food and Drug Administration. But in addition to the usual suspects - improving drug safety, protecting the food...
A big dose of change prescribed for FDA
President-elect Barack Obama is prowling for a new head for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which, in the eyes of some outraged Americans, is like hunting for s...
Small cancer risk reported with bone-strengthening drugs
The FDA mentions a few dozen cases of esophageal cancer in patients who took Fosamax, Actonel or Boniva. And a dentist sees a high incidence of osteonecrosis of the ja...
The top 10 local business stories of 2008
1. Heparin: Deerfield-based medical products-maker Baxter International Inc. came under fire and concerns about the safety of its Chinese supply chain were raised aft...
Another Fishy Tale: 'Nightly News' Jumps Onboard with Mercury- in- Fish Hysteria
Here we go again - another media hit on the dangers of fish consumption due to the possible threat that mercury may have on pregnant women. A segment on the Dec. 30 &...
