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Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved Geodon as a part of a combination maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder in adults.
Drug developer Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved an intravenous version of its high blood pressure drug Revatio.
Health care company Covidien PLC said Friday the Food and Drug Administration will take longer than expected to review the potential opioid pain drug Exalgo.
Biotechnology company Dendreon Corp. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration will make a regulatory decision on the potential prostate cancer vaccine Provenge by May 1.
In a Nov. 17 story about drug interactions between heartburn medications and the blood thinner Plavix, The Associated Press misidentified Johnson & Johnson's Mylanta as part of the H-2 blocker drug family. Mylanta is an antacid.
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it issued 22 warning letters to Web site operators over alleged illegal sales of unapproved or misbranded drugs.
Federal health experts on Thursday brushed off lingering safety questions about a popular inhaler drug and suggested it carry bolder benefit claims.
Genentech Inc. and partner Biogen Idec Inc. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration is withholding a decision to expand approval of Rituxan as a leukemia treatment, pending further discussion.
Medtronic said Wednesday it is responding to a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration about procedures at the Minnesota headquarters of its heart implants division.
Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.
Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration will not approve the company's anthrax treatment until it receives additional information on the potential drug.
Genzyme Corp. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration will not approve the potential Pompe disease treatment Lumizyme until the company fixes manufacturing problems at the company's Boston-area facility.
Federal health officials have approved a new drug as the first non-hormonal treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding.
Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm-weather months.
The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury.
Google, Yahoo and other Web companies joined the pharmaceutical industry Thursday in urging federal regulators to make it easier to pitch drugs in online advertisements.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration approved its generic version of the heartburn drug Prevacid.
The Food and Drug Administration needs three more months to review an application to a neuropathic pain drug being developed by XenoPort Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the companies said.
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.
Federal health advisers on Wednesday rejected an implant from Zimmer Holdings saying it's unclear how effective or safe the device would be for treating a painful spinal condition.
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
Federal health officials say an implant from Zimmer Holdings Inc. appears to be effective in treating spinal problems, but questions remain about whether company payments to doctors influenced the device's trial data.
Federal health advisers on Wednesday said a novel technology from a small medical technology firm should be approved as the first non-drug treatment for asthma.
Federal advisers said Tuesday that more data is needed to judge the effectiveness of Human Genome Sciences' anthrax treatment compared with existing anti-bacterial drugs.
Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy potentially deadly bacteria — a requirement that opponents say could deprive diners of a delicacy cherished for generations.
What the Inventor of the Flu Shot NOW Thinks of the Vaccine...I know the subject of the Swine Flu Shot has been beaten to the pulp, but if it may encourage people to think for themselves and not assume that the CDC and government is always looking out for their best interest, lets beat the pulp! The pen is mightier than the sword.
FDA Backs Off Oyster Ban After Strong CriticismWASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm-weather months.
FDA To Look Into Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic BeveragesThe Food and Drug Administration today notified nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products.
Vaccination: Federal Health Agencies Continue to Deceive AmericansI have no doubt whatever that vaccination is an unscientific abomination and should be made a criminal practice. G. Bernard Shaw
FDA hearing testimony about steps the agency should take to move medical advertising and promotion into online communitiesWASHINGTON -- Drug and device makers are urging the FDA to establish clear guidelines that will allow the industry to discuss and promote products in the unsettled world of online social media.
Drug May Help Smokers Quit...Moving to Phase III TrialsThe NicVAX vaccine prompts the immune system to create antibodies that bind to the nicotine molecules in the blood. The now-larger molecules are prevented by their size from crossing the blood-brain barrier.
The Gary Null Show, 10-23-09, An in depth discussion of vaccines, vaccine fraud, thimerosal & the two influenza vaccines with Dr. Mark Geier, medical physician, PhD in genetics, former researcher at NIH; expert on thimerosal, vaccine research, and vaccine injury.
Something Doesn't Feel Right About FDA-WebMD Partnership In the circles I run in, there's been a buzz about an announcement first made last December about a "partnership" between the FDA and WebMD. Last week the two entities announced an expansion of that partnership "to provide increased access to FDA's consumer health information."
At OpEdNews: FDA HID RESEARCH THAT DAMNED ASPARTAME: Fatal studies should have blocked NutraSweet approvalThis is a very important revelation about FDA over 3 decades
Critics Blast Kellogg's Claim That Cereals Can Boost Immunity Kellogg, the nation's largest cereal maker, is being called to task by critics who object to the swine flu-conscious claim now bannered in bold lettering on the front of Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes: "Now helps support your child's IMMUNITY."
Awareness: On Drug Labels, Vital Facts May Be MissingFederal officials who approve new drugs review an enormous amount of data about their effectiveness and harmful side effects, but critical information often fails to reach the doctors who prescribe them, two Dartmouth Medical School researchers write in the Oct.
Criminals Conduct FDA Research Congressional investigators considered dozens of cases and found that the FDA took an unacceptable amount of time to disqualify researchers who had previously falsified data.
17 LASIK Centers Get Warning Letters - Health News Story - but FDA doesn't tell America which ones: or, Hello, FDA, just who's interests are you serving?As someone who has very recently gone thru this procedure, and will again soon, and a few others, for a damaged eye, I don't think it is unreasonable for me to ask the following of the FDA:
Bill giving FDA new powers to oversee food supply has wide support -- latimes.comFDA is gonna do what?
Gary Null: I'd like to welcome all of you, especially the Voice of America people all over the world, over a hundred and sixty countries.
Gary Null's reply to Rabbi Michael Lerner.
Don't Let Obama Put GMO Boosters in Charge of Food Safety!This is a health issue in the US, GE or GMO food is outlawed in most of the civilized world, but we are still held captives by our greedy corporations. We will never get a handle on the healthcare crisis in America until we change our food system and our food policy.
FDA admits it lacks the competency and capacity to keep up with medical and scientific advances The FDA is supposed to disclose financial relationships between researchers and medical/pharmaceutical companies as part of the FDA review process, disclosing conflicts of interest.
Lawsuit filed against FDA to halt swine flu vaccines; claims FDA violated federal law by Mike Adams the Health RangerExcerpt: "Attorney Jim Turner is filing a lawsuit in Washington D.C. mid-day Friday (October 9th) in an urgent effort to halt the distribution of the swine flu vaccine in America. On behalf of plaintiffs Dr.
Results Not TypicalThe three words now banned from diet products: "Results Not Typical." About time. These diets are the snake oil salesmen of the new century.
Pharma Drops Search Advertising After FDA WarningSponsored Links Fall 84% Following Dressing Down for Violating Marketing Guidelines
Leafy Greens Top Risky Food List - MSN Health & Fitness - NutritionThis article seems to have info "blanks" in it, ie., Leafy Greens incidents tend to be the Bagged kind in every story I've seen so far. So I might ask what other products are made and washing of equipment occur at the point of manufacture (bagging).
Swine Flu Document Lists Sports Arena As Mass Vaccination CentreIt appears that the majority of U.S.
Congress.org - Congress-Pharmaceuticals- Safety of AmericansCall your representatives at the White House today and demand public hearings on the record for public review on the Swine Flu vaccinations, ingredients, safety, adjuvants, the "LIVE VIRUS' nasal spray; prevention; and your rights and who is held liable should physical injury or …
Tobacco stores deal with FDA ban on flavored cigarettesOn September 22nd, flavored cigarettes were banned by the Food and Drug Administration from distribution in the U.S.
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