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ER Visits Tied To Energy Drinks Double Since 2007

A new government report is raising more concern over energy drinks. It shows more people are heading to the emergency room after drinking them.

2013/01/16

Md. Ban On Arsenic In Chicken Feed Takes Effect

Maryland has become the first state to ban an arsenic additive in chicken feed.

2013/01/01

FDA Chief Will Testify At First Meningitis Hearing

House lawmakers investigating a nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis have summoned the head of the Food and Drug Administration to testify at the first congressional hearing on the issue next week.

2012/11/06

FDA Warned Mass. Pharmacy Linked To Meningitis Outbreak Of ‘Possible Contamination’ In 2006

More cases of meningitis and more deaths. WJZ has new details about the outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections: The maker of the drug was warned about the potential for disaster.

2012/10/20

FDA Warns Of Bacteria In Shellfish From N.Y. Harbor

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to eat raw or partially cooked shellfish harvested from New York’s Oyster Bay Harbor because they have been linked to cases of foodborne illness in several states.

2012/07/20

FDA’s New Sunscreen Regulations Hope To Provide More Clarity

With the hope of protecting consumers from skin damage, the FDA is making major changes to the way sunscreens are labeled.

2012/06/26

FDA Panel Backs First Pill To Block HIV Infection

The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.

2012/05/11

FDA Probes Salmonella That Has Sickened 90 People

Federal health officials are investigating a growing outbreak of salmonella that has sickened 90 people in 19 states and the District of Columbia, according to a Food and Drug Administration memo.

2012/04/04

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Former FDA Chemist Gets 5 Years In Insider Trading

A former chemist for the Food and Drug Administration has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in an insider trading scheme that spanned nearly five years.

2012/03/06

FDA Eases Shortage Of Leukemia-Fighting Drug

A critical shortage of a drug needed to treat childhood leukemia may be over– for now.

2012/02/21

4 Sick People In Md. Tied To Southern Pa. Farm’s Raw Milk

The number of people in Pennsylvania and Maryland stricken with illness after consuming raw milk from the same farm has risen to 23, health officials in the two states said Wednesday.

2012/02/02

Study: Heartburn Drugs Don’t Aid Children’s Asthma

An acid reflux drug often used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn’t help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects, a study in 300 children found.

2012/01/24

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