FDA NEWS

Drug taken to stop smoking is linked to traffic mishaps - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- Daniel Williams decided he'd listen to his girlfriend and his 8-year-old son and finally quit smoking, with the help of a new prescription drug called Chantix. He started taking the medication, and a couple of nights later, as he was
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Anti-smoking drug receives new scrutiny - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON -- Daniel Williams decided he'd listen to his girlfriend and his 8-year-old son and finally quit smoking, with the help of a new prescription drug called Chantix. He started taking the medication, but a couple of nights later, as he was
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

FDA still awaiting OK to open China offices - BusinessWeek
Chinese bureaucracy is slowing U.S. efforts to increase safety monitoring of food and medicine destined for the United States, a top health official said Friday. The Food and Drug Administration wants to establish foreign offices in three Chinese
Source: www.businessweek.com

Doctors deem tan in a bottle a safer alternative - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Fill out the survey for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to one of the Memphis Most restaurants. These days Colleen Smith's tan comes from a bottle, not the sun. Not yet 30, the Memphis advertising account executive has had two melanomas
Source: www.commercialappeal.com

FDA says nipple cream could harm infants - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers should not buy or use Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by San Rafael, California-based MOM Enterprises Inc, due to ingredients that could harm infants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. The
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FDA warns mothers about nipple cream - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. of San Rafael, Calif. The cream, promoted to nursing mothers to help soothe dry or cracked
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FDA Warns Mothers About Nipple Cream - FOX News
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. of San Rafael, Calif. The cream, promoted to nursing mothers to help soothe dry or cracked nipples, contains
Source: www.foxnews.com

Central American office for FDA? - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt, who has been working to open Food and Drug Administration offices in China, said yesterday that he believes a similar office should be opened in Central America. Leavitt
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

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