FDA NEWS

Wyeth receives FDA approval letter for bazedoxifene - CNBC
BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Wyeth Friday said it received an approval letter from the Food and Drug Administration for bazedoxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. In the letter, the FDA
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FDA, Medicare to form early-warning drug network - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- Two major government health agencies that have traditionally operated as self-contained bureaucratic fiefdoms announced a joint venture Thursday that promises to improve prescription drug safety for all Americans, while potentially
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FDA Warns Mothers About Nipple Cream - ABC News
The FDA has warned Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream contains ingredients that may cause respiratory distress, vomiting and diarrhea in infants. (Raul Touzon/National Geographic/Getty Images) The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to
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BIO Lauds Senate for FDA and NIH Funding Boosts - Forbes
The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health received much-needed funding increases in the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations bill the Senate passed today. In its $400 million appropriation to NIH, the Senate bill recognizes
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Jailed Saudi activist 'in terrible state,' wife says - CNN
(CNN) -- The wife of a Saudi Arabian political science professor and outspoken human rights advocate said that she visited her husband in jail Saturday and that he is "in a terrible state." Matrook al-Faleh, shown in 2004, was seized after he
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FDA wants more data on Wyeth osteoporosis drug - Forbes
Wyeth said Friday that U.S. regulators have again denied approval of the drug maker's osteoporosis drug bazedoxifene requesting additional information on stroke and blood clot issues. The Food and Drug Administration issued Wyeth a third "approvable
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Stewart subpoena not ruled out - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers leading an investigation of Martha Stewart's sale of ImClone Systems Inc. stock aren't ruling out issuing a subpoena to force her to appear on Capitol Hill. "It may be the only means to get her to come forward and tell her
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FDA still awaiting OK to open China offices - Salon
May 23rd, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- 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
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