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FDA OKs breathing device tested by Christopher Reeve - New York Daily News
The experimental breathing device tested by Christopher Reeve is now approved for general use. CLEVELAND - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a medical device tested about five years ago on actor Christopher Reeve to help him
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6 new tainted tomato cases confirmed in NYC - MSNBC
NEW YORK - Federal health officials have learned of 106 more cases of salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes, putting the outbreak’s toll at 383 on Wednesday and counting. “We do not think the outbreak is over,” said Dr. Robert Tauxe of the
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FDA backs wider use of Amgen drug for kids - Reuters
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. health officials should approve wider use of Amgen Inc's drug Enbrel to treat psoriasis in children, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said on Wednesday. But the panel was divided over whether to
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FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve - Chicago Tribune
CLEVELAND - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a medical device tested about five years ago on actor Christopher Reeve to help him breathe without a ventilator. The implantable device, called NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation
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Letter of the day: Give the FDA the tools to keep us safe - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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CDC counts 383 salmonella cases from tomatoes - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials have learned of 106 more cases of salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes, putting the outbreak's toll at 383 on Wednesday and counting. "We do not think the outbreak is over," said Dr. Robert Tauxe of the Centers
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

More salmonella cases tied to tomatoes - CNN
(CNN) -- The number of cases of sickness caused by tomatoes has risen in recent days; 383 people have been infected with a rare form of salmonella since April in 30 states and the District of Columbia, federal health officials said Wednesday. At
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FDA issues warning to companies that claim cures for cancer - Seattle Times
WASHINGTON — Tumorex, Immune Ace, Ellagic Insurance Formula, PC Hope, Pacific Ocean Shark Cartilage, Breast Cancer Tea Formula. They are all products sold to desperate cancer patients or people worried they might become one. On Tuesday, the Food
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