FDA NEWS

Fidelity's top lawyer resigns to be full-time law teacher - Boston Globe
FDA adds cancer warning to J&J foot ulcer medicine The Food and Drug Administration warned patients that using large amounts of a Johnson & Johnson foot ulcer medication could heighten their risk of dying from cancer. The FDA added its most serious
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FDA eyes stricter rules for contact lens solutions - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON— Federal regulators are considering stricter testing requirements for contact lens solutions after two popular formulas were linked to hundreds of eye infections in the past two years. The Food and Drug Administration outlined several
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Abbott drugs in FDA risk reviews - Chicago Tribune
The Food and Drug Administration is taking a look at serious health risks in certain patients taking drugs in the same class as two of Abbott Laboratories ' top-selling prescription medications. On Wednesday, the FDA said it will conduct a safety
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US FDA Admits Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings, Settles Lawsuit - Forbes
WASHINGTON, June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "After 32 years of delay, the Food and Drug Administration has finally agreed to comply with the law and set a date to classify mercury amalgam as a substance that poses a health risk to pregnant women
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FDA Shifts, Says Mercury Dental Fillings May Harm Some - The Ledger
PHILADELPHIA | After years of asserting that mercury in fillings was safe, the Food and Drug Administration now says it may be harmful to pregnant women, children, fetuses, and people who are especially sensitive to mercury exposure. "Dental amalgams
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UPDATE: FDA To Restrict Wyeth Heartworm Drug Distribution - CNN Money
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it will allow a limited return to the market of Wyeth's (WYE) controversial anti-heartworm drug for dogs. Wyeth's unit, Fort Dodge Animal Health, voluntarily pulled the
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