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Novartis' bone-building drug gets new FDA approval - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Drug developer Novartis AG said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration approved the bone-building drug Reclast as a treatment to prevent additional fractures following a hip fracture. The once-yearly drug is already
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FDA Probes Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs for Cancer Link - FOX News
Federal regulators are investigating whether a group of best-selling arthritis drugs made by Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough Corp. and other companies heighten the risk of cancer in youngsters. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it
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FDA Issues Warning About Contaminated Tomatoes - KOAT 7
A salmonella outbreak across New Mexico and Texas, which is being blamed on bad tomatoes, may change the buying habits of people in both states. Forty people have been sickened by the bacteria in New Mexico since May 3. Another 17 other people have
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New Drug Application Filing for Levoleucovorin Tablets Completed by - MSN MoneyCentral
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SPPI today announced that it has completed its filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the filing of an amendment to the New Drug Application (NDA) for Levoleucovorin Tablets. Levoleucovorin for
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Mercury teeth fillings may harm some: U.S. FDA - OpEdNews.com
Silver-colored metal dental fillings contain mercury that may cause health problems in pregnant women, children and fetuses, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday after settling a related lawsuit. As part of the settlement with several
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Viropharma Comments On Upcoming FDA Advisory Committee Meeting - Forbes
EXTON, Pa., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) notes that FDA has published a notice of a meeting of its Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology to be held on July 23, 2008. The
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FDA: Mercury Dental Fillings May Be Harmful - NewsMax.com
Silver-colored metal dental fillings contain mercury that may cause health problems in pregnant women, children and fetuses, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday after settling a related lawsuit. As part of the settlement with several
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Group petitions FDA to ban some food colorings - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- A consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to ban the use of eight artificial colorings in food because the additives may cause hyperactivity and behavior problems in some children. Controlled studies
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