FDA NEWS

FDA must require tracking of produce: food groups - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As more Americans get sick while health officials look for the cause of a salmonella outbreak sweeping the country, consumer groups said on Thursday the Food and Drug Administration must put emergency rules in place to track
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Abbott says FDA OKs Xience V drug-coated stent for coronary artery - CNBC
SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Abbott Laboratories's Xience V drug-coated stent for coronary disease, the Abbott Park, Ill.-based health-care company said late Wednesday. The stent will be launched
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Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval for PROMUS(TM) Everolimus - Forbes
NATICK, Mass., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the PROMUS(TM) Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of
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Steroid search at fire station - Honolulu Advertiser
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Food and Drug administration searched the firefighter's locker on June 25 and seized several vials of liquid, authorities said.
Source: www.honoluluadvertiser.com

Adolor Provides Update on Entereg(R) (alvimopan) OBD Program - Forbes
Adolor Corporation (Nasdaq: ADLR) today issued an update on the Entereg(R) (alvimopan) Program for chronic opioid bowel dysfunction (OBD), under development in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK). The U. S. Food and Drug Administration
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And Bring the Sunscreen - New York Times
Summer is the time to slather exposed skin with sunscreen — the thicker, the higher the S.P.F., the better. Yet consumers are confused about which sunscreens work and which could be harmful to humans and the environment. The Food and Drug
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Mylan gets FDA OK to market generic antibiotic - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Generic drug maker Mylan Inc. said Thursday it received tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market its 600 milligram linezolid tablets. The antibiotic is a generic version of Pharmacia and Upjohn
Source: money.cnn.com