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Melamine found in U.S. baby formula - Lynchburg News and Advance
Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month it was unable to identify any melamine
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UPDATE: Basilea Drug Ceftobiprole Faces Renewed FDA Delay - CNN Money
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Swiss biotechnology firm Basilea Pharmaceutica AG ( BSLN.EB) said Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has further delayed approval of antibiotic ceftobiprole, after the regulator raised issues about data
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Barewa Pharmaceuticals shut after syrup kills 25 infants - Businessday Online
Nigeria's drug administration agency has closed down a pharmaceuticals manufacturer in the commercial capital Lagos after contaminated teething syrup killed 25 infants and hospitalised at least 10 more. The National Agency for Food, Drug
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FDA and industry detect traces of melamine in US-produced infant - Fremont News-Messenger
Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month it was unable to identify any melamine
Source: www.thenews-messenger.com

Traces of Melamine Found in US Infant Formula - Food Ingredients First
Nov 26,2008 -The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is insisting the formula is still safe for children, despite releasing previous statements that the agency could not identify any safe level of exposure to the chemical. 26/11/08 The US Food and
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FDA advisers recommend approval of new drug to treat gout - Canada East
WASHINGTON - Government health advisers in the U.S. have recommended approval of the first new drug in 40 years for gout, a painful joint disease that mainly strikes middle-aged men. About five million people in the country suffer from gout, a form
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FDA rejects Johnson & Johnson infection treatment - Boston Globe
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.— Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected its new-drug application for ceftobiprole, an antibiotic for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections, including diabetic
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2nd UPDATE: Basilea Drug Ceftobiprole Faces Renewed FDA Delay - CNN Money
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Swiss biotechnology firm Basilea Pharmaceutica AG ( BSLN.EB) said Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has further delayed approval of antibiotic ceftobiprole, after the regulator raised issues about data
Source: money.cnn.com

Cephalon (CEPH) and Eurand (EURX) File Infringement Suit Against Mylan - StreetInsider.com
More News related to BRL Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH ) and Eurand, Inc. (Nasdaq: EURX ) have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Delaware against Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: MYL ) and its subsidiary, Mylan, Inc., and Barr
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Melamine Traces Found in US-Made Infant Formula - Eflux Media
China ’s tainted milk crisis that sickened thousands of babies across the country continues to spread fear in other parts of the world. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it had discovered the toxic contaminant melamine in one sample of
Source: www.efluxmedia.com