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Food and Drug Administration (United States)
hideThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for regulating and supervising the safety of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. The FDA also enforces section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and the associated regulations, including sanitation requirements on interstate travel as well as specific rules for control of disease on products ranging from pet turtles to semen donations for assisted reproductive medicine techniques.
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News tagged with food and drug administration
Legalize it? Medical evidence on marijuana blows both ways
May 25, 2009 |
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Sparked anew by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's call for the state to study the legalization of marijuana, both sides in the smoldering pot debate point to research to bolster their positions.
Do smokers cost society money?
Apr 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Smoking takes years off your life and adds dollars to the cost of health care. Yet nonsmokers cost society money, too - by living longer.
Don't worry so much about limiting sodium, researchers say
Oct 20, 2009 |
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University of California-Davis nutrition researchers are challenging the decades-old conventional wisdom that we should watch our salt.
Better science, please
May 21, 2009 |
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Just when you thought that the industry that made money on bisphenol A could not have been any cozier with the federal agency regulating the chemical comes another revelation. Cozy? How about joined at the hip?
Avoiding peanut butter won't solve salmonella problem
Jan 29, 2009 |
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It's as if the whole nation just acquired a peanut allergy. As a salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds of people across the country, federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat products containing peanut butter ...
Tons of released drugs taint US water
Apr 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water - contamination the federal government ...
Study suggests salt might be 'nature's antidepressant'
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Mar 10, 2009 |
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Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood.
Commonly used medications may produce cognitive impairment in older adults
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Many drugs commonly prescribed to older adults for a variety of common medical conditions including allergies, hypertension, asthma, and cardiovascular disease appear to negatively affect the aging brain causing ...
Study: Tobacco companies changed design of cigarettes without alerting smokers
Jun 19, 2009 |
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As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco industry, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that tobacco manufacturers ...
Just how friendly are those probiotics in your food?
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Ready for some live, active cultures in your chocolate? How about your breakfast cereal? Probiotics, the so-called "friendly" bacteria with health benefits, have busted out of the dairy case and are colonizing other areas ...
Stem Cell Research Made Safer with Latest Discovery
May 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new development in stem cell research has resulted from a completed study by a collaboration of scientists using the drug Rapamycin to inhibit mTOR, an intracellular protein necessary in cell proliferation. ...
Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs?
FDA questions safety of alcoholic energy drinks
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury.
Company illegally tested bone cement on people, indictment says
Jun 17, 2009 |
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A Swiss company with major operations in West Chester, Pa., illegally tested its bone cement on about 200 people, three of whom died, according to a 52-count indictment issued Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia.
Research supports calls to study health benefits of nitrate, nitrite
Aug 20, 2009 |
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A Michigan State University researcher is challenging health standards that consider nitrates and nitrites in food to be harmful.
