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FDA Proposes New Tanning Bed Warnings
If the FDA gets its way, tanning beds may soon feature labels warning young people to steer clear of the machines and their jolts of UV radiation. “Using...
FDA: Morning-After Pill to Move Over-The-Counter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a...
Obama O.K. With Morning-After Pill Sales at Age 15
(MEXICO CITY) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after...
FDA Will Investigate Added Caffeine in Foods
(WASHINGTON) -- Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a...
Critics and Supporters React To Decision to Expand OTC Access to Plan B
On Tuesday, the FDA announced that the Plan B morning-after pill will move out from behind the counter and be available for girls ages 15 and older without...
Justice Dept to Appeal Morning-After Case
(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-afer birth control pill and a cheaper generic...
FDA Finds Safety Problems at Specialty Pharmacies
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent...
FDA Approves Return of Drug for Morning Sickness
(WASHINGTON) — Talk about a comeback: A treatment pulled off the market 30 years ago has won Food and Drug Administration approval again as the only drug...
NY Judge Makes Morning-After Pill Available to All
(NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to girls of all ages within 30 days, a federal judge has ruled, saying...
Judge Orders Morning After Pill Be Available Without Prescription, Without Restrictions
In the latest volley over the contraceptive Plan B, a federal judge reversed the Department of Health and Human Services decision to restrict over-the-counter...
FDA Backing Off of Requiring Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of...
Grocery Chains Won’t Sell Genetically Modified Fish
Call them "frankenfish," but don't look for genetically engineered salmon at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. Several major grocery chains, including Trader Joe's,...
Colorful Way Tobacco Industry May Be Skirting Labeling Rules
Words like "light" and "mild" can't be used on cigarette packages, but colors can. In 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the tobacco industry...
FDA Approves First Bionic Eye
It won't restore sight completely, but allows sight-impaired individuals to detect light and dark. On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
‘Bionic Eye’ Helps the Blind to Partially See
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a “bionic eye” that allows blind people to see again – at least to an extent.
Report Calls for Mandatory Tracking of Drugs to Fight Fake Medications
Fighting the problem of fake drugs will require putting medications through a chain of custody like U.S. courts require for evidence in a trial, the Institute of...
‘Both My Sons Deserve to Live’: A Mother’s Plea for Quicker Action from the FDA
Jenn McNary's two sons have Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Why can only one child access a drug that can prolong his life?
FDA Action on Vicodin May Mean More Pain, Not Less Addiction or Overdose
Stricter rules for prescribing opioids may not be the only answer to curbing addiction to painkillers
Hot Soups Can Cause Chemical to Leach from Melamine Bowls
Melamine doesn't break , which makes it a great option for tableware, but a study shows it can taint food when heated. Melamine is widely used in fertilizers...
