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FDA enforces heart safety warnings on pain relievers
FDA enforces heart safety warnings on pain relievers The Food and Drug Administration are enforcing warning labels on popular pain relievers to inform consumers of new information found on the associated risks of heart attack and stroke. The FDA is making the change after reviewing some outside studies and recommendations. The changes apply to all…
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FDA Issues Warning on Cumin Spice
FDA Issues Warning on Cumin Spice Hundreds of products are being recalled after traces of peanut were found in cumin spice. There have been ongoing recalls related to contaminated cumin since December 2014. Undeclared ingredients can be a life-threatening risk to those with allergies. Because of the large amount of products being recalled, the Food…
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FDA Opens Inquiry after Death from Saline Bags
FDA Opens Inquiry after Death from Saline Bags Hundreds of bags of saline solution meant for training health care workers were given to actual patients. The products look like real IV bags and syringes and are used for demonstration and on dummies. There were over 17 patients who had fallen ill after being given the…
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FDA Announces Rules to Regulate E-cigarettes
FDA announces plans to regulate e-cigarettes After saying they would regulate e-cigarettes three years ago, the Food and Drug Administration is now proposing regulation to ban sales to minors, and require warning labels as well as federal approval. They will also control cigars, pipe tobacco, hookahs, and dissolvable tobacco products. The FDA currently only regulates…
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The Growing Epidemic of Prescription Painkiller Abuse
Prescription Painkiller Abuse Meet Karen, a 40-year-old mother who has had back pain for several years. Karen went to her primary physician and was prescribed a generic version of Vicodin. After taking the Vicodin for a few weeks the pain returned and Karen ended up at several pain specialists who gave her different forms and…
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FDA plans on banning artery clogging trans fats
FDA plans on banning artery clogging trans fats Although most foods in grocery stores and in restaurants are free from trans fats, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to ensure that all foods are without them.The FDA announced that they are requiring the food industry to gradually phase out all trans fats because…
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FDA’s proposed rule change could cost America billions of dollars
FDA Generic Drug Change The FDA has proposed removing the requirement that generic drugs carry warning labels identical to those on their name brand equivalents. The irony is that with the major federal expansion of healthcare, the Health and Human Services agency is trying to save money everywhere possible while the FDA is proposing changes…
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The FDA establishes new rules for gluten free food labels
The FDA establishes new rules for gluten free food labels Celiac disease is already tough in itself to work through, but having to worry about if the label on certain food product is correct or not can be even more stressful. There are over 3 million people who struggle with celiac disease in the United…
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The FDA keeps a close eye on the new caffeine added in foods and gum
The FDA keeps a close eye on the new caffeine added in foods and gum Most people would say they need an extra caffeine kick everyday with their busy lives. Food companies are now catching on to the concept that coffee and soda companies have captured long ago in effort to expand the market. Efforts…
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