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  • December 2007

    • 3 Stars Means It's Healthy, Right?

      New York Times  |  Dec 1, 07 10:01 PM CST

      3 Stars Means It's Healthy, Right?

      (Newser) - Stars, numbers, and letter grades are coming to grocery stores near you, the New York Times reports—but experts fear that these health ratings may befuddle shoppers with conflicting information. Consumer advocates are studying three new food ranking systems, while the FDA, approached by a nutrition group, is soliciting ideas about a possible system of its own. More »

  • November 2007

    • Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 29, 07 12:05 PM CST

      Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

      (Newser) - As the White House readies a national campaign against obesity, the FDA today will consider whether to reclassify one of the biggest dietary concerns of all: salt. The American Medical Association says that for Americans, who each day consume around 2,000 milligrams more than recommended, cutting salt intake by 50% could save 150,000 lives annually, reports the Los Angeles Times.  More »

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      FDA  • public health  • blood pressure  • stroke  • American Medical Association  • salt  • sodium

    • Tamiflu Will Carry Stronger Warning Labels

      Associated Press  |  Nov 28, 07 4:51 PM CST

      Tamiflu Will Carry Stronger Warning Labels

      (Newser) - The maker of flu drug Tamiflu said today it will accept recommendations by a government panel that it revise printed warnings about the medication's side effects. Labels already warn of possible psychiatric reactions, but the panel recommended noting that some people have died, the AP reports. Drugmaker Roche says flu alone can trigger problems such as delirium and wants the labels to make that clear as well. More »

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      FDA  • GlaxoSmithKline  • Tamiflu  • Relenza  • flu medications

    • Lack of Info Plagues Docs Treating Kids

      Washington Post  |  Nov 23, 07 8:12 PM CST

      Lack of Info Plagues Docs Treating Kids

      (Newser) - A dearth of information on the effects of prescription drugs on children is putting millions of kids at risk, the Washington Post reports. Two-thirds of the medications prescribed to kids haven't been tested on them, and those that have been tested often produce unexpected results: A migraine drug that works on adults causes strokes in kids. And asthma inhaler stunts growth. A pain-killer patch can deliver a fatal overdose to a child. More »

    • 35.5 Million Americans Going Hungry

      Reuters  |  Nov 15, 07 1:50 AM CST

      35.5 Million Americans Going Hungry

      (Newser) - US programs failed to make a dent in the number of Americans going hungry last year, and activists warned that rising costs and stagnant wages threaten to increase the army of citizens struggling to put food on the table. Nearly 13 percent of households—35.5 million Americans, with 12.6 of them children—went hungry last year, up slightly from the previous year. More »

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      food  • FDA  • hunger  • US government  • food banks  • hunger alleviation

    • Diabetes Drug Given Strictest Warning Label

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 14, 07 3:20 PM CST

      Diabetes Drug Given Strictest Warning Label

      (Newser) - The FDA has applied its harshest warning to the diabetes drug Avandia, declaring the product potentially increases risk of heart attacks. Now marked with a “black box” warning, GlaxoSmithKline’s drug will stay on the market pending a continuing “safety assessment,” the Wall Street Journal reports; FDA officials say the agency remains split on the wisdom of pulling the drug immediately. More »

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      FDA  • diabetes  • GlaxoSmithKline  • Avandia  • black box  • Actos

    • White House Proposes New Import Safety Rules

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 6, 07 9:50 AM CST

      White House Proposes New Import Safety Rules

      (Newser) - The White House is set to roll out stiffer safety regulations governing imports today, reports the Wall Street Journal . The proposals, prompted by the wave of recalls this year, represent a move toward what the Journal calls "a prevention-based regulatory system that targets the riskiest products." The FDA could require manufacturers to take precautionary measures, certify that they meet standards, and provide more data. More »

    • Sales of Heart-Surgery Drug Halted

      Washington Post  |  Nov 5, 07 9:35 PM CST

      Sales of Heart-Surgery Drug Halted

      (Newser) - Bayer Pharmaceuticals will suspend the sale of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart bypass surgery, after a clinical study found that the drug puts patients at increased risk of death, the Washington Post reports. The FDA said sales of the drug would be halted at least until the agency had reviewed the study. More »

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      FDA  • Trasylol  • Bayer Pharmaceuticals

    • New Blood Thinner Tops Plavix in Trials

      Associated Press  |  Nov 5, 07 9:00 AM CST

      New Blood Thinner Tops Plavix in Trials

      (Newser) - An experimental new blood-thinner looks like real competition for top-selling anti-clotting drug Plavix, after proving more effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes, and heart-related death in a recent trial, the AP reports. But “there is a price to pay” for increased effectiveness, wrote one doctor—the new drug caused an extra bleeding death for each heart-related one it prevented. More »

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      drugs  • medicine  • FDA  • heart disease  • heart attack  • heart  • blood thinner  • Plavix

    • Budget Batters FDA Oversight of Foreign Drugs

      Washington Post  |  Nov 1, 07 4:10 AM CDT

      Budget Batters FDA Oversight of Foreign Drugs

      (Newser) - The federal Food and Drug Administration's spotty record inspecting foreign drug manufacturers will be even worse next year as its budget drops just as developing countries are flooding the market with new medications, reports the Washington Post . Foreign drug plants are inspected only once every eight to 12 years because of budget restrictions, as opposed to every two years required for American makers. More »

  • October 2007

    • Chinese Drugs Go Unchecked

      New York Times  |  Oct 31, 07 12:54 PM CDT

      Chinese Drugs Go Unchecked

      (Newser) - China’s massive prescription drug industry has an equally massive flaw: pharmaceuticals made by chemical companies are not held to regulatory standards. Of nearly 500 Chinese companies at a recent drug trade show, 82 were unregulated and uncertified, the New York Times discovered. “This is definitely against the law,” said one drug regulator, who acknowledges that China's food and drug agency doesn't have jurisdiction over chemical companies. More »

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      China  • FDA  • chemicals  • pharmaceutical

    • FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

      Associated Press  |  Oct 19, 07 5:17 PM CDT

      FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

      (Newser) - Over-the-counter cold medicines are dangerous for children under 6 and should not be used, a panel of health advisers reported to the FDA today. Many popular medicines, including Dimetapp, Triaminic, and Pediacare, have never been sufficiently tested on children under 12, the committee concluded. “The data that we have now is they don’t seem to work,” said one FDA expert. More »

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      FDA  • parents  • drug companies  • common cold  • pediatrics  • cold medicine  • pediatricians

    • Viagra Linked to Hearing Loss

      Associated Press  |  Oct 19, 07 8:20 AM CDT

      Viagra Linked to Hearing Loss

      (Newser) - Add hearing loss to the list of potential side effects of Viagra and other drugs to treat sexual dysfunction. The federal Food and Drug Administration will add a warning about the risk to the labels of Viagra, Cialis, Levitra and a hypertension drug, Revatio, which contains the same ingredient as Viagra. There have been 29 cases of hearing loss linked to the drugs in 10 years. More »