food and drug administration
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Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Recalled
Textured breast implants made by Allergan that have been linked to an unusual cancer are being recalled in the United…
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Lawmakers Push to Install Hearing Aid Systems in Md. Buildings
Members associated with local chapters of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will descend upon Annapolis on Thursday to…
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Cigarette Smoking Hits All-Time Low
An estimated 14 percent of American adults smoked cigarettes every day or some parts of the day during 2017, which…
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FDA Cracking Down on Menthol, Electronic Cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration released a plan this month to ban menthol and flavored e-cigarettes in an effort to…
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FDA Approves First Cannabis-Based Prescription Drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the oral solution cannabis-based drug Epidiolex, which will be used to treat…
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D.C. Uses Controversial Ad for HIV Prevention Pill
A bold new advertisement campaign launched by the D.C. Department of Health uses sexual innuendos to promote the use of…
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Pharmaceutical Drug Fast-Tracked for Malaria Prevention
A pharmaceuticals company has received fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the production of a drug…
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Listeria Contamination in Blue Bell Plants Goes Back 2 Years
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries knew there was listeria in one of the company’s…
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FDA Approves Double-Chin Eliminator Injection, Kybella
(ABC News) – The Food and Drug Administration today approved a new drug that promises to get rid of double…
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FDA Approves Amgen’s Heart-Failure Drug Corlanor
(USA Today) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Amgen Inc.’s heart-failure treatment Corlanor, which had been designated…
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