FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, the U.S. food supply, cosmetics and products that emit radiation.
The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health. (Source: FDA / Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 6:15 PM EST
One in 15 men who took the drug developed osteonecrosis of the jaw, a severe side effect in which tissue dies, exposing the bone. Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 5:22 PM EST
Shippensburg University has a vending machine that dispenses morning-after pills to students on the central Pennsylvania campus.Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 11:26 AM EST
Concerns over the food company's own reports of the salmon possibly containing increased levels of a hormone linked to cancers has spurred the petition.Tue, Jan 31 2012 at 2:18 PM EST
The FDA approved Kalydeco, a new, gene-targeted drug treatment for people who have a rare kind of the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis.Mon, Jan 30 2012 at 1:00 PM EST
The FDA approved a new drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, which is rarely lethal but can spread if left untreated.Fri, Jan 20 2012 at 12:19 AM EST
The FDA has come under fire for its allegedly over-cautious review process of diet pills.Sat, Jan 14 2012 at 3:27 PM EST
Its Tropicana orange juice showed low levels of a dangerous fungicide, but levels were below federal safety concerns and did not pose a health risk.Wed, Jan 11 2012 at 6:44 PM EST
The FDA said it was testing orange juice for carbendazim, a chemical that is illegal for U.S. citrus but commonly used in Brazil to fight mold on trees.Thu, Jan 05 2012 at 3:21 PM EST
The electronic cigarettes marketed as a safer alternative to the real thing produce immediate changes in users' airways, according to a new study.Wed, Jan 04 2012 at 6:18 PM EST
The livestock industry argues that its use of antibiotics does not affect the resistance of humans who consume the meat, but scientists say this is one way to preserve the effectiveness of cephalosporins.- 1. Recipes
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