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FDA chides Cheerios maker for drug claims
If you’re concerned about your health, avoid foods that make health claims. That’s the tart, counterintuitive advice from the thoughtful…
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New Republic: Confirm proposed FDA chief now
The New Republic‘s Jonathan Cohn extols the virtues of public health veteran and pandemic pro Margaret Hamburg, and asks why…
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FDA cracks down on drug-sponsored links
Medical Marketing & Media‘s Matthew Arnold reports that the FDA’s marketing and advertising wing asked a number of major drug…
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FDA staff calls for end to corruption, wrongdoing
Scientists and doctors with the FDA have sent a strongly worded letter to President Barack Obama calling for “sweeping measures…
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FDA leader warns staff about leaking information
One day, President Barack Obama is calling for open government and transparency. The next, the acting FDA commissioner, Frank Torti,…
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Seroquel user asks for side-effect documents
Lawyers for a Vietnam veteran who is among the thousands of patients suing AstraZeneca over claims that Seroquel caused diabetes…
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Obama announces FDA officials, food safety plan
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced new FDA leadership and a new Food Safety Working Group in which…
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FDA creates tipster Web page for alleged crimes
Do you know something about the sale of counterfeit prescription drugs or off-label promotion of medical devices? What if you came…
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Politics trumped FDA scientists’ objections
The Wall Street Journal‘s Alicia Mundy chronicles how political lobbying can overcome scientists’ objections and influence the FDA approval process.…
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AHCJ to Obama: Improve access to federal experts
The Association of Health Care Journalists has urged President Barack Obama to end inherited policies that require public affairs officers…