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Second HPV vaccine okayed by FDA

Second HPV vaccine okayed by FDA

Insurance

19 Oct 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a second vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer and setting up a pharmaceutical competition. Cervarix, manufactured ...

Gardasil Stops Genital Warts In Men: Study

Gardasil Stops Genital Warts In Men: Study

Disease And Conditons

05 Sep 2009
Merck is currently seeking approval from the FDA for the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, to treat genital warts in boys. This comes after a U.S. medical ...

Cheerios Box Dishonest Says FDA

Cheerios Box Dishonest Says FDA

Health And Wellness

13 May 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 – Is Cheerios promoting false advertising? A warning letter from the FDA was issued to General Mills ordering them to change how ...

 
FDA Warns Diet Supplement Hydroxycut Not Safe

FDA Warns Diet Supplement Hydroxycut Not Safe

Health And Wellness

01 May 2009
Jacksonville - FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Taking Hydroxycut Products, Hydroxycut a well known "weight loss formula" has been recalled by the US Government. The Food ...

FDA warns consumers about weight loss products

FDA warns consumers about weight loss products

Health And Wellness

24 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - The FDA has released a recent list of weight loss products that the consumer needs to be cautious of. Products added to their previous ...

FDA Approves Gout Drug

FDA Approves Gout Drug

Health And Wellness

18 Feb 2009
Seattle - Takeda Pharmaceuticals created Uloric to treat gout. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved this drug in 40 mg. and 80 mg. doses. Takeda ...

 
Peanut product recalls affecting everyone

Peanut product recalls affecting everyone

Health And Wellness

18 Feb 2009
Seattle - The peanut butter recall has affected products from all areas of the consumer spectrum. The list of recalled items hit 125 within the ...

Peanut Company Says FDA Found Products Safe

Peanut Company Says FDA Found Products Safe

Health And Wellness

09 Feb 2009
Seattle - Peanuts and products containing peanuts from a small Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Georgia have been linked to eight deaths and ...

FDA Approves Drug From Gene-Altered Goats

FDA Approves Drug From Gene-Altered Goats

Health And Wellness

08 Feb 2009
Boston - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Atryn and opened up a new era for the farming industry. This is the first medicine ...

 
Peanut Plant Knew of Salmonella Problem According To FDA

Peanut Plant Knew of Salmonella Problem According To FDA

Health And Wellness

07 Feb 2009
Seattle - Nearly six hundred people in forty states have become ill from what has been called one of the most disturbing salmonella outbreaks in ...

Obama Orders Review of FDA Operations

Obama Orders Review of FDA Operations

Health And Wellness

03 Feb 2009
Seattle - Recently, peanut butter products had been contaminated by salmonella in which the FDA failed to detect. President Barrack Obama is ordering a complete ...

FDA Needs More Data Before Giving Green Light To Gardasil Vaccine For Older Women

FDA Needs More Data Before Giving Green Light To Gardasil Vaccine For Older Women

Health And Wellness

09 Jan 2009
Seattle - According to Merck & Co., the Food and Drug Administration has requested additional data for the second time before coming to a decision ...

 
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